one can not help but be impress with the intelligence and scale of this film and and simultaneously disappoint by the lost opportunity . i find the script to be excellent and and the vocal talent of edmund purdom quite impressive . however and a an artifact of it time and the film suffers from too many hollywood ism and especially poor casting and too much lushness of the set and and too much pretentiousness . edmund purdom ( who play the title character ) be so obviously awkward with physical acting and i suspect he have primarily be in shakespearean theater before this . so if movie people be read this and i propose this a an excellent candidate for a remake and especially if you cast real egyptian a egyptian .