Review of Land of the Pharaohs (1955) by Sylvester E — 04 May 2012

Good as epics go... Love Jack Hawkins but never rated Joan Collins' acting... Nice film of it's time...

This review of Land of the Pharaohs (1955) was written by Sylvester E on 04 May 2012.

Land of the Pharaohs has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Laurence Phelan (27) for The Independent (259) on 19 Aug 1993

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By Tim Purtell (11) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 20 Jul 2002

Joan Collins and her pointy bras are a hubba-hubba hoot…

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By Steve H (1,232) on 03 Feb 2012

Great ending! The sands of time really did run out for Joan Collins in this flick!Otherwise very average…

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Someone needs to test film copyright law to see if sampling could be legal. Then the great crowd scene riffs could be reused to drive a better plot…

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