Review of The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006) by Lawrence B — 28 Aug 2015

An illustrious cast are lined up in this unremarkable but passable TV movie following archaeologist Howard Carter (Robin Ellis) and his discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb. Considering the big-name cast (including Eva Marie Saint, Raymond Burr and Tom Baker), its a rather limp effort, which (as its title shows) is more interested in elaborating and fabricating events around the alleged 'curse' than historical fact and accuracy.

The BBC covered the case much more successfully (and authentically) with Christopher Frayling's great four-part documentary "The Face of Tutankhamun" and a two-part docu-drama in 2005, as part of their "Egypt" series.