This is the first time Sir Christopher Lee played a Pharaoh. The second time he played Ramses I in In the Beginning (2000). In this movie, he played Ramses II, who is the grandson of Ramses I.
Sir Ben Kingsley and Sir Christopher Lee played major figures in Indian independence. Kingsley played the title role in Gandhi (1982), and Lee played the title role in Jinnah (1998).
Both Anthony Higgins and Philip Stone appeared in the Indiana Jones movies. Higgins played Gobler in Les Aventuriers de l'arche perdue (1981) and Stone played Captain Blumburtt in Indiana Jones et le Temple maudit (1984).