:55:09
At last it's time to rehearse
the scene where Tut's advisor,
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Ay, administers last rites...
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just as recorded
on the tomb paintings.
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But Reeves suspects Ay had more
than a ceremonial role
:55:21
in the young pharaon's death.
:55:24
Ay may well have had a hand
in Tutankhamon's downfall,
:55:29
I suspect.
He had the most to gain.
:55:32
It was Ay who took over the
pharaon's throne after Tut's death,
:55:38
but we may never know the truth.
:55:56
With the sacred rites finished,
:55:58
Tut's coffin was carried deep within a
labyrinth designed to foil grave robbers
:56:07
sealed in for an eternity...
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which turned out to
be a mere 3,000 years.
:56:20
Tutankhamon in life
was a minor pharaon.
:56:23
He's quickly forgotten by his successors
and by the ancient Egyptians.
:56:27
Now he's probably the most famous
king Egypt has ever known.
:56:32
I think if he's looking
down on us,
:56:33
he's probably quite happy.
:56:37
One of my hopes for this film
is that people will see it,
:56:41
and they'll be stimulated enough
to go to the library to
:56:44
Iearn more about the project.
:56:53
I keep looking at this stuff
and these beautiful scenes we're getting,
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because I do feel at times like
I can really see what it was like.