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Today the glory of ancient Egypt is ruins and dust. And the greatest of the earth's early civilizations a thing of darkness and mystery. These mighty monuments tell of a people who were rulers of the world. Who created a civilization never surpassed for beauty and splendour. But the Egyptians were not only builders of monuments. They were human beings no different than ourselves. This is the story of a man who dwelt in the ancient land of the Nile thirty-three centuries ago
[opening narration]
Today the glory of ancient Egypt is ruins and dust. And the greatest of the earth's early civilizations a thing of darkness and mystery. These mighty monuments tell of a people who were rulers of the world. Who created a civilization never surpassed for beauty and splendour. But the Egyptians were not only builders of monuments. They were human beings no different than ourselves. This is the story of a man who dwelt in the ancient land of the Nile thirty-three centuries ago
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The only man in Egypt fit to be my husband
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and rule by my side
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Why do you think my mother and I sent for you
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the day you first came to Pharaoh
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Before she died she told me everything
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And left it to my judgment if you should ever hear the truth
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She was not the first to bare my father the Pharaoh a son
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A few weeks before one of his other wives
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delivered a boy child You
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You were taken away from your mother
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and cast adrift on the river In a boat tied with fowler's knots
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Tied by my mother herself
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Movie Summary
In ancient Egypt, a poor orphan becomes a genial physician and is eventually appointed at the Pharaoh's court where he witnesses palace intrigues and learns dangerous royal secrets.
