Sphinx
Brief Synopsis
An archaeologist travels to Egypt to find the lost tomb of a king, which has a curse on it. After a local expert on the tomb murdred, she becomes the next target for assassins.
Cast & Crew
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Franklin J. Schaffner
Director
Lesley-anne Down
Erica Baron
Frank Langella
Ahmed Khazzan
Maurice Ronet
Yvon Julie Demargeau
John Gielgud
Abu Hamdi
Martin Benson
Muhammed
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Drama
Release Date
1981
Production Company
Orion Pictures
Distribution Company
Columbia-Emi-Warner
Location
Hungary; Egypt
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 58m
Synopsis
An archaeologist travels to Egypt to find the lost tomb of a king, which has a curse on it. After a local expert on the tomb murdred, she becomes the next target for assassins.
Director
Franklin J. Schaffner
Director
Cast
Lesley-anne Down
Erica Baron
Frank Langella
Ahmed Khazzan
Maurice Ronet
Yvon Julie Demargeau
John Gielgud
Abu Hamdi
Martin Benson
Muhammed
John Rhys-davies
Stephanos Markoulis
Vic Tablian
Khalifa
Nadim Sawalha
Gamal
Tutte Lemkow
Tewfik
Saeed Jaffrey
Selim
Eileen Way
Aida
William Hootkins
Don
Mark Kingston
Carter
James Cossins
Lord Carnarvon
Victoria Tennant
Lady Carnarvon
Cengiz Saner
Ahmed'S Servant
Kevork Malikyan
Bell Boy
Ismat Rafat
Dr Fahkry
Yasher Adem
Sergeant
Ahmed Abdel Wareth
Sarwat Raman
Ahmed Hegazi
Iramen
Abdallah Mahmoud
Emeni
Mohamed Metwalli
Amasis
Seif Allah Mokhtar
Kemese
Behrouz Vossoughi
Menephta
Abdel Rehiem El-zorkani
Iman
Abdel Salam Mohamed
Gamal'S Driver
Crew
Hossam Ali
Unit Manager (Egypt)
Michael F Anderson
Editor
Janos Balazs
Production Assistant (Hungary)
Don Bassman
Sound Editor Supervisor
George Benson
Song Performer ("Just For A Day")
Tivadar Bertalan
Art Direction (Hungary)
Imre Bodo
Assistant Director
Elaine Bowerbank
Hairstyles
David Brandon
Stunt Coordinator
John Byrum
Screenwriter
Jose Luis Cabrera
Makeup
Bert Cann
Stills
Chris Carpenter
Sound Rerecording
Robin Cook
Source Material (From Novel)
Ernest Day
Director Of Photography
Hunt Downs
Publicist
Pat Egan
Sound Rerecording
Ismail Abd El-aziz
Production Assistant (Egypt)
Raouf Abd El-aziz
Production Assistant
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Mike Fenton
Casting
Wayne Fitzgerald
Titles
Enrique Gabriel
Assistant Director
Michael Hamlyn
Assistant Director
Peter Hancock
Props
Bill Hartman
Sound Editor
Peter Howitt
Set Dresser
Walter Huse
Key Grip
David M Ice
Sound Editor
Louise Jaffe
Script Supervisor
Philip Kohler
Location Manager
Philip Kohler
Other
Mona Korashy
Production Assistant
Peter Lamont
Art Direction Supervisor
Ariel Levy
Production Manager
Michael J. Lewis
Song ("Just For A Day")
Michael J. Lewis
Music; Music Director
Jose Lopez Rodero
Assistant Director
Godfrey Marks
Sound Editor
Terence Marsh
Production Designer
Eva Meszaros
Production Manager (Hungary)
Alec Mills
Camera Operator
Judy Moorcroft
Costume Designer
Paquita Nunez
Hairstyles
Stanley O'toole
Producer
Gil Parrondo
Art Direction
Mary Richards
Other
Osama Rowhy
Production Assistant
Jose Antonio Sanchez
Makeup
Franklin J. Schaffner
Executive Producer
Samir Sief
Assistant Director (Egypt)
Judit Somogyi
Production Liaison (Hungary)
Maude Spector
Casting (Great Britian)
Richard Sperber
Sound Editor
Cyril Swern
Sound Recording
Robert Swink
Editor
Helena Toth
Unit Manager (Hungary)
Maria Ungor
Unit Manager
Timea Veress
Assistant Director (Hungary)
Wendy Walman
Song ("Just For A Day")
Roy Whybrow
Special Effects
Scott Wodehouse
Other
Scott Wodehouse
Location Manager
Dennis Wooley
Assistant Editor
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Drama
Release Date
1981
Production Company
Orion Pictures
Distribution Company
Columbia-Emi-Warner
Location
Hungary; Egypt
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 58m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter February 1, 1981
Released in United States Winter February 1, 1981
