The Ancient Egypt Film Site

Production info

Die Siebente Papyrusrolle
Germany/Italy, 1999
Roy Scheider, Jeff Fahey
Directed by Kevin Connor

When opening the tomb of pharaoh Mamosis, Egyptologists Duraid al Simma, his wife Royan and Duraids friend Nick discover a vessel with seven papyrus scrolls. They are the notes of royal tomb-builder Taita. Unfortunately, the seventh scroll is heavily damaged and its contents hard to unravel. But the archaeologists aren't the only ones interested in the contents, as Multi-millionaire Schiller doesn't shy away from taking extreme measures to take possession of the scrolls.
8-hour miniseries, based on Wilbour Smith's novel "The Seventh Scroll". English title: "The Seventh Scroll".

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