Land of the Pharaohs

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Land of the Pharaohs is a 1955 epic historical drama film directed by Howard Hawks that portrays the construction of an ancient Egyptian pyramid and the intrigue surrounding a powerful pharaoh.

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instanceOf epic historical drama film
film
basedOn original screenplay
character Khufu
surface form: Pharaoh Khufu
cinematographer Lee Garmes
composer Dimitri Tiomkin
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts ancient Egyptian religion
pyramid construction
royal succession intrigue
director Howard Hawks
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
editor Christian Nyby
filmingProcess Technicolor
genre epic film
historical drama film
hasArtDirectionBy Alexander Golitzen
hasColor color
hasCostumeDesignBy Mary Wills
hasTheme betrayal within royalty
power and immortality
slavery and labor in antiquity
mainSubject construction of an Egyptian pyramid
pharaonic court intrigue
narrativeLocation Giza pyramid complex (fictionalized)
originalLanguage English
partOf 1950s American epic cinema
producer Warner Bros. Entertainment
surface form: Warner Bros.
productionCompany Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
publicationDate 1955
releaseFormat theatrical film
releaseYear 1955
runtime approximately 106 minutes
screenwriter Harold Jack Bloom
Harry Kurnitz
William Faulkner
setInPeriod Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
settingLocation Egypt
starring Alexis Minotis
Dewey Martin
Jack Hawkins
Joan Collins
Sydney Chaplin (son of Charlie Chaplin)
surface form: Sydney Chaplin

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Joan Collins wasCastIn Land of the Pharaohs