 The story of British egyptologist Howard Carter, who crowned fifteen years of tireless searching for the missing grave of child-pharaoh Tutanchamun, made possible by the mecenate of Lord Carnarvon, with the most fabulous find in the history of archeology, only to find that was only the start of further years of efforts against physical, legal and other obstacles. Interlaced are scenes from the present treasure hunt in the Valley of the Kings, both official and by grave robbers supplying the international smuggle trade.