---
title: 'Sphinx (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Franklin J. Schaffner'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sphinx-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083113/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sphinx (1981)

1981 · 118 min · Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

Sphinx is a 1981 American adventure film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Lesley-Anne Down and Frank Langella. The screenplay by John Byrum is based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Robin Cook.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Franklin J. Schaffner](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklin-j-schaffner)
- **Screenplay:** [John Byrum](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-byrum)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael J. Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-j-lewis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ernest Day](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-day)

## Cast

- [John Gielgud](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gielgud)
- [Saeed Jaffrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/saeed-jaffrey)
- [William Hootkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hootkins)
- [Behrouz Vossoughi](https://cinepixo.com/people/behrouz-vossoughi)
- [James Cossins](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-cossins)
- [Martin Benson](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-benson)
- [Victoria Tennant](https://cinepixo.com/people/victoria-tennant)
- [Lesley-Anne Down](https://cinepixo.com/people/lesley-anne-down)
- [Vic Tablian](https://cinepixo.com/people/vic-tablian)
- [Nadim Sawalha](https://cinepixo.com/people/nadim-sawalha)
- [Maurice Ronet](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-ronet)
- [John Rhys-Davies](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-rhys-davies)
- [Tutte Lemkow](https://cinepixo.com/people/tutte-lemkow)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sphinx-1981
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1193450); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.