Of Time, Tombs and Treasures

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Of Time, Tombs and Treasures
Produced by James R. Messenger
Paul Raimondi
Production
company
Distributed byModern Talking Picture Service
Release date
  • 1977 (1977)
Running time
29 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Of Time, Tombs and Treasures is a 1977 American short documentary film about the discovery the Tomb of the Tutankamun. Produced by James R. Messenger, the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. [1]

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References

  1. "The 50th Academy Awards (1978) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved May 23, 2016.