Land of the Pharaohs

Land of the Pharaohs (1955)

  • 71% of critics liked it
    (7 reviews)

  • 50% of users liked it
    (365 ratings)

"Nobody knew how a Pharaoh talked!" That's how producer/director Howard Hawks explained some of the sillier dialogue exchanges in the William Faulkner-Harry Kurnitz-Harold Jack Bloom script for Hawks' Land of the Pharaohs. Extravagantly produced with a cast of seeming millions (actually there were… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 42 min.
Directed By
Howard Hawks
Written By
William Faulkner, Harry Kurnitz
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
In Theaters
Jun 24, 1955 Wide
On DVD
Jun 26, 2007

Critic Reviews

  • , Variety

    When the viewing senses begin to dull from the tremendous load of spectacle, the script and Hawks' direction wisely switch to sex and intrigue.

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    Fairly awesome if you can get beyond the clunky dialogue.

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

    Hawks forgoes any of those monstrous epic battle scenes, but as always most of his characters are made of shades of gray, which makes for fascinating confrontations throughout.

  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Much of the picture concerned itself with the building of the pyramid, not an exceptionally exciting event to watch.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Blockbuster epics are usually not this thoughtfully put together.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Stella D


    not as cheesy as it looks but still pretty damn cheesy

  • jay n


    Big budget nonsense with Joan vampig it up as a wannabe Egyptian queen. Some impressive set pieces but moves far too slowly to be really involving. Some of the acting is so stiff that if the actors mouths weren't moving you'd think they were trees. Jack Hawkins who in other… More

  • Constanza B


    Spectacular epic tale, moves along at a stately but never sluggish pace, the cracking script scattered with lovely moments, most notably the grim finale when Joan Collins' campy evil character gets her ironic bittersweet come-uppance. With sets by Trauner and camerawork by Lee… More

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