Ancient Egypt
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1. The Egyptian (1954)
Approved | 139 min | Drama
In ancient Egypt, a poor orphan becomes a genial physician and is eventually appointed at the Pharaoh's court where he witnesses palace intrigues and learns dangerous royal secrets.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Gene Tierney, Michael Wilding
Votes: 4,456
2. The Ten Commandments (1956)
G | 220 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson
Votes: 77,813 | Gross: $93.74M
3. Cleopatra (1963)
G | 192 min | Biography, Drama, History
Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.
Directors: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Pamela Brown
Votes: 37,392 | Gross: $57.78M
4. Pharaoh (1966)
180 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Young Pharaoh Ramses XIII clashes with Egypt's clergy over influence on the affairs of the state and its coffers.
Director: Jerzy Kawalerowicz | Stars: Jerzy Zelnik, Wieslawa Mazurkiewicz, Barbara Brylska, Krystyna Mikolajewska
Votes: 2,301
6. Ancient Lives (1984– )
Documentary
Archaeologist John Romer reconstructs the life of a village in ancient Egypt.
Star: John Romer
Votes: 56
7. Testament (1988)
50 min | Documentary
No single work has shaped Western civilization more than the Bible. In this provocative seven-part series, renowned archaeologist John Romer (Ancient Lives) traces the roots of the world's ... See full summary »
Star: John Romer
Votes: 35
8. The Rape of Tutankhamun (1993 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Alan Hayling | Stars: John Romer, Mohammed Ibrahim Bakr, Elsayed Hegazy, Donald P. Ryan
9. The Seven Wonders of the World (1994)
Documentary
Noted scholar John Romer takes us on a tour of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
Director: Peter Spry-Leverton | Star: John Romer
Votes: 79
10. Building the Great Pyramid (2002 TV Movie)
TV-G | 58 min | Documentary
Based on the latest archaeological discoveries and combining dramatic reconstruction, location shooting and state-of-the-art CGI computer effects, this film travels back in time to reveal ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Stamp | Stars: Abdalla Mahmoud, Hisham Abdullah, Mohamed Awad, Marc Bator
Votes: 179
11. The Surprising History of Egypt (2002 TV Movie)
PG | 50 min | Documentary, History
Bringing to life the everyday details of the ancients Egyptians - bizarre, hilarious or shocking - this wonderfully entertaining and factually revealing film is packed full of surprises. ... See full summary »
Director: Phil Grabsky | Stars: Terry Jones, Joann Fletcher, Azza Sarry el-Din, Isac Ramsey
Votes: 76
12. The Surprising History of Sex and Love (2002 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 49 min | Documentary, History
Exploring the radical change in social and religious attitudes towards sex, this award-winning documentary takes a look throughout history and traces the shift in social attitudes and ... See full summary »
Directors: Alan Ereira, Phil Grabsky | Stars: Terry Jones, Joann Fletcher, Bill Dever, Diana Edelman
Votes: 99
13. Zeitreisen - Geschichte entdecken (2002– )
Documentary, Short
Stars: Klaus-Jürgen Matz, Joachim Fried
14. Ancient Egyptians (2003– )
50 min | Drama
Each of the four separate episodes -rather independent chapters- presents some of the findings of Egyptology, largely in the form of realistically presented docudrama, a splendid spectacle ... See full summary »
Stars: Bernard Hill, Alain Aswani, Jeremy Sisto, Ron Fehmiu
Votes: 150
15. Egypt (2005)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Dramatization of the great discoveries of ancient Egypt, from the exploration of tombs in the early 1800s, to the unraveling of the Rosetta Stone to translate the ancient language on the tombs, to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Stars: Andrew Sachs, Neji Nejah, Elliot Cowan, Stuart Graham
Votes: 835
16. The Egyptian Book of the Dead (2006 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, History
The Egyptian book of the dead could be the oldest document in human history, and the foundation of western civilization. This amazing scroll of secrets is brought back to life.
Director: Petra Haffter | Stars: Seth Michaels, Omar Adam, Marc Appleby, Rose Bancroft
Votes: 86
17. National Geographic: Engineering the Impossible (2007– )
Documentary, Action, History
The incredible engineering stories behind three iconic ancient buildings: the Colosseum, the Great Pyramid of Giza and Chartres Cathedral. We tell the history of the people who built them: ... See full summary »
Stars: Eddie McCann, Alisdair Simpson, Peter Harlowe, Brian Dobson
Votes: 132
18. Agora (2009)
R | 127 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of pursuing freedom while falling in love with his mistress, the philosophy and mathematics professor Hypatia of Alexandria.
Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom
Votes: 73,031 | Gross: $0.62M
19. The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea (2010 TV Movie)
Documentary
Legend has it that Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt's first female pharaoh, sent ships to the land of Punt. Cheryl Ward sets out to recreate the voyage
Director: Stéphane Bégoin | Stars: Linda Cropper, Estelle Meyer, David Saada, Sofiane Benrazzak
20. Planet Egypt (2011– )
Documentary, History
Planet Egypt recounts the epic history of Ancient Egypt and its Pharaohs, from the pre-dynastic period through to the late dynasties. Each episode addresses one aspect of Egypt's enormous ... See full summary »
Stars: Tom Zahner, Kent Weeks, Salima Ikram, Günter Dreyer
Votes: 105
21. Secrets (2013– )
Documentary, History
Historians and scientists search for insights into the origins and significance of some of the most enigmatic relics and mysteries known to man.
Stars: Mark Bazeley, Joseph May, Corey Johnson, Chris Naunton
Votes: 109
22. Egypt's Lost Pyramid (2019 TV Movie)
47 min | Documentary, History
Archaeologists investigate the remains of a 4000-year-old pyramid which contains a sealed burial chamber that has somehow been robbed - without any signs of entry.
Director: Stuart Elliott | Stars: Zawe Ashton, Chris Naunton, Adel Okasha, Eissa Zidan
Votes: 46
23. Cleopatra (III)
Biography, Drama | Announced
Feature film based on the life of the powerful Egyptian leader.
Director: Kari Skogland | Star: Gal Gadot
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