''The Glass Sphinx'' () is an Italian-American 1967

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directed by

Luigi Scattini Luigi Scattini (17 May 1927 – 12 July 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Scattini graduated in law, then he began his career as a journalist and a film critic for several weekly magazines such as ''Gente (magazine), Gente ...

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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 Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (29 September 193111 January 2015) was a Swedish actress active in American and European films, known for her beauty and curvaceous figure. She became prominent in her iconic role as Sylvia in the Federico Fellini f ...

as Paulette * Gianna Serra as Jenny *

Giacomo Rossi-Stuart Giacomo Rossi Stuart (25 August 1925 – 20 October 1994) was an Italian film actor often credited as Jack Stuart or Giacomo Rossi-Stuart. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1953 and 1989. including the ''Gamma One'' science fiction f ...

as Ray (credited as Jack Stuart) *

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as Alex *

Remo De Angelis Remo De Angelis (30 July 1926 – 9 October 2014) was an Italian film actor, stunt man and painter. Biography De Angelis appeared in '' Nel Segno di Roma'' (1959), by Guido Brignone, and he played Prometheus in '' Maciste all'inferno'' (1962), ...

as Mirko * José Truchado as Theo *

Emad Hamdy Emad Hamdy (, ; November 25, 1909 – January 28, 1984) also known as Imad Hamdi, was an Egyptians, Egyptian actor. He was married to the Egyptian actress Shadia between 1953 and 1956. And between 1962 and 1975 he was married to the Egyptian a ...

as Fouad * Ahmed Kamis as Chief Shoukry *

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* Filmed in EgyptThe Glass Sphinx at TCM Movie Database
/ref> * Released in the United States in 1968.

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''The Glass Sphinx''
1967 adventure films 1967 films Italian adventure films American adventure films Films set in Egypt Films directed by Luigi Scattini Films about treasure hunting Films scored by Roberto Pregadio English-language Italian films 1960s English-language films 1960s American films 1960s Italian films English-language adventure films {{1960s-adventure-film-stub

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