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The Egyptian is a 1954 American epic historical drama film made by 20th Century-Fox. Filmed in CinemaScope with color by DeLuxe, it was directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It is based on Mika Waltari's 1945 novel of the same name and the screenplay was adapted by Philip Dunne and Casey Robinson.
On 21 June 1954, a cooperation agreement on the establishment of the Institute for building researches in cooperation with the Department of Foreign Affairs of the United States of America government was signed. Act No. 495 was issued on 23 September 1954 to establish the Institute for building researches in Egypt as an independent organization.
For example, one would go there to process documents, get a driver's license, or be issued a visa. The governmental agencies that were located in the building included the Tax Evasion Investigations Offices, the Fire Fighting Organization, and the Passport Offices. The 14-story building was the workplace of 18,000–30,000 Egyptian public servants.
Gaston Maspero, then director-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, visited Barsanti's excavations and was struck by the monumental size of the construction. He writes: [ 4 ] I hope that the best informed amongst the tourists will come to admire the monument: the pleasure they will experience during this trip is worth the two ...
Below are lists of films produced in Egypt in the 1950s. List of Egyptian films of 1950; List of Egyptian films of 1951; List of Egyptian films of 1952; List of Egyptian films of 1953; List of Egyptian films of 1954; List of Egyptian films of 1955; List of Egyptian films of 1956; List of Egyptian films of 1957; List of Egyptian films of 1958
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Entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival: El Wahsh (The Monster) Salah Abu Seif: Anwar Wagdi, Mahmoud El-Meliguy, Samia Gamal, Abbas Fares: Crime: Entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival: El Zolm Haram (Injustice Is Forbidden) Hasan El-Saifi
The film's world premiere took place simultaneously on 21 July 1954 in Cairo and Alexandria (as well as New York City). It marked the first time an American film had a world premiere in Egypt. The film shows the Abu Simbel temples as they had existed for 3000 years, before they were relocated due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam.