Sphinx (1981)
| Release Date | 11 February 1981 |
| Budget | $14,000,000 |
| Tagline | Beyond the sealed door was the last undiscovered treasure in Egypt - And it's all hers - IF SHE CAN GET OUT ALIVE. |
| Genre | Mystery, Thriller, Adventure |
| Country | USANetherlands |
| Filming Locations | Budapest, Hungary |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Costume Adventure |
| Themes | Treasure Hunts, Woman In Jeopardy, Witnessing a Crime |
| Tones | Rousing, Lavish, Tense, Sweeping |
| Tags | Archaeologist, Chase, Corpse, Investigator, Kill, Mummy, Romance, Search, Shoot Out, Threat, Treasure, Witness |
Sphinx is a 1981 American adventure film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. The screenplay by John Byrum is based on the 1979 novel of the same title by Robin Cook.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Vic Tablian
Khalifa
Nadim Sawalha
Gamal
Tutte Lemkow
Tewfik
Saeed Jaffrey
Selim
Mark Kingston
Carter
James Cossins
Lord Carnaryon
Cengiz Saner
Akmed's Servant
Yashaw Adem
Sergeant
Ahmad Hegazi
Abdel Rehiem El Zorkani
Iman
Ahmed Salem Mohamed
Gamal's Driver
Director
Franklin J. Schaffner
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Producer
Stanley O'Toole
producer
Franklin J. Schaffner
executive producer
Original Music
Michael J. Lewis
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Cinematographer
Ernest Day
Editor
Michael F. Anderson
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Robert Swink
Production Designer
Terence Marsh
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Art Director
Peter Lamont
Gil Parrondo
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Costume Designer
Judy Moorcroft
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Makeup Department
José Luis Pérez
key makeup artist
José Antonio Sánchez
makeup department head
Production Manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Imre Bodo
second assistant director: Hungaria
Gamal El-Damatty
second assistant director: Egypt
Atef E-Taieb
second assistant director: Egypt
Michael Hamlyn
second assistant director
José López Rodero
first assistant director
Samir Seif
first assistant director: Egypt
Timea Veress
first assistant director: Hungarian unit
Art Department
Ernest Archer
assistant art director: UK
Tivadar Bertalan
art director: Hungary
Antonio Patón
assistant art director: Budapest
Sound Department
Don J. Bassman
supervising sound mixer
Chris Carpenter
sound re-recording mixer
Pat Egan
sound re-recording mixer
Michael Harris
assistant sound recordist
William Hartman
sound effects editor
David M. Ice
sound effects editor
Godfrey Marks
dubbing editor
Richard Sperber
sound effects editor
Cyril Swern
sound recordist
Special Effects
Roy Whybrow
special effects
Stunts
Menyhért René Balog-Dutombé
stunt double, stunts
David Brandon
stunt gaffer
Camera and Electrical Department
Robin Browne
director of photography: second unit
Alec Mills
camera operator
Casting Department
Maude Spector
casting: England
Editorial Department
Dennis Wooley
assistant editor
Music Department
Michael J. Lewis
conductor, orchestrator
Transportation Department
Richard Booz
transportation captain
Other Crew
Peter Lancaster
assistant to producers
Production Company
S & T
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Distributor
Orion Pictures Corporation
Warner Bros. Pictures
CBS Television
Miscellaneous
Cherokee Studios
music recorded at
Fenton-Feinberg Casting
casting: USA
Related Lists
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Films directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
Islands in the Stream (1977)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Papillon (1973)
Patton (1970)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Sphinx
The Best Man (1964)
The Boys from Brazil (1978)
The Double Man (1967)
The War Lord (1965)
Welcome Home (1989)
Yes, Giorgio (1982)
