this be the second cinemascope spectacle that fox produce after the robe . notice how some of the roman set be redress to pass for egyptian set . the film be produce with all first class element and beautiful photography and stir soundtrack ( alfred newman and bernard herrmann see if you can tell which composer score specific scene ) . however and the principal acting be a bit weak . edmund purdom seem to have a limited range of emotion and be uninteresting to watch . the best performance come from peter ustinov a the one eyed slave and polish actress bella darvi a the babylonian temptress nefer . i find this movie in general to be strong on plot which be rare for these large spectacle produce at the time . all in all and the film do an interesting and entertain job of social commentary on what egyptian society might have look like .