Mysteries of Egypt
 

will transport audiences to a distant time and place where the Nile River Valley cuts an emerald swath through the desert sands. In the flood-fed richness of this land rose an ancient kingdom whose culture has strongly influenced the western world. Its massive architecture and the intrigue of such personages as Nefertiti and Tutankhamen capture the imagination. Around the old capital of Memphis, near modern Giza, rulers such as Ramses II built massive funerary pyramids to house them in their afterlife and farther up the river, temples were built to the pharaohs and their gods at Luxor and Karnak. With a dedicated team of scientists, Mysteries of Egypt will explore these magnificent edifices and the civilization that built them, bringing their wonder to life. Legendary actor and native Egyptian Omar Shariff (Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago) joins leading experts on the Egyptian Empire and award-winning filmmakers to tell a fascinating story of Egypt.

MUMMIES 3D: SECRETS OF THE PHARAOHS

Mummies Film

brings to life ancient wonders, historic intrigue and a modern-day forensic adventure, all in one extraordinary new film.

. In the very popular Egyptian genre of films, Mummies is the first to be filmed using 3D technology.

During Egypt’s history, literally millions of mummies were made. In Mummies 3D: Secrets of the Pharaohs, filmgoers will marvel at the sight of these human time capsules, shown in larger-than-life detail on the giant screen.

Over the centuries, the mummies of Egypt’s pharaohs have meant different things to different

people. For the ancients, they were a source of hope for the afterlife; for the tomb-robbers, a source of wealth; for scholars, a source of knowledge; and for researchers, a source of genetic evidence that could advance medical science. For today’s filmgoers, these mummies are a source of insight into a mysterious “other” world.

Narrated by actor Christopher Lee (The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and the original 1959 film

The Mummy), Mummies 3D: Secrets of the Pharaohs reveals some of the mysteries surrounding the ancient royal mummies, how they were embalmed and where they were hidden, and also recreates the dramatic story of their recovery. Featuring top researchers such as Egyptologists Dr. Bob Brier and Dr. Zahi Hawass (head of Egypt’s antiquities), and DNA scientist Angelique

Corthals, the film also embarks on a genetic analysis of mummies that could have huge implications for the study of modern human diseases.

From" The Illustrated Guide to Luxor" by kent R.Weeks ,published by the American University in Cairo Press. Copyright © 2005 White Star S.p.a