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Wonderful things.
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In 1922,
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an obscure English archaeologist
named Howard Carter
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unearthed the remains of an
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even more obscure pharaon
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named Tutankhamon.
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Carter had discovered
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what all others had
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despaired of ever finding
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a virtually unlooted
pharaon's tomb.
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And the treasures of King Tut
have never relinquished
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their grip
on the world's imagination.
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Now director Bruce Neibaur's crew
wants to bury King Tut all over again.
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High above a desert valley,
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the crew prepares to capture
the boy king's funeral procession.
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In Tut's time,
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the pharaons no longer built pyramids for
their tombs-instead they hid their treasure
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filled burial sites in the
remote valley of the kings.
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The valley can be a tricky place to
shoot as the director of photography
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Reed Smoot,
knows all too well.
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It's tough because the sun
hits the horizon,
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it's beautiful for about 30 seconds,
and then, boom!
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It's midday.
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But everyone feels the pressure
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and lining up extras can be the bane
of any casting director's existence
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Meanwhile, costume designer
Jackie Crier rushes to outfit them.
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I'm not always calm.
I'm pretty calm.
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Months of research, design and
artistry have gone into the costumes.