1954 · 139 min · 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.
Directed by Michael Curtiz. Starring Edmund Purdom, Victor Mature, Peter Ustinov, Jean Simmons and Gene Tierney.
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