After 100 Years
The sphinxes were colored in such a way that when the lighting and shadows are applied, they will also stand out without the use of Technicolor, which was necessary because much of the film was shot in black and white. In person, they appeared to be a little different than they did on film when they were found nearly a century after they were captured on film.
Important Scenes Were Filmed In Technicolor
Archaeologists were taken aback by the “extremely intense” colors used to color the sphinx heads. The majority of the movie was shot in Technicolor, with the exception of one of the most crucial scenes, which was shot in B&W.