Sphinx
Beyond the sealed door was the last undiscovered treasure in Egypt. And it's all hers - if she can get out alive!
Rating: 5.7 out of 10TMDB(32 votes)
Overview
Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs - murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy's curse!
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $2.02M worldwide against a $14M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel Sphinx
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Setting
Set in Valley of the Kings and Cairo
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Music
Music by Michael J. Lewis
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Ernest Day
Details
- Director
- Writers
- John ByrumScreenplay
- Robin CookNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 11, 1981
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $14M
- Revenue
- $2M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
No subscription or free streaming listed. It can be rented or bought.
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Cast
Lesley-Anne DownErica Baron
Frank LangellaAkmed Khazzan
Maurice RonetYvon Mageot
John GielgudAbdu-Hamdi
Vic TablianKhalifa
Martin BensonMohammed
John Rhys-DaviesStephanos Markoulis
Nadim SawalhaGamal
Saeed JaffreySelim
William HootkinsDon, Tour Guide
James CossinsLord Carnarvon
Victoria TennantLady Carnarvon
Tutte LemkowTewfik Hamdi
Behrouz VossoughiMenephta, The Royal Architect
Eileen WayAida- Cengiz SanerAkmed's Servant
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