Pharaoh
Pharaoh is a 1966 epic Polish film directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz and adapted from the eponymous novel by the Polish writer Bolesław Prus. In 1967, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival. It sold more than tickets in Poland, becoming one of the highest-grossing Polish films of all time. Pharaoh is among 21 digitally restored classic Polish films chosen for Martin Scorsese Presents: Masterpieces of Polish Cinema.
Plot
The young pharaoh, Ramesses XIII, intends to reform Ancient Egypt. Herhor the priest opposes him. The power struggle between them is the focus of the film. Other themes include the friendship with Pentuer the priest, the love for Sara the beautiful Jewess and Kama the priestess. It is also the story of the secret pact with Assyria, the Solar eclipse and how the priests used it to subdue the crowds, and the assassination of Ramses XIII at the hands of his look-alike. A historical fresco of universal meaning, revealing the mechanisms of power and the influence of religion on social life.
Cast
- Alfred Łodziński
- Andrzej Girtler
- Barbara Brylska
- Edward Rączkowski
- Emir Buczacki
- Ewa Krzyżewska
- Jarosław Skulski
- Jerzy Block
- Jerzy Zelnik
- Józef Czerniawski
- Kazimierz Opaliński
- Krystyna Mikołajewska
- Leonard Andrzejewski
- Leszek Herdegen
- Lucyna Winnicka
- Mieczysław Voit
- Piotr Pawłowski
- Ryszard Ronczewski
- Stanisław Milski
- Wiesława Mazurkiewicz
- Wiktor Grotowicz
More details
| author | Jerzy Kawalerowicz Tadeusz Konwicki |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New Kingdom of Egypt |
| director | Jerzy Kawalerowicz |
| editor | Wiesława Otocka |
| genre | historical |
| keywords | ancient egypt assyria power struggle ramesses social life solar eclipse |
| musicBy | Adam Walaciński |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best International Feature Film International Submission to the Academy Awards |
| recordedAt | Błędów Desert United Arab Republic Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic |
| theme | epic |