The Egyptian (1954)

Directors

Michael Curtiz

Cast

Edmund Purdom, Victor Mature, Jean Simmons, Bella Darvi, Gene Tierney

The story

In 18th dynasty Egypt, the story is narrated as the memoirs of an old man named Sinuhe, living in exile by the Red Sea as he writes them down in his remaining days. His tale begins with him as a baby floating down the Nile in a reed basket, found by a physician named Senmut and his wife Kipa who adopt him as their son. Sinuhe grows up with Senmut teaching him medicinal craft and the skill of trepanation, using his knowledge to help the poor.

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