Mysteries of Egypt

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  • Opened June 2, 1998 
  • 39 min
  • "Mysteries of Egypt" will transport audiences to a distant time and place where the Nile River Valley cuts an emerald swath through the desert sands. In the flood-fed richness of this land rose an ancient kingdom whose culture has strongly influenced the western world. Its massive architecture and the intrigue of such personages as Nefertiti and Tutankhamen capture the imagination. Explore these magnificent edifices and the civilization that built them, bringing their wonder to life. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Omar Sharif, Kate Maberly, Timothy Davies
  • Director: Bruce Neibaur
  • Genres: Documentary, Family, IMAX

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The New York Times
| Dana Stevens

Young viewers seduced by the trashy flash of "The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns" will be able to glimpse a vanished reality richer, stranger and bigger than all of the special effects in Hollywood. Read full review

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TV Guide
| Maitland McDonagh

An oversized National Georgraphic special whose images of the Nile and Egyptian ruins are absolutely breathtaking on the oversized IMAX screen. Read full review

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New York Post
| Lou Lumenick

A very elegant and fit-looking Omar Sharif appears as the on-screen narrator and Kate Maberly ("The Secret Garden") plays his granddaughter in a framing story. Read full review

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New York Daily News
| Elizabeth Weitzman

Everyone will be awed by the swooping shots and sweeping vistas -- the stuff IMAX really does know how to do right. Read full review

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