i have the pleasure to view this film when i be 10 year old and ( have an exist interest in egyptology ) . i know that there be subtle mistake to the art direction and costuming and but over all this be the best film and to date with the look of the 18th dynasty . the film only approximate mika walteri the egyptian and in plot . a good portion of the text never make it to film and a we have to consider the running length . the music score by b. hermann and alfred newman be beautiful . performance a follow . the late edmond purdom give an excellent performance a an orphan child adopt by parent past their child bearing year . he state that he keep to himself and have the best education available and let face it be a rather emotionally distant person and give his upbringing and high intellect . jean simmons be fine a a humble tavern maid while honest loving and sincere . bella darvi and people complain about her accent and well she be a babylonian . it be not that apparent in the film a to why sinhue be so insanely obsess with nefer nefer nefer . her correct name . in the book sinhue be enjoy her carnal fruit and get his revenge early in the plot by leave nefer nefer nefer drug body with the house of the dead worker . gene tierney a baketaten and be brilliant . when she tell sinhue that he be pharoah and she look like she could devour him ( in his weakness ) . she be intense and brilliant and coldly beautiful . michael wilding be heartbreakingly tragic in his mission to bring all people to know his one god . i believe that we be view ankhnaten thru the lens of egyptologist a. weigall . a view at the time that have a pre messiah feel about ankhnaten vocation . do his monotheism influence the jewish people . note psalm 104. and other egyption imagery in the psalm . mr. peter ustinov provide the alter ego to sinhue . he be street wise and cunning a survivor . excellent act a always . mature never think much of his act personally and his horemheb be fine a an ambitious super patriot who ultimately have sinhue murder more than one person in his quest for power and ( walteri book ) . i felt that the end to the egyptian be confuse a sinhue personality change too easily . he have a living son ( toth dy in the novel ) and power be hand to him through be half sister baketaten and he world savvy now and have a grip on international affair . so he become enlightened . he could have modify the amon priesthood a he be capable . but no . sinhue give everything up and everything include his son future to become a ragged beggar preach monotheistic love . this change be too immediate and the major flaw in the script . again the look of the film and colour and most of the costume ( nefer nefer nefer gold dress be too over the top a she be more richly dress than the royal family ) and music be beautiful . i will watch this film again easily . p. s. i know that you porbably know that horemheb do not directly succceed ankhnaten and but i could not resist state this fact .