Valley of the Kings

Valley of the Kings (DVD) (*)

$26.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
86 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1954 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Robert Pirosh

Written By:
C.W. Ceram
Robert Pirosh

Actors:
Robert Taylor ..... Mark Brandon
Eleanor Parker ..... Ann Barclay Mercedes
Carlos Thompson ..... Philip Mercedes
Kurt Kasznar ..... Hamed Backhour
Victor Jory ..... Taureg Chief
Leon Askin ..... Valentine Arko, Antique Dealer
Aldo Silvani ..... Father Anthimos
Samia Gamal ..... Dancer

Synopsis:

Using the dry historical tome Gods, Graves and Scholars as its source, MGM came up with the rip-roaring adventure film Valley of the Kings. Robert Taylor plays Mark Brandon, an Indiana Jones-style archaeologist who embarks upon an expedition to Egypt. Brandon has agreed to help Ann Mercedes (Eleanor Parker) to locate the tomb of the Pharoah Ra-Hotep, thereby proving the validity of her late father's theories about Egyptian history. Along for the ride is Ann's seemingly affable husband Philip (Carlos Thompson), while the sinister Hamed Bachkour (Kurt Kasnar), who seems to be a criminal of some sort, dogs the expedition's trail. Upon arriving at the tomb, all heck breaks loose as the film's true heroes and villains are revealed. Valley of the Kings combines location-filmed footage in glorious Eastmancolor with a few moderately convincing studio mockups.

Dr. Barclay was an archeologist in search of the proof collaborating to the Old Testment - that Joseph was in Egypt and there was one pharoah who belived in one god. After his death, daughter Ann decided to carry on her father's work and enlisted the help of Barclay's former star pupil Mark Brandon, a rough-edged archeologist famous for his knowledge on both archeology and women.Back tracing her father's last days, Ann and Mark was sure that Ra-Hotep is the pharoah in question. So Mark, Ann and her devoted husband Philip set out in search for Ra-Hotep's tomb, in the Valley of Kings.It turned out that Philip was working with a grave rubber named Hamed Backhour, and was only coming along because they are heading for the same tomb to finish off what they've already started. In a sand storm the caravan was broken up, Philip and Hamed went on to the valley while Mark and Ann travelled days in the desert in search of Philip. During this time, they realised that they have fallen in love with each other.With the assistance of a nomad tribe, Mark and Ann got to Abu Simbel and found more clues about the location of Ra-Hotep's unknown tomb. They also found Philip and Hamed. Philip had killed Hamed, after Hamed had him trapped in a cave. After Mark got him out, Philip tried to kill him, and ended up falling off the statue and died.The clues led Mark and Ann back to the Valley of Kings, near the tomb of Amenhotep. Inside Ra-Hotep's tomb, Mark and Ann found their proof - a secret chamber resembling a chapel, filled with Christian-themed objects and wall paintings done in Egyptian style; and (now that Philip's no longer in teh picture) each other.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 15 January, 2010.

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