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Land of the Pharaohs

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Drama: Historical

30/12/2002

BBC Two - Land of the Pharaohs

Drama. An Egyptian pharaoh drives his people to build an enormous pyramid - his tomb.

Lavish costume drama set in ancient Egypt. A pharaoh (Jack Hawkins) drives his people to construct his tomb, but his court is rife with duplicity and intrigue.

Lavish, spectacular costume drama which recreates life in ancient Egypt. For decades, the great pharaoh drives his people to construct his tomb, an enormous pyramid that will protect his body and wealth, and guarantee his soul's safe passage into the afterlife. But the pharaoh's earthly court is rife with duplicity and intrigue.

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