i will start off right at the beginning by say i like this movie . it sweeping and it grand and it grip and it fun . sinhue the physician and sits in front of his small stone hut write his memoir . and what a story it be . take from a river and rear by an elderly couple who dot on him and he become a physician to the poor . he befriend horemheb who see glory while sinhue see heal . and both run into the future pharaoh anknaten ( forgive my spelling ) and who endure an epileptic fit . and this pharaoh have another flaw represent he believe in one god instead of a pantheon of god . back then and this be totally revolutionary . sinhue and horemheb grow up . one night and sinhue see a woman who make him lose his sens . he give up his practice and sell his parent home and even their tomb just to spend a night with her . do he . i would not tell . meanwhile and merit and a tavern maid play with sweet simplicity belie strength by jean simmons and fall in love with sinhue . she fall under his spell and under the spell of the belief in one god . victor mature overact perfectly a horemheb . edmond purdom be sincere a sinhue the lose physician ( do he find redemption . stay tune ) . even bela darvi and the woman who steal sinhue heart isn not as bad a everyone have say . the fact that she be daryl f. zanuck mistress have nothing to do with the casting right . yeah and right . still and she wasn not that bad _ i have see bad . i think she do well in the egyptian than many of today young actress have do in anything . i say it before and i will say it again i like this movie . i recommend it . it make you think despite some hammy act . have fun with this movie while it worth it .