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Land of the Pharaohs

A disaster upon its original release, Howard Hawks' CinemaScope epic is actually a pretty entertaining melodrama. A lavishly designed visual spectacle with a compelling, fast-paced plot (co-written by William Faulkner) and a great boisterous score by Dimitri Tiomkin. There are a number of overheated moments and performances, but somehow that's all part of its bloated pulp charm. Underrated.