The Egyptian Book of the Dead (2006)
Documentary takes a look at the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, a scroll created in 1880 BCE, and lost until 1887.
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it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
Blistering performances.
It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
This show is a high quality contribution to our historical understanding of late 19th Century Egypt and the tussle that ensued over historical artifacts in that period. As a cast member it was great fun to shoot and a great cast and crew to work with. Many of us are still in touch! We're hoping that Gary Tarpinian will do a follow up and perhaps focus a show on Budge and his wicked nemesis - Grebault. If it looks hot that's because it was. We had some problems with the heat but everybody got through fine. Working with the animals was also fun. The donkeys were so patient and understanding in the heat all day. As my first experience of a biggish set production in the US (I've done things in the UK) it was an eye opener to see how well things were done.