Legend of the Lost Tomb

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| image = Legend of the Lost Tomb.jpg

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| caption = Promotional poster

| genre = Adventure thriller

| based_on = {{based on|Tales of a Dead King|Walter Dean Myers}}

| writer = Jeremy Doner

| director = Jonathan Winfrey

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| music = Kevin Kiner

| country = United States

| language = English

| network = Showtime

| producer = Julie Corman

| location =

| cinematography = Nicholas von Sternberg

| editor = Louis F. Cioffi

| company = {{ubl|Hallmark Entertainment|RHI Entertainment|Trinity Pictures}}

| released = {{Start date|1997|05|18}}

| runtime = 90 minutes

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Legend of the Lost Tomb is a 1997 American adventure thriller film directed by Jonathan Winfrey and written by Jeremy Doner, based on the 1983 young adult book Tales of a Dead King by Walter Dean Myers. It premiered on Showtime on May 18, 1997.

Plot

Fifteen-year-old John Robie's father is an Egyptologist who goes missing during an excavation in Egypt. After arriving in Egypt to search for his missing father, he meets seventeen-year-old Karen Lacy. The two team up to find clues to John's missing father and to his excavations which included a map to the treasures of the Pharaoh Ramesses II.

While they are on their search, they are pursued by mysterious men who are in search of the map as well.

Cast

Stacy Keach as Dr. William Bent
Brock Pierce as John Robie
Kimberlee Peterson as Karen Lacy
Rick Rossovich as Dr. Eric Leonhardt
Khaled El-Sawi as Salaam
Hamdy Heykal as Scorpion
Youssef Dawoud as Dr. Gamael
Tarek Eletreby as Ali
Mahmoud El Lozy as Hotel Manager
Zahi Hawass as Director of the Pyramids
Pierre Sioufi as Sunshine Tour Guide
Abdel Lateef Gamaea as Jeep Driver
Mohamed Baeter as Fruit Vendor
Hani Desokey as Dig Director
Jonathan Winfrey as Tourist
Farouk Abaziad as Omar
Foad Abbass as Conductor
Magdi Ismael as Engineer
Noha Farouk as Secretary
Mohamed El Betar as Bazaar Vendor
Hassan El Doukshi as Ramses II

References

External links

{{IMDb title|0119514}}
[http://www.sho.com/sho/movies/titles/98092/legend-of-the-lost-tomb#/index Legend of the Lost Tomb] on Showtime's website
[http://movies.tvguide.com/legend-of-the-lost-tomb/132899 Legend of the Lost Tomb] on TV Guide

Category:1997 television films

Category:1997 films

Category:1997 thriller films

Category:1997 in American television

Category:1990s adventure thriller films

Category:1990s American films

Category:1990s English-language films

Category:1990s teen films

Category:American adventure television films

Category:American adventure thriller films

Category:American teen films

Category:American thriller television films