Last updated on 2012-05-16, by Tony

2 Movies On Tutankhamun Tomb To Watch On Howard Carter’s Birthday

Today Google doodles Howard Carter’s 138th birthday. Howard Carter, as a well-known archaeologist and Egyptologist, was famous for his discovery of Tutankhamun tomb. His discovery not only enriches our knowledge about the wealth of ancient Egypt but also helps to reveal the mysterious life of the young pharaoh.

Tutankhamun is neither the most powerful pharaoh nor the most prestigious one. However, he is the most famous pharaoh in the world. People are curious why he would die at the age of 19. Just as the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor, his tomb had never been found for thousands years before Howard Carter did.

Howard Carter successfully created the miracle with his determination and intelligence. Along with his discovery came the breakthrough on the researches of Tutankhamun. At present, various movies are made focusing on this legendary pharaoh. Therefore this post will show you two movies on Tutankhamun tomb to watch on Howard Carter’s birthday.

1. The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb

For long, the existing of Tutankhamun’s curse has been prevalent for long. Weird things have happened that coordinated with the curse written in Tutankhamun tomb. People like Lord Carnarvon and Arthur Mace who were involved in this discovery were dead accidently. Therefore movies like The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb were made.

This fantasy movie tells you how a handsome and brave archaeologist named Danny Freemont manages to find the Tutankhamun tomb with his team. However, the team members begin to die accidently one after another just as the prophecy encraved in the tomb. Danny finds that his friends are killed by devils and he needs to find a way to survive.

In this movie you can get to know something about Tutankhamun tomb as well as the curse. The character who acts Tutankhamun is selected because he looks like the real Tutankhamun in history. Though it is Danny who first discovers Tutankhamun tomb in the movie, he gives the map to a man named Howard Carter when Danny can start all the things over again. So in the end Howard Carter is still the man who discovers Tutankhamun tomb.

2. King Tut’s Final Secrets

The fantasy movie mentioned above is just for entertainment. For those science geeks, the videos made by National Geographic are always favorable choices. If you want to know about the child king of Egypt and his death in real history, you can watch King Tut’s Final Secrets.
National Geographic can always broaden our vision and help us to reveal those mysteries for us. The sudden death of Tutankhamun has raised the interest of an American. In King Tut’s Final Secrets, this American will take you to Egypt to have a view at the latest discoveries and assumptions about the king’s death. Therefore, you can get a panorama view of the young pharaoh.

Those are the two movies on Tutankhamun tomb to watch to commemorate the great contribution Howard Carter has made. For movie fans, they can watch The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb via DVD, while science geeks can watch King Tut’s Final Secrets via DVD. If you would like to watch those movies with The new iPad, they can convert the DVDs to mp4 files for The new iPad with DVD Ripper.