Pharaoh (1966)
Note: this print runs 145 minutes against a recorded 180 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Jerzy Zelnik, Barbara Brylska, Krystyna Mikołajewska, Stanisław Milski, Kazimierz Opaliński, Wiesława Mazurkiewicz, Jerzy Block, Ewa Krzyżewska
Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Pharaoh (Polish: Faraon) 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 7 million 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.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from the Internet Archive.
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