The ten Commandments 1956
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Title appears on item as: Cecile B. DeMille's the ten commandments.
"Based upon the Holy scriptures and other ancient and modern writings."
Special features: commentary by Katherine Orrison ; Newsreel: The ten commandments premiere in New York ; theatrical trailers: 1956 "Making of" trailer/1966 trailer/1989 trailer.
Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne de Carlo, Debra Paget, John Derek, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Nina Foch, Marth Scott, Judith Anderson, Vincent Price, John Carradine.
Filmed in Egypt and the Sinai with one of the biggest sets ever constructed for a motion picture, this version tells the story of the life of Moses. Once favored in the Pharaoh's bousehold, Moses turned his back on a privileged life to lead his people to freedom. Now celebrating its 55th anniversary, this film has been fully restored.
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs, fully restored.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
C. Heston at his best
submitted by tbbrown76 on July 3, 2018, 9:09am
“Le my people go. “. You should watch this one at least once in your life, if not yearly at Easter. 6/5 stars
Tom
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, 2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: 2 videodiscs (231 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Rated: G
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1415758050
9781415758052
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
DeMille, Cecil B. 1881-1959.
MacKenzie, Aeneas.
Lasky, Jesse L., 1910-1988.
Gariss, Jack.
Frank, Fredric M. 1911-1977.
Heston, Charlton.
Brynner, Yul.
Baxter, Anne.
Robinson, Edward G., 1893-1973.
De Carlo, Yvonne.
Paget, Debra, 1933-
Derek, John, 1926-1998.
Hardwicke, Cedric, 1893-1964.
Foch, Nina.
Scott, Marth.
Anderson, Judith.
Price, Vincent, 1911-1993.
Carradine, John.
Paramount Pictures Corporation.
SUBJECTS
Moses -- (Biblical leader) -- Drama.
Ten commandments -- Drama.
Bible. -- Drama.
Feature films.
Religious films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.