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Sphinx

Sphinx
★ 5.7/10•1981•1h 58m•PG•Adventure•Mystery•Thriller

Beyond the sealed door was the last undiscovered treasure in Egypt. And it's all hers - if she can get out alive!

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!

John Byrum · Screenplay

Franklin J. Schaffner · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 58m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 11, 1981
Budget$14,000,000
Revenue$2,022,771

Actors

Lesley-Anne Down

Lesley-Anne Down

Erica Baron

Frank Langella

Frank Langella

Akmed Khazzan

Maurice Ronet

Maurice Ronet

Yvon Mageot

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Abdu-Hamdi

Vic Tablian

Vic Tablian

Khalifa

Martin Benson

Martin Benson

Mohammed

John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies

Stephanos Markoulis

Nadim Sawalha

Nadim Sawalha

Gamal

Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey

Selim

William Hootkins

William Hootkins

Don, Tour Guide

James Cossins

James Cossins

Lord Carnarvon

Victoria Tennant

Victoria Tennant

Lady Carnarvon

Tutte Lemkow

Tutte Lemkow

Tewfik Hamdi

Behrouz Vossoughi

Behrouz Vossoughi

Menephta, The Royal Architect

Eileen Way

Eileen Way

Aida

Cengiz Saner

Akmed's Servant

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