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The most radical departure from the more familiar genre territories explored by Hawks is his ill-fated tale of ancient Egypt—a saga of hubris, greed and obsession with the afterlife—that was also the director’s first and only major box-office bomb. Over time, Land of the Pharaohs has earned a place as a beloved and much-admired cult film and as proof of the auteurist theory that even the most seemingly outlier films are essential to a filmmaker’s oeuvre. In this case, the film provides the typical Hawksian balance between thrilling action spectacle—especially the construction of the pharaoh’s tomb and gripping sequences with poisonous vipers—and intimate romantic rivalries, with a young Joan Collins casting a particularly bewitching spell as a Cypresian princess determined to charm her way into the heart of the pharaoh and his secret treasure trove.
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Screenings from this program
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
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His Girl Friday
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The Big Sleep (pre-release version)
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A Girl in Every Port
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The Cradle Snatchers / Paid to Love
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Fazil
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Fig Leaves
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Man's Favorite Sport?
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The Crowd Roars
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Today We Live
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