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The novel was made into a 1954 [[Twentieth Century Fox|20th Century Fox]] film starring Edmund Purdom as Sinuhe, Michael Wilding as Akenaton, Bella Darvi as Nefer, and [[Demetrius and The Gladiators|Victor Mature]] as Horemheb; Peter Ustinov does his usual scene-stealing as Kapteh. It is hard to believe that this rather ponderous movie was directed by Michael Curtiz, the director of ''[[Captain Blood]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (film)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'', and ''[[Casablanca]]''. Nevertheless, it has a memorable score by [[Bernard Herrmann]] ''and'' [[Alfred Newman]]. [[Marilyn Monroe]] apparently auditioned for the role of Nefer. The movie has some substantial differences from the novel. |
The novel was made into a 1954 [[Twentieth Century Fox|20th Century Fox]] film starring Edmund Purdom as Sinuhe, Michael Wilding as Akenaton, Bella Darvi as Nefer, and [[Demetrius and The Gladiators|Victor Mature]] as Horemheb; Peter Ustinov does his usual scene-stealing as Kapteh. It is hard to believe that this rather ponderous movie was directed by Michael Curtiz, the director of ''[[Captain Blood]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (film)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'', and ''[[Casablanca]]''. Nevertheless, it has a memorable score by [[Bernard Herrmann]] ''and'' [[Alfred Newman]]. [[Marilyn Monroe]] apparently auditioned for the role of Nefer. The movie has some substantial differences from the novel. |
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'''This work provides examples of the following tropes:''' |
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* [[Ancient Egypt]]: Duh |
* [[Ancient Egypt]]: Duh |
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* [[Anti-Hero]]: Sinuhe, at best. |
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Sinuhe, at best. |
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[[Category:Films of the 1950s]] |
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[[Category:The Egyptian]] |
[[Category:The Egyptian]] |
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