This is an elaborate fantasy with virtually none of it based on fact and all the rest based on ignorance. The list of errors is beyond massive. (Seriously, pharaohs did not participate in nighttime commando raids and they certainly did not ride into battle bare-headed.)
This is entertainment. Nothing more. This said, it is a great story that is well written, well directed and well edited. There are many instances that reveal severe budgetary constraints, but in a great deal of the film the costumes and sets were so well done that it provided a wonderful feel of how the place may have been.
The fact that Tut apparently died from falling from one chariot and being run over by another is simply set aside, portraying his fatal injury as from being in battle. There are many other departures from reality.
What is known was that the general, the vizier and the high priest all maneuvered against the king, with Ai (the vizier) succeeding him to the throne for a very brief and insignificant reign, and with Tut's widow as queen.
I watched this miniseries for a second time a few years after my first viewing and while my initial review was highly negative (due to the wild inaccuracies) my second viewing led me to raise the ratings. The film may be 98% nonsense, but it's good cinema.
This is entertainment. Nothing more. This said, it is a great story that is well written, well directed and well edited. There are many instances that reveal severe budgetary constraints, but in a great deal of the film the costumes and sets were so well done that it provided a wonderful feel of how the place may have been.
The fact that Tut apparently died from falling from one chariot and being run over by another is simply set aside, portraying his fatal injury as from being in battle. There are many other departures from reality.
What is known was that the general, the vizier and the high priest all maneuvered against the king, with Ai (the vizier) succeeding him to the throne for a very brief and insignificant reign, and with Tut's widow as queen.
I watched this miniseries for a second time a few years after my first viewing and while my initial review was highly negative (due to the wild inaccuracies) my second viewing led me to raise the ratings. The film may be 98% nonsense, but it's good cinema.