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Death on the Nile (1973, Mystery). A star-studded adaptation of a classic Agatha Christie
whodunit. Can private detective Hercule Poirot discover the murderer onboard his Nile cruise
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for the PBS TV series Masterpiece Mystery. It stars David Suchet, who has played Poirot on
British television since 1989.

Five Graves to Cairo (1943, Classic) British Army Corporal John J. Bramble is retreating from
Rommel’s Afrika Korps when he stumbles upon an out-of-the-way hotel Sidi Halfaya, Egypt.
In order to avoid capture by the Germans, Bramble assumes the identity of a deceased waiter.

Justine (1969, Drama) The year is 1938. The setting is Alexandria. Darley, a young British
schoolmaster and poet, makes friends with Justine, the mysterious wife of a Coptic banker.
Through their friendship, Darley learns of a plot against the British that aims to arm the
Jewish underground in Palestine.

Syriana (2006, Drama). An interesting political thriller that tries to portray how oil and politics
intersect through multiple story lines, some of which are set in an unnamed country in the
Middle East.

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known only as “the English Patient” as he recuperates from severe burns after crashing in
the Sahara. Binoche plays Hana, the French-Canadian nurse who tends to Fiennes while he
recovers. The patient’s captivating past is eventually uncovered through a series of dramatic
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action remake, released in 1999, starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz.

The Prince of Egypt (1998, Family). A family-friendly animated movie about the story of Moses,
this is a good choice to give kids or grandchildren a taste of where you’ll be going.

The Ten Commandments (1956, Classic). A classic Bible epic about the life of Moses, as directed
by the king of Bible epics, Cecile B. DeMille.

Israel
Six Days in June (2007, Documentary) A serious and thoughtful documentary describing the
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viewpoints. Travelers interested in documentaries may also want to look for Elusive Peace:
Israel and the Arabs, also by PBS (2005, Documentary). The PBS crew were given unprecedented
access, and managed to arrange interviews with President Clinton, Yasser Arafat, and Israeli
Prime Ministers Sharon and Barak.

The Band’s Visit (2007, Comedy) A witty and hopeful comedy about what happens when an
Egyptian police brass band is stranded in a small Israeli town. Some dialogue is in Hebrew
with subtitles, but much is in English—the only language the Egyptians and the Israelis have
in common.

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