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Building the Great Pyramid
BBC DVD Cover
Also known asPyramid
GenreDocumentary
Written by
  • Jonathan Stamp
  • Steven Manuel
Directed byJonathan Stamp
Starring
  • Hisham Abdullah
  • Mohamed Awad
Voices of
  • Omar Sharif
  • Christian Brückner
Narrated by
  • Michael Pennington
  • Tom Hewitt
  • Marc Bator
Composers
  • Jonathan Cooper
  • Martyn Swain
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerSteven Manuel
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release28 October 2002 (2002-10-28)
Related
  • Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death
  • Pompeii: The Last Day
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