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The Egyptian

Poster
1954 (made)
Artist/Maker
20th Century Fox (commissioned by)
Place of origin
USA (made)

Colour lithograph poster depicting the English actor Edmund Purdom in the role of 'The Egyptian'. His face is magnified in the centre of the sheet, with three beautiful women languidly placed around his face, one of whom pets a large white cat. In the background are two scenes, one depicting a city in flames and the other a chariot racing along with an archer poised to fire in front of a large crowd. Numbered 54-380. Stamped with screening details for the Forest Theatre Dallas

Object details

Categories
Posters
Film and Cinema
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Egyptian (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Offset colour lithograph poster
Offset
Brief description
Offset lithograph poster for The Egyptian (Twentieth Century Fox). USA, 1954.
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster depicting the English actor Edmund Purdom in the role of 'The Egyptian'. His face is magnified in the centre of the sheet, with three beautiful women languidly placed around his face, one of whom pets a large white cat. In the background are two scenes, one depicting a city in flames and the other a chariot racing along with an archer poised to fire in front of a large crowd. Numbered 54-380. Stamped with screening details for the Forest Theatre Dallas
Dimensions
  • Height: 22in
  • Width: 14in
Marks and inscriptions
  • 20th Century-Fox presents The Wonder of Wonders! The Egyptian. Color by De Luxe in Cinemascope. Starring Jean Simmons . Victor Mature . Gene Tierney . Michael Wilding . Bella Darvi . Peter Ustinov and Edmund Purdom as "The Egyptian". Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck . Directed by Michael Curtiz . Screenplay by Philip Dunne and Casey Robinson . from the novel by Mika Waltari
  • 0-103 F.B.I Code 98 (Inscribed twice in red marker pen on the back. The number 295 has also been inscribed twice but crossed out.)
Credit line
Given by the Gavin Watson Ancient Egyptian Design Collection
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.865-2022

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Record createdJuly 29, 2022
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1726537/the-egyptian-poster-20th-century-fox/
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