| The Loves of Pharaoh | |
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 A contemporary newspaper advertisement for the American release of the film. | |
| Directed by | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Written by | Norbert Falk Hanns Kräly |
| Starring | Emil Jannings Paul Biensfeldt Friedrich Kühne Albert Bassermann Harry Liedtke Paul Wegener |
| Cinematography | Alfred Hansen Theodor Sparkuhl |
| Music by | Eduard Künneke (Original) Hugo Riesenfeld (US version) |
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Running time | 110 minutes 100 minutes (restored version) |
| Country | Weimar Republic |
| Language | Silent film |
The Loves of Pharaoh (German: Das Weib des Pharao, aka The Wife of the Pharaoh) is a 1922 German historical epic film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. It starred Emil Jannings.
A complete version of the film had been considered lost for years. A digitally restored and reconstructed version premièred on 17 September 2011. The restored film includes the original music by composer Eduard Künneke that had been commissioned for the film by Lubitsch.[2]
Lubitsch is thought to have made The Loves of Pharaoh to show Hollywood that he could make an epic. The Loves of Pharaoh was his last German feature before he migrated to Hollywood in 1923.[2]
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Desertwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Restored Ernst Lubitsch film hits the big screen in Los Angeles". Los Angeles Times. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.