Movies are perhaps the most modern expression of our fascination with the culture and history of Ancient Egypt.

The movies listed at this site are sorted by genre, then by title and finally by date. Just scroll down to find out just how action, adventure and thrillers combine with Ancient Egypt.

 

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Cairo - USA, 1963

 

Director: Wolf Rilla
Story: W.R.Burnett (novel) - Joan Scott
Cast: George Sanders (Major Pickering), Richard Johnson (Ali Hassan)

 
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NR1h31Black & White 

When Major Pickering is released from prison in Cairo, he proceeds with his plan to steel the treasure of Tutankhamun from the museum. He finds himself getting into trouble trying to get the stolen treasure out of the country.

 

Carnival in Paris - USA, 1937

 

Director: Wilhelm Thiele
Story: Val Burton - Richard Goldstone
Cast: Henry Brandon (Louis), Ann Rutherford (Lisette)

 
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NR0h22Black & White 

The janitor of the Egyptology department of the museum in Paris helps a girl elude the police. Using the museum's costumes, they dress up and join the carnival. In return, the girl helps him to solve the mystery surrounding the identity of one of the museum's mummies.

 

Charlie Chan in Egypt - USA, 1935

 

Director: Louis King
Story: Robert Ellis - Helen Logan
Cast: Warner Toland (Charlie Chan), Pat Anderson (Carol Arnold), Rita Hayworth (Nayda)

 
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NR1h05Black & White 

Charlie Chan is called when a body in an Ancient Egyptian sarcophagus turns out to be that of a recently murdered archaeologist.

 

Death on the Nile - UK, 1978

Director: John Guillermin
Story: Agatha Christie (novel) - Anthony Schaffer
Cast: Peter Ustinov (Hercule Poirot), David Niven (Colonel Race), Jane Birkin (Louise Bourget), Betty Davis (Mrs. Van Schuyler)

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An Agatha Christie murder mystery set during a cruise on the Nile. Belgian detective Hercule Poirot must unmask the murderer of Linnet Ridgeway, with almost every one on board of the cruise ship as a suspect.
Great settings and an all-star cast make this one of the best movies in its genre.

 

Raiders of the Lost Ark - USA, 1981

Director: Steven Spielberg
Story: George Lucas - Philip Kaufman
Cast: Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones), Karen Allen (Marion Ravenwood)

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1h55MetrocolorDolby

Archaeologist Indiana Jones is hired by the US Government to find the lost Ark of the Covenant, believed to hold the original Ten Commandments. Convinced that this artefact will also bring absolute power, Hitler's agents are also sent to unlock its secrets. Indy's quest to beat the Germans to it and stop them from unlocking the Ark's secrets, takes him from Nepal to Egypt.
The first of a series of movies about this archaeologist/adventurer.

 

Sphinx - USA, 1981

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Story: Robin Cook (novel) - John Byrum
Cast: Lesley-An Down (Erica Baron), Frank Langella (Ahmed Khazzan), John Gielgud (Abdu Hamdi)

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1h58TechnicolorDolby

Young egyptologist Erica Baron's first and long-awaited trip to Egypt turns into a nightmare when she witnesses the cruel murder of an old antiques dealer. Her promis to the old man to get a note to his son in Luxor gets her involved in a conflict between different factions of antiques smugglers.
Based on the novel by Robin Cook. The creators of this movie paid a lot of attention to detail, having the ancient Egyptian characters speak transcribed "ancient Egyptian".

 

The Spy Who Loved Me - UK, 1977

Director: Lewis Gilbert
Story: Ian Flemming (novel) - Christopher Wood
Cast: Roger Moore (James Bond), Barbara Bach (Anya Amasova), Curd J�rgens (Carl Stromberg)

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2h05DeLuxeDolby

007 teams up with a Russian spy to stop a madman from destroying the world.
Although the major theme of this movie does not involve Ancient Egypt, The scenes of James Bond walking around in several Egyptian temples, however, make it worth mentioning. Try to spot the many geographical inconsistencies in this one!

 

Valley of the Kings - USA, 1954

Director: Robert Pirosh
Story: C.W. Ceram (novel) - Robert Pirosh
Cast: Robert Taylor (Mark Brandon), Eleanor Parker (Ann Mercedes)

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NR1h26TechnicolorMono

Egyptologists Mark Brandon and the daughter of his old professor set upon proving that the biblical Joseph did indeed exist. Looking for the tomb of Ra-Hotep, who is believed to have been involved with Joseph, they find intrigue, betrayal and murder.



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