Movie

The Egyptian

Released: August 25, 1954 (1954)

Runtime: 139 minutes

Genres: History, Drama

In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe's personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the 18th dynasty. As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues he learns the answers to the questions he has sought since his birth.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Henry Daniell as Mekere
Age at release: 60
John Carradine as Grave Robber
Age at release: 48
Judith Evelyn as Taia
Age at release: 45
Michael Wilding as Akhnaton
Age at release: 42
Victor Mature as Horemheb
Age at release: 41
Peter Ustinov as Kaptah
Age at release: 33
Gene Tierney as Baketamon
Age at release: 33
Edmund Purdom as Sinuhe
Age at release: 29
Jean Simmons as Merit
Age at release: 25
Bella Darvi as Nefer
Age at release: 25

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Edmund Cobb as Patient
Age at release: 62
Carl Benton Reid as Senmut
Age at release: 61
Rama Bai as Citizen
Age at release: 57
George Bruggeman as Soldier
Age at release: 49
Karl 'Killer' Davis as Libyan Guard
Age at release: 46
Angela Clarke as Kipa
Age at release: 45
Don Blackman as Nubian Prince
Age at release: 42
Henry Corden as Hittite Officer
Age at release: 34
Michael Ansara as Hittite Commander
Age at release: 32
Richard Allan as Student in School of Life
Age at release: 31
Anitra Stevens as Queen Nefertiti
Age at release: 27
Carmen De Lavallade as Egyptian Dancer
Age at release: 23
Tommy Rettig as Thoth
Age at release: 12
Sharon Jan Altman as Princess
Age at release: 8
Mady Comfort as Egyptian Female
Age at release: Unknown
Don Bender as Boy
Age at release: Unknown
Geraldine Bogdonovich as Tavern Waitress
Age at release: Unknown
Brad Brown as Palace Soldier
Age at release: Unknown
George Chester as Nubian Guard
Age at release: Unknown
Alvin Burke Deer as Boy
Age at release: Unknown