LEGENDS OF THE PHARAOHS – SECRETS OF THE PYRAMID BUILDERS is an ambitious docudrama series shot in 4K that brings to life extraordinary true stories from the age of the Pharaohs. Based on the most recent research, with dramatic location filming, the series captures the energy and immediacy of a living world, the drama of real lives, and the splendour of the most fascinating civilization in the ancient world.

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This thrilling new series brings back to life Egypt’s great pyramid builders and trace one century of epic construction, from the first true pyramid built by Djoser until the third and last Pyramid of Giza.

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Today, for the first time, thanks to the most up-to-date research, it is possible to shine a new light on the personal stories of individuals who took part in the construction of the Pyramids and the Great Sphinx of Giza. This is the gripping tale of how the Ancient Pharaohs’ quest to enter the afterlife affected the lives of tens of thousands of people, changed the face of the planet and helped create THE WORLD’S FIRST NATION.

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The vast majority of documentaries about the Pyramids of Giza focus upon the technical feats of the construction. However, they neglect what is the greatest achievement that has been unrivalled since: beyond building extraordinary monuments, the construction of the Pyramids was a project so huge that it shaped the first nation in human history, 4,500 years ago. For almost a century, it brought together thousands of men and women and millions of tons of materials coming from across Egypt and even colonized lands like Nubia or Sinai.

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Les Pyramides et le Sphinx de Gizeh fascinent dans le monde entier. Construits il y a 4500 ans à la seule force des bras, ces monuments titanesques témoignent de l’incroyable ingéniosité́ de nos ancêtres. Mais qui étaient réellement ceux qui ont construit ces merveilles du monde antique ? Quels défis, quels périls ont-ils surmonté pour accomplir cet exploit unique dans l’histoire ?

 

Grâce aux dernières avancées archéologiques, cette série docu-fiction raconte une histoire inédite, plus réaliste que jamais, de la construction des Pyramides : d’abord en replaçant l’humain au cœur de cette épopée à travers des personnages basés sur des bâtisseurs ayant réellement existé ; ensuite en révélant la véritable ampleur de ce chantier pharaonique, qui bien au-delà̀ de Gizeh, a transformé́ l’Égypte entière... et a légué́ un héritage au monde d’aujourd’hui.

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Directed by Sigrid Clément and Alain Brunard

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Canal Plus Group/Smithsonian Channel

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Duration : 6 x 45'

International distribution : Can't Stop Media

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2020

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