Politics, Betrayal and Murder. This is the first of two parts on the 1955 epic, Land of the Pharaohs. In this episode, we look into the background information on the film, and the historical accuracy of roughly the first half of the film.
In terms of the cast for Land of the Pharaohs, Joan Collins plays princess Nellifer, James Robertson Justice plays the slave Vashtar, Dewey Martin, plays the son of Vashtar, Senta, and Jack Hawkins plays the Pharaoh, Khufu.
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