EGYPT

 

 

EGYPT

Land of the Pharaohs (1955)  --  building of the Pharaoh's Great Pyramid of Giza, 2560 B.C.

The Egyptian (1954)  --  story of physician Sinuhe in Akhenaten's reign, 1352 B.C.

Nefertiti, regina del Nilo (1961)  --  Queen Nefertiti, wife of Akhenaaten. 

Sudan (1945)  --  following the murder of her father, Queen Naila of Khemis is enslaved

Princess of the Nile (1954)  --  1245 A.D.; an Egyptian princess tries to drive out the Bedouin conquerors. 

THE BIBLE - OLD TESTAMENT

Ten Commandments (1956) --  Charlton Heston as Moses leading the Jews out of Egypt, around 1275 B.C.

Moses the Law Giver (1975)  --

Moses (1996)  TV  -- 

The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974) TV  -- 

Joseph (1995)  TV  -- 

CLEOPATRA

Cleopatra  (1934)  --  love affairs with Caesar and Mark Antony

Cleopatra (1963)

Cleopatra (1999)  -- Leonor Varela

Caesar and Cleopatra (1946) British film

Antony and Cleopatra (1973)

NAPOLEON

Napoleon (2003)

MODERN EGYPT

Sadat (1983) --  President of Egypt Anwar Sadat makes war on and then makes peace with Israel

Kippur (2000)   --  war seen through the perspective of a member of the rescue squad

Alexandria . . . Why? (1979)  --  personal relationships set against the background of the fight for independence; Alexandria Trilogy

An Egyptian Story (1982)  --  autobiography set against the Egyptian revolution; Alexandria Trilogy

Alexandria Again and Forever  (1989)  --  personal relationships set against the general strike of 1987; Alexandria Trilogy