Land of the Pharaohs (1955) | |
| Director(s) | Howard Hawks |
| Producer(s) | Howard Hawks |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Epic, Historical |
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Land of the Pharaohs (1955) was a Drama - Historical Film directed by Howard Hawks and produced by Howard Hawks.
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Land Of The Pharaohs – Episode 11
By Tom on Mar 1, 2015 From The Old Movie HouseAll dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk Lets see…the body count is officially two. The queen is dead, pharaoh is dead, and that’s not counting the people this power hungry psychopath has tried to kill, wound, maim, and generally ben... Read full article
Land Of The Pharaohs - Episode 10
By Tom on Feb 28, 2015 From The Old Movie HouseAll dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk Nellifer starts to execute her part of the plan. She brings a flute for the young prince to play. She teaches the prince to play a tune. Prince Xenon takes to it like a duck takes to water, and soon heR... Read full article
Land Of The Pharaohs – Episode 9
By Tom on Feb 26, 2015 From The Old Movie HouseAll dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk Later that day Senta is commanded to appear before pharaoh at his palace. The pharaohs wound is still being tended to. As Senta arrives he fully expects to die for he did reveal that he did know the secret... Read full article
Land Of The Pharaohs – Episode 8
By Tom on Feb 22, 2015 From The Old Movie HouseAll dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk Senta is really concerned about his father. Vashtar must complete the pyramid for pharaoh and thousands of Kushites depend on Vashtar to win their freedom. Senta asks him a question. “The light in th... Read full article
Land Of The Pharaohs–Episode 7
By Tom on Feb 17, 2015 From The Old Movie HouseAll dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk The second Nellifer sees just a portion of the gold and precious stones you can almost see the wheels in her head start to spin. She wants all of what she sees. It’s also the only time in the entire... Read full article
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Quotes from
Princess Nellifer: No, only to see it and to feel it.
Pharaoh Cheops: Just like a woman!
Princess Nellifer: Would you change me, Sire?
Pharaoh Cheops: No! No, never!
Princess Nellifer: Feels almost soft - like something to be caressed. Only gold feels that way.
Pharaoh Cheops: [angrily] These plans have been used for a royal tomb, and not one has escaped the grave robbers!
Vashtar: There are many thieves and very few pharaohs.
Pharaoh Cheops: [to a servant] You prepare the fastest camels. I ride for Luxor tonight!
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Facts about
The movie was Howard Hawks's first commercial failure. It caused Hawks to take a break from directing and travel through Europe for a number of years. He made his next movie, Rio Bravo, four years later - the longest break between two movies in his career.
According to the liner notes of the soundtrack CD, the lyrics of most of the choruses heard throughout the film, often thought to be Asian, Semetic or Egyptian in origin, are actually "gibberish" that composer Dimitri Tiomkin concocted to evoke the period and "sound" like ancient Egyptian and are actually meaningless.
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