Daughter of Cleopatra

Original title: Il sepolcro dei re

1960
1h 49m

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4.8/10

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Adventure Drama Romance

After Cleopatra's death her daughter Shila is brought up in Assyria. When the new pharaoh Nemorat conquers Assyria he takes Shila to Egypt and marries her. He soon dies, and his widow is req... Read allAfter Cleopatra's death her daughter Shila is brought up in Assyria. When the new pharaoh Nemorat conquers Assyria he takes Shila to Egypt and marries her. He soon dies, and his widow is required to be buried with him - alive.After Cleopatra's death her daughter Shila is brought up in Assyria. When the new pharaoh Nemorat conquers Assyria he takes Shila to Egypt and marries her. He soon dies, and his widow is required to be buried with him - alive.

Director
- Fernando Cerchio
Writers
- Damiano Damiani
- Fernando Cerchio
Stars

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IMDb RATING

4.8/10

232

YOUR RATING

Director
- Fernando Cerchio
Writers
- Damiano Damiani
- Fernando Cerchio
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
This movie has absolutely nothing to do with Cleopatra's daughter. The English version of this movie was translated completely differently from the original Italian script, setting it in the 1st Century BC, rather than the Bronze age when the Pharaoh Khufu reigned between the years of 2589 - 2566 BC. Cleopatra's actual daughter, Selene, lived between the years 40 - 6 BC. After the death of her mother Cleopatra and Mark Antony in 30 BC, she was taken to Rome as a child by Octavian Augustus who adopted her. Augustus later in her life arranged her marriage to King Juba II of Numidia. They were given the kingdom of Mauretania, (modern Algeria and Morocco) to rule as vassal king and queen. They named their capital Caesaria in honor of the Emperor. Actually as well, the real Pharoah Khufu is generally considered to have commissioned the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza, which still stands in Egypt to this day.

Quotes
Palace servant: [a palace servant runs up to a palace guard] Have you seen Resi, the physician?
Palace guard: Not yet, why? Has the sky fallen in?

Connections
Featured in Kolossal - i magnifici Macisti (1977)

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5/10

Italian epic pharaoh yarn

The film talks about Keops , alias Nemorat . Keops was the second pharaoh of four dynasty from ancient Egyptian empire , and he made the great pyramid of Gyze that bears his name . He is succeeded by Kefren who built the sphinx Gyze and the pyramid of the same name . After goes on pharaoh Micerinos. Three pharaohs have pyramids on Gyze : Keops, Kefren and Micerinos.

The movie centers upon scheming Kefren ( Erno Crisa ) and his dark schemes to inherit Egyptian empire . Nemorat ( Conrado Pani )is poisoned , and his wife ( Debra Paget ) is doomed to die with him into the pyramid . Her lover ( Ettore Manni ) designs a plot to free her by means of a potion. Before he will have to face a lot of dangers and risks until obtain his objective . The film blends drama , adventures , love and hokey historical events . Direction by Fernando Cerchio is professionally made , he directed many ¨ sword and sandals¨ and epic films . Cinematography is well realized and Giovanni Fusco's musical score is good . Set design and Egyptian time production design are spectacular . Debra Paget is wonderful , support cast is nice , there are American actors as Robert Alda ,though mostly are Italian players as Andrea Bosic , Rosalba Neri..among others . Rating: 5,5/10 average but entertaining .