The Glass Sphinx
1967 film directed by Luigi Scattini
The Glass Sphinx (Italian: La sfinge d'oro) is an Italian-American 1967 adventure film directed by Luigi Scattini.
Plot
An expedition led by a millionaire is going to Egypt to find the priceless Glass Sphinx buried in a tomb. His assistant is an expert in Egyptian tombs. They pick up an exotic beauty along the way, as well as a mysterious follower of the expedition.
Cast
Robert Taylor as Prof. Karl Nichols
Anita Ekberg as Paulette
Gianna Serra as Jenny
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart as Ray (credited as Jack Stuart)
Ángel del Pozo as Alex
Remo De Angelis as Mirko
José Truchado as Theo
Emad Hamdy as Fouad
Ahmed Kamis as Chief Shoukry
Mohammed Tawfik
Lidia Biondi
Notes
Filmed in Egypt
Released in the United States in 1968.
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