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Lavish Biblical epic that tells the life story of Moses from the time he was discovered in the bulrushes as an infant by the pharaoh's daughter. As an adult, he turns his back on his privileged life in Egypt to lead his true people, the Hebrews, to freedom outside Egypt.

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Uniform Title:Ten commandments (Motion picture : 1956).
Corporate Authors: Paramount Pictures Corporation, Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959, MacKenzie, Aeneas, 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, Martha, 1914-2003, Anderson, Judith, 1897-1992, Price, Vincent, 1911-1993, Carradine, John, Bernstein, Elmer, Wilson, Dorothy Clarke, Ingraham, J. H. (Joseph Holt), 1809-1860, Southon, Arthur Eustace, 1887-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:Closed-captioned. Sound tracks: English (5.1 surround and Dolby surround) and French (mono.), and optional subtitles in English.
Published: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2004]
Edition:Special collector's ed.
Subjects:
Bible films.
Moses > (Biblical leader) > Drama.
Exodus, The > Drama.
Jews > History > To 1200 B.C. > Drama.
Judíos > Historia > Hasta 1200 a.C. > Teatro.
Religious films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:Lavish Biblical epic that tells the life story of Moses from the time he was discovered in the bulrushes as an infant by the pharaoh's daughter. As an adult, he turns his back on his privileged life in Egypt to lead his true people, the Hebrews, to freedom outside Egypt.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1956.
"This work was compiled from many sources and contains material from the books: Prince of Egypt by Dorothy Clarke Wilson, Pillar of fire by Rev. J.H. Ingraham, On eagle's wings by Rev. A.E. Southon"--Opening credits.
"Those who see this motion picture--produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille--will make a pilgrimage over the very ground that Moses trod more than 3,000 years ago--in accordance with the ancient texts of--Philo, Josephus, Eusebius, the Midrash and the Holy Scriptures"--Opening credits.
Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs.
Special features: Commentary by Katherine Orrison, author of Written in stone : making Cecil B. DeMille's epic, The ten commandments -- Newsreel: The ten commandments--premiere in New York -- 6-part documentary -- Trailers. 1956 "making-of" trailer ; 1966 trailer ; 1989 trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (220 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital.
Audience:MPAA rating: G.
Awards:Academy Award, 1956: Best Special Effects (John Fulton)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Loyal Griggs ; art direction, Hal Pereira ... [et al.] ; special photographic effects, John P. Fulton ; costumes, Edith Head ... [et al.] ; edited by Anne Bauchens ; music by Elmer Bernstein.
ISBN:0792199014