Sphinx
1981 · Movie · PG · 117 min · ★ 5.7
Someone is hunting tourists out of season in this romantic adventure thriller directed by Franklin J. Schaffner (Planet of the Apes, Patton, Papillon, The Boys From Brazil) and starring Lesley-Anne Down, Frank Langella, and John Gielgud. A beautiful, dedicated Egyptologist finds her life threatened many times while traveling from Cairo to Luxor's Valley of the Kings in search of a mysterious to...
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Details
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-02-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 117 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (29 votes)
Themes
- egypt
- based on novel or book
- cairo
- pyramid
- museum
- mummy
- murder
- curse
- archaeologist
- egyptologist
Cast & crew
Lesley-Anne Down
as Erica Baron
Frank Langella
as Akmed Khazzan
Maurice Ronet
as Yvon Mageot
John Gielgud
as Abdu-Hamdi
Vic Tablian
as Khalifa
Martin Benson
as Mohammed
John Rhys-Davies
as Stephanos Markoulis
Nadim Sawalha
as Gamal
Saeed Jaffrey
as Selim
William Hootkins
as Don, Tour Guide
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner