The behind-the-scenes story here is that Bela Darvi - atrocious and wooden in a key role - was in fact the main squeeze of 20th Century's Daryl F. Zanuck who liked to arm-wrestler men half his age. Purdom was almost as wooden, and the rest of the cast didn't jell either, although Michael Ansara as a Hittite commander and Victor Mature as his Egyptian counterpart stood out. However, the Egyptian atmosphere and costumes and sets are well worth a look; this production did not skimp on money. Give it a try.
Review of The Egyptian
