Renamed , she reluctantly ascends the throne to save Tumos's life. The plot thickens as the Pharaoh begins to worship the one sun god, Aten, leading to religious unrest and a plot by Benakon to overthrow him. Cast and Production Jeanne Crain : Stars as Nefertiti (Tanet). Vincent Price : Portrays the villainous High Priest Benakon. Edmund Purdom : Plays the sculptor Tumos. Amedeo Nazzari : Appears as Amenophis IV (Akhenaten). Director : Fernando Cerchio.
(internationally known as Queen of the Nile or Nefertiti, regina del Nilo ) is a 1961 Italian historical drama directed by Fernando Cerchio . Nofretete - Königin vom Nil (1961).mp4
The story follows (played by Jeanne Crain), a temple handmaiden in ancient Thebes who is in love with a young sculptor named Tumos (Edmund Purdom). Their attempt to elope is thwarted by the high priest Benakon (Vincent Price), who reveals he is Tanet's father and that the gods have decreed she must marry the Pharaoh's son, Amenophis IV . Renamed , she reluctantly ascends the throne to
While the film utilizes historical figures like Nefertiti and Akhenaten, critics and historians note it has virtually nothing to do with historical facts . It primarily serves as a romantic melodrama, famously ending with a symbolic shot of the bust of Nefertiti currently housed in the Egyptian Museum in Berlin. Vincent Price : Portrays the villainous High Priest Benakon
: Shot near Rome in Eastmancolor , it is considered a classic of the "sword and sandals" genre popular in the early 1960s. Historical Accuracy