More than 3,200 years ago, Egypt was experiencing the last hours of its golden age under the reign of Ramesses II. After 67 years of a prestigious reign, the powerful pharaoh died at the exceptional age of 92.

His mummy is buried in the heart of the Valley of the Kings. Then begins for Ramses II the great journey to the afterlife where he will gain Eternity, on one condition however: that his mummified body and his tomb be eternally preserved.

But in the 19th century, several adventurers discovered and explored the tomb of the illustrious sovereign in the hope of reaching the Golden Chamber where the mummy of the deceased and all his treasures rest. Then begins a fascinating archaeological investigation across time and space, revealing the incredible story of the postmortem life of Ramses II.
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00:00 Ramses II, the great journey
05:52 The first excavations of the tomb
16:52 The investigation of Gaston Maspero
28:48 The “cache” of Deir elBahari and the identification of the mummy
35:06 All movements of the mummy of Ramesses II
45:11 The means implemented to save the mummy

Title: Ramses II, the great journey
A film directed by Valérie Girié, Guillaume Hecht
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