Review of Land of the Pharaohs (1955) by Laurence Phelan for The Independent — 19 Aug 1993
Although the script (by Faulkner, among others) gets stranded with the usual slightly wooden dialogue considered necessary for ancient times, the story moves along at a stately but never sluggish pace, and is scattered with lovely moments, most notably the grim finale when Collins gets her ironic come-uppance.
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This review of Land of the Pharaohs (1955) was written by Laurence Phelan and published by The Independent on 19 August 1993.
Land of the Pharaohs has generally received mixed reviews.
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