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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:43, 23 March 2019 (UTC)

The Shepherd King

 * ... that the 1923 film The Shepherd King about the Biblical David has an opening scene in Egypt because of King Tut? Source: "What made such an addition all the more attractive was the 'Egytomania' which had swept across Europa and America in the wake of Howard Carter's discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun at the beginning of November 1922." -Shepherd, David J. (2013). The Bible on Silent Film: Spectacle, Story, and Scripture in the Early Cinema. Cambridge University Press. p.209
 * ALT1:... that during production of the 1923 film The Shepherd King, British soldiers in Jerusalem dressed as Arabs to avoid religious violence? Source:
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5x expanded by Squeamish Ossifrage (talk). Self-nominated at 22:17, 7 March 2019 (UTC).


 * Symbol voting keep.svg Interesting detailed article, on plenty of good sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. I prefer the original hook. - I don't think we need the plot in the lead, - this is a very familiar story, not about this specific film. In the plot section, it's not always clear who "he" is, please check that. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:11, 22 March 2019 (UTC)