Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786300271760 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Import, NTSC ISBN: 6300271765 Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Release Date: July 07, 1994 Running Time: 118 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: February 11, 1981 Sales Rank: 10814
Description: An archaeologist travels to the Egyptian pyramids to search for treasure and finds herself embroiled in a murder mystery.
Amazon.com: A sudsy second cousin to exotic-locale thrillers like Charade, Franklin J. Schaffner's Sphinx offers a pleasant popcorn blend of old-school serial excitement and paperback-novel romance. Lesley-Anne Down (looking lovely as always) is top-billed as an archaeologist searching for the lost (and cursed, naturally) tomb of a king in Egypt. After witnessing the murder of a local expert (John Gielgud), Down becomes the target of assassins; Frank Langella is on hand as a handsome stranger who generates sparks with the good doctor as he attempts to help her locate the tomb. The Egyptian locations provide a picturesque backdrop for this film adaptation of the serviceable novel by Robin Cook; the cast (which includes John Rhys-Davies, who returned to the region that same year in Raiders of the Lost Ark) is also attractive and definitely game to navigate the story's pulpy machinery. --Paul Gaita
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Just as Good as I Remembered.
Saw this movie when it first came out ages ago and it always stuck in my mind. I confess that a couple of the main resons it stayed with me was because of the stunning images of the Egyptian countryside ... Read More
Rating: - Great quality download & no problems with playback
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Rating: - Definately Interesting and thought provoking film.
I watched this movie several times as a kid growing up and it's always stuck in my memory. Finally I located this movie and was able to get it and see it again. Still makes me wanna do some digging in egypt!
Rating: - Decent story, great scenary, good acting, a little dated
This movie was made in the 70s or 80s (I forget). Some of the acting is rather dated, but the overall story was engrossing and interesting enough as a rental. Definitely different than today's standard fare. And ... Read More
Rating: - a marvelous travelog and mediocre mystery
As a long-time Egypt-o-phile, this movie held my attention mainly because of its rich portrayal of daily life in Cairo, Karnak, Luxor, Sakkara, Giza, the Cairo Museum, and scenes many tourists don't see. I visited ... Read More
- Just as Good as I Remembered.
- Great quality download & no problems with playback
- Decent story, great scenary, good acting, a little dated