Soon after her arrival in Cairo, she witnesses the brutal murder of unscrupulous art dealer Abdu-Hamdi, meets Yvon Mageot, a French journalist, and is befriended by Akmed Khazzan, who heads the antiquities division of the United Nations.

When she journeys to the Valley of the Kings in Luxor to search a tomb reportedly filled with treasures, she finds herself the target of black marketeers determined to keep the riches for themselves.

The performers are terrible, none more so than Mr. Langella, who is supposed to be mysterious and romantic but behaves with all of the charm of a room clerk at the Nile Hilton."

[7] Variety described the film as a contemporary version of The Perils of Pauline and called it "an embarrassment", adding "Franklin J. Schaffner's steady and sober style is helpless in the face of the mounting implausibilities.

"[8] Time Out New York thought the film made "striking use of locations" but criticized the "lousy script, uneasy heroine, and weak material".