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TechnoTV - Land of the Pharaohs
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List Price: $19.98
Our Price: $15.75
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Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: Jack Hawkins, Joan Collins, Dewey Martin, Alex Minotis, James Robertson Justice
Directed By: Howard Hawks
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302354119
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 6302354110
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: 1994-07-07
Running Time: 104
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1955-06-24
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Summary: A lot of Sand
Comment: If you never thought sand could be interesting then you should watch this movie.
Of course it's not about sand, that would be boring. It's about a pharaoh who's decided to build a pyramid, and he wants it to be robber proof. He finds one of his captives, who was the best architect in his land, and instructs him to build the tomb. The architect does and in a most ingenius way provides the solution to the robber problem. That's where the sand comes in and it really is pretty cool.
Along the way the drama comes in with Princess Nellifer. She's gorgeous, firey, smart and dangerous. Pharaoh falls for her, marries her and pretty much seals his fate. She schemes to own all he has. Unknowingly she also seals her fate in the process.
The whole movie is pretty fun to watch. It's a 50's movie, so the dialogue and action are pretty cheesy. The costumes are over the top and it's not 100% historically accurate, but this is a really fun movie to watch with the family.
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Summary: Land of the Pharohs
Comment: A highly entertaining picture (good story line, easy to follow and good performances by everyone)Background music adds a great deal.
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Summary: Land of the Pharaohs
Comment: I've always loved this movie...I think the dvd is fine quality...the movie is a little campy and the acting a little corny but well worth it...
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Summary: camp classic
Comment: Great morality tale, with interesting historically accurate touches. Wonderful for character studies, conflict, motivation, foreshadowing and irony. Joan Collins was perfect for the role!
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Summary: Silliness from the 1950s
Comment: This is called a "cult classic" by the sellers because there is probably no other way to persuade people to buy this turkey. Oh yes, and the sexy picture of Joan Collins on the cover. (She appears far less sexy in the film.) With a cast of thousands, Howard Hawks tried to recreate ancient Egypt, turning history into weak soap opera in the process. The crowd scenes are especially amusing; watch all 'dem Egyptians clap their hands in rhythm and make Nazi-like signs of allegiance to Jack Hawkins and his 1955 haircut. An absurd and boring film. And if you like this one, try The Egyptian. Edmund Purdom makes Dewey Martin seem like Laurence Olivier.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The Great Pharaoh orders architech Vashtar to build him the highest pyramid in the world as his tomb. After fifteen years, the work slows as the treasury diminishes. The Pharaoh tries to exact tribute from Cypress, which is ruled by the beautiful and ruthless Princess Nellifer. Impressed with her abilities to charm, the Pharaoh marries her. But Mellifer plots to kill the ruling family - so she can rule Egypt.
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