Interesting documentaries about Egypt

Documentary films about Ancient Egypt will beare interesting not only to Egyptologists-historians, but also to all the fascinating antiquities, and, perhaps, they will attract the attention of children of different ages. They reveal secrets, one way or another related to the Egyptian civilization, important moments of its development, emergence, uplift and temporary decay. Some of them are connected with the brightest miracle of the world, preserved to our days, pyramids, some dedicated to the pharaohs.

The best documentaries about Egypt

There are many documentaries,connected with different countries, and Egypt is no exception. So, you can find both documentaries about Ancient Egypt, and about the current situation in the country, both about individuals (pharaohs and heads of state) and about sights.

First, let's look at the most interesting films about Egypt:

• "Riddles of Ancient Egypt". The picture of Russian production, which tells and shows the viewer many interesting objects, closed to visitors, and also presents a new look at the secrets and riddles associated with this country.
• "Ancient Egypt: A Great Discovery." This film was filmed by the company BBC, which already speaks about its quality and reliability. Scientists will return the viewer at the time when the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered, will tell how it happened.

Movies about modern Egypt

Not so long ago in Egypt there was a revolution, inthe result of which President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown, and Mohammed Mursi came to power, but he did not last long. About these events (and not only), various documentaries about Egypt were shot. Also, if we talk about films related to modern Egypt, it should be noted that there are a sufficient number of tapes in which it is told about the beauties of the present state, its tourist cities. These films are aimed specifically at attracting visitors from a variety of countries, because the country mainly lives off of tourism.

Pharaohs

Undoubtedly, documentary films about Egypt's pharaohs will also be interesting. There are not so many of them, so let's select a couple of those worthy of viewing:

• "Egypt: The Mysteries of the Pharaohs." An excellent and high-quality film about how the mummification took place (this ritual is even recreated on the screen) and sending the pharaoh to the afterlife. In addition, a ship discovered by specialists is shown and examined, in which, according to scientists, one of the pharaohs was moved to another world.
• "Tutankhamun are the secrets of a young pharaoh." This tape tells about one of the mysteries of Egypt associated with the burial of the youngest pharaoh - Tutankhamun. He stayed on the throne for about ten years and suddenly died very early - at the age of nineteen. The causes of death are also unknown.
• "Women-Pharaohs." A pleasant and extremely fascinating film about the representatives of the fair sex who were the rulers of Egypt. We can not say that they are inferior in some ways to men, since the testimonies of their government say that they were leading quite rigidly. Information about the incredible beauty of one of them has also been preserved. All this will be told by this documentary.

Pyramids of Egypt

Pyramids at all times attractedthe attention of travelers and tourists. Everyone was fascinated by their size and grandeur, the scope of construction and the incredibility of human designs. Therefore, documentaries about the pyramids of Egypt will be very entertaining and informative.

Among the best are the following:

• The Secret of the Sphinx. The research conducted in this film is connected with the assumptions of one scientist (Vesta), who believed that the sphinxes were built more than 9 thousand years ago. This version initiated heated discussions and served as a detailed study: is it possible that the sphinxes have been hidden from the people's eyes for a long time with sand, or not.
• "Secrets of the Pyramids." The film shows what is inside the biggest pyramid. Scientists, without fear, penetrate there (and after all, no one was more than four thousand years old) and show the viewer everything that is inside. And in the very depth of the Pokoev Mine of the Tsaritsa send a special robot that can transmit images.

Feature films about Egypt

Of course, for a historian of greater interestpresent documentary films about Egypt, but a simple viewer is better when everything is presented in a lighter version, for example, through feature films based on real events. These include such films as "Cleopatra", "Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile," "The Curse of the Tomb of Tutankhamun," "Alexander."

Documentary films about Egypt can be downloaded from various sources, so that later in a quiet environment you can enjoy viewing, and see in online mode.