Pharaoh (Blu-ray)

Resplendent with huge battle scenes, towering sets, stunningly choreographed sequences and spectacular design and cinematography, Pharaoh authentically evokes a world characterised by rigid hierarchy, mysterious ritual and often brutal conflict. This mesmerising film is anchored in ideas as well as spectacle – exposing a society distorted by fear, betrayal and hypocrisy.

“I loved Kawalerowicz’s films,and in particular Pharaoh, which had a fresh approach to the historical picture” - Martin Scorsese

“It's a stunning film, an ancient fable that's as austere as any Hollywood treatment of Egypt is ornate, and yet packed with detail and action that makes it utterly convincing” - Glenn Kenny

1967 Academy Award / Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film
1966 Cannes Film Festival / Official Competition 

• Pharaoh (Faraon), 1966, presented from a 2K restoration by WFDiF, Poland, supervised by the film’s cinematographer Jerzy Wójcik.
• Faraon – Afterword: an expansive and in-depth discussion of the film by critic, curator and scholar Michał Oleszczyk.
• Kawalerowicz in the Desert: a 1964 newsreel excerpt on the making of Pharaoh, filmed on location in Uzbekistan.
• Trailer.
• 24-page booklet with new writing by film historian and producer Michael Brooke.
• New and improved English subtitle translation.
• UK premiere release on Blu-ray.
• Region free Blu-ray (A/B/C).
• Easter Egg