Adventure ·Mystery ·Thriller · United States of America · 1981 · 1h 58m

Sphinx

Director

Cast

Lesley-Anne Down as Erica Baron Frank Langella as Akmed Khazzan Maurice Ronet as Yvon Mageot John Gielgud as Abdu-Hamdi Vic Tablian as Khalifa Martin Benson as Mohammed

Crew

Ernest Day — Director of Photography Michael F. Anderson — Editor Robert Swink — Editor Michael J. Lewis — Original Music Composer John Byrum — Screenplay Robin Cook — Novel

Tagline

Beyond the sealed door was the last undiscovered treasure in Egypt. And it's all hers - if she can get out alive!

Synopsis

Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs - murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy's curse!

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

egypt based on novel or book cairo pyramid museum mummy murder curse archaeologist egyptologist

Key Collaborators

Franklin J. Schaffner Director Ernest Day Director of Photography Michael F. Anderson Editor Robert Swink Editor Michael J. Lewis Original Music Composer John Byrum Screenplay Robin Cook Novel Stanley O'Toole Producer Terence Marsh Production Design Judy Moorcroft Costume Design

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