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Pharaoh is a polonais film of genre Drama directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz released in USA on 2 october 1966 with Jerzy Zelnik
Pharaoh (1966)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 2 october 1966
Length 2h20
Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
OriginPologne
Themes Films set in Africa
Rating72%
Pharaoh (Polish: Faraon) is a 1966 Polish film directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz and adapted from the eponymous novel by the Polish writer Bolesław Prus. In 1967 it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival.
Synopsis
Ce film décrit les manipulations de prêtres et hauts-prêtres conservateurs à l'encontre du nouveau monarque Ramsès XIII, trop progressiste à leurs yeux, et qu'ils finiront par éliminer en jouant de la crédulité populaire.Actors
Jerzy Zelnik
(Ramesses XIII / Lycon)
Wiesława Mazurkiewicz
(Nikrotis)
Barbara Brylska
(Kama)
Piotr Pawłowski
(Herhor)
Kazimierz Opaliński
(Beroes)
Lucyna Winnicka
(Priestess at Ramesses XII's mummification (uncredited))
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