The Egyptian (1954)
There were many Egyptian, Roman, and biblical epics that came out of the 1950s, most of them in Technicolor and with a very long running time. The Egyptian is both in Technicolor, and runs almost two and a half hours, but it’s incredibly boring. It reminded me of what people who don’t like old movies must have seen to give them that opinion.
An Egyptian—hence the title—is a talented doctor, and he gets recruited to work for the Pharaoh. He becomes entranced with an alluring, but very difficult to understand, woman and refuses to listen to his friends Victor Mature, Jean Simmons, and Peter Ustinov, when they tell him she’s no good. It’s very tiresome.
The plot drags on and on, following the life choices of the doctor, but it just isn’t very interesting. If the pace was quicker, or the actors had been given an extra dose of caffeine between takes, the movie might have stood a chance. As it is, feel free to skip it.
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An Egyptian—hence the title—is a talented doctor, and he gets recruited to work for the Pharaoh. He becomes entranced with an alluring, but very difficult to understand, woman and refuses to listen to his friends Victor Mature, Jean Simmons, and Peter Ustinov, when they tell him she’s no good. It’s very tiresome.
The plot drags on and on, following the life choices of the doctor, but it just isn’t very interesting. If the pace was quicker, or the actors had been given an extra dose of caffeine between takes, the movie might have stood a chance. As it is, feel free to skip it.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Jean Simmons movies here!
More Gene Tierney movies here!