Queen of the Nile (film) explained

Director:Fernando Cerchio
Starring:Jeanne Crain
Vincent Price
Edmund Purdom
Amedeo Nazzari
Liana Orfei
Music:Carlo Rustichelli
Cinematography:Massimo Dallamano
Editing:Renato Cinquini
Country:Italy
Language:Italian

Queen of the Nile (also known as Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile) is a 1961 Italian adventure drama film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Jeanne Crain, Vincent Price, Edmund Purdom and Amedeo Nazzari.

Cast

Release

The film was released in Italian cinemas by Euro International Films in 1961, and grossed 388 millions lire.[1]

Reception

The film was generally badly received by critics. In a contemporary review in La Stampa, the film is praised for its visual appearance, especially its colors, sets, and mass scenes, but criticized for its cartoonish dialogues and an overly unconstrained screenplay.[2] Jeffrey Richards wrote: "Despite colourful costumes and sets and an action-packed finale, this was a stilted and one-dimensional affair [...] with a plethora of sub-plots".[3] TV Guide describes it as "one of those countless inferior-quality Italian biblical epics".[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Borsa . Corrado . Olivetti . Paola . Millenovecento 61: il cinema italiano del 1961 . 2008 . Archivio Nazionale Cinematografico della Resistenza . 978-88-89908-31-0 . 310.
  2. News: Vice . Sullo Schermo . 7 November 2024 . . 226 . 23 September 1961 . 4.
  3. Book: Richards . Jeffrey . Hollywood's Ancient Worlds . 2008 . . 978-1-84725-007-0 . 146 . en.
  4. Web site: Queen of the Nile . TV Guide. 7 November 2024 . en.