Legend of the Lost Tomb is a 1997 American adventure thriller film directed by Jonathan Winfrey and written by Jeremy Doner, based on the 1983 young adult book Tales of a Dead King by Walter Dean Myers. It premiered on Showtime on May 18, 1997.
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Based on | Tales of a Dead King by Walter Dean Myers |
Written by | Jeremy Doner |
Directed by | Jonathan Winfrey |
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Music by | Kevin Kiner |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Producer | Julie Corman |
Cinematography | Nicholas von Sternberg |
Editor | Louis F. Cioffi |
Running time | 90 minutes |
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Distributor | Sullivan Entertainment |
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Original network | Showtime |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Stereo |
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Fifteen-year-old John Robie's father is an Egyptologist who goes missing during an excavation in Egypt. After arriving in Egypt to search for his missing father, he meets seventeen-year-old Karen Lacy. The two team up to find clues to John's missing father and to his excavations which included a map to the treasures of the Pharaoh Ramesses II.
While they are on their search, they are pursued by mysterious men who are in search of the map as well.
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