Valley of the Kings

1954
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1h 26m

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6.0/10

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Robert Taylor, Samia Gamal, and Eleanor Parker in Valley of the Kings (1954)

In 1900, in Egypt, archaeologist Mark Brandon is asked by Ann Mercedes to find the tomb of Ra-Hotep but their quest is marred by intrigue, betrayal, murder and danger.

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In 1900, in Egypt, archaeologist Mark Brandon is asked by Ann Mercedes to find the tomb of Ra-Hotep but their quest is marred by intrigue, betrayal, murder and danger.In 1900, in Egypt, archaeologist Mark Brandon is asked by Ann Mercedes to find the tomb of Ra-Hotep but their quest is marred by intrigue, betrayal, murder and danger.In 1900, in Egypt, archaeologist Mark Brandon is asked by Ann Mercedes to find the tomb of Ra-Hotep but their quest is marred by intrigue, betrayal, murder and danger.

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IMDb RATING

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1.7K

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Robert Taylor

Mark Brandon

Eleanor Parker

Ann Mercedes

Carlos Thompson

Philip Mercedes

Kurt Kasznar

Hamed Backhour

Victor Jory

Tuareg Chief

Leon Askin

Valentine Arko

Aldo Silvani

Father Anthimos

Samia Gamal

Dancer

Rushdi Abazah

Robed Man
(uncredited)

Leora Dana

Lovely Girl
(uncredited)

Frank DeKova

Akmed Salah
(uncredited)

Loutfi El Hakim

Workman
(uncredited)

Mahmoud El-Sabbaa

Guide in Luxor
(uncredited)

Tewfik Helmy

Antique Dealer
(uncredited)

David Leonard

Claudius
(uncredited)

Manuel Lopez

Arab Chanter
(uncredited)

Laurette Luez

Native Girl
(uncredited)

Sayed Mabrouk

Tuareg Leader
(uncredited)

Director
- Robert Pirosh
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Trivia
It was possible to film in Egypt as it was before the pro-Soviet Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser seized power. After 1954 few Western films were made in Egypt due to the country's increasing ties with the Soviet Union and China.

Goofs
The use of the word "corn" is not an anachronism. Corn was a common term for wheat in the Old World, centuries before Columbus. Native American maize was called "corn" by the Europeans because it was a familiar term for this new staple grain. Even today corn is used to refer to crops such as wheat and barley in British Common Wealth areas of the world. In America all of these would be referred to as "grain".

Quotes
Mark Brandon: You know what they say: Egypt is like a man without a woman.
Ann Barclay Mercedes: Why do they say that?
Mark Brandon: Hot by day, cold by night.

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[Prologue] The earth holds few treasures which have stimulated man's imagination -- and his greed -- as much as the tombs of the rulers of ancient Egypt, the Pharaohs.

This is the story of the search for the most fabulous tomb of them all. It begins near Cairo in 1900 . . .

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Zohra
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Music by Charles Wolcott

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6/10

Like an Indiana Jones Film

This Classic film from 1954 was created by MGM and lots of money was put into its production. The photography in Egypt and the many historic sites are outstanding and this was done mainly because Television had taken hold of many families and they were staying home and watching their TV Screens in 1954 instead of going to the movies. Robert Taylor, (Mark Brandon) was an archaeologist in Egypt and was a rough and tough man who loved adventure. Eleanor Parker,(Ann Barclay Mercedes) meets up with Mark in order to hire him to explore some ruins which will confirm that the Bible story about Joseph were true. There is plenty of romance and dangerous sand storms and plenty of riding on camels backs through out the desert and secret tombs and secret doors.