Building the Great Pyramid
Alt namePyramid
GenreDocumentary
Writer
  • Jonathan Stamp
  • Steven Manuel
DirectorJonathan Stamp
Starring
  • Hisham Abdullah
  • Mohamed Awad
Voices
  • Omar Sharif (Nakht - original)
  • Abdullah Mahmoud (Younger Nakht - original)
  • Hisham Abdullah (Deba - original)
  • Mohamed Awad (Kaem-ah - original)
  • Christian Brückner
Narrator
Composer
  • Jonathan Cooper
  • Martyn Swain
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Executive producerSteven Manuel
Runtime60 minutes
ChannelBBC One
Released28 October 2002
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Pyramid aka Building the Great Pyramid is a 2002 BBC Television documentary film which tells the story of the building of the Great Pyramid at Giza through the commentary of the fictional builder, Nakht.

Production

The film was produced by the BBC in co-production with the Discovery Channel and NDR.

Awards

Media information

DVD release

  • Released on Region 2 DVD as a bonus disc with Egypt.[1]

Companion book

  • Jackson, Kevin; & Jonathan Stamp (10 October 2002). Pyramid. BBC Books (hardcover). ISBN 978-0-563-48803-3.
  • Jackson, Kevin; & Jonathan Stamp (1 February 2003). Building the Great Pyramid. Firefly Books (paperbook). ISBN 978-1-55297-719-4.

References

  1. ^ "Egypt". BBC Shop. 6 February 2006. Retrieved 22 July 2008.