The ten commandments /

Filmed in Egypt and the Sinai with one of the biggest sets ever constructed for a motion picture, this epic tells the story of the life of Moses. Once favored in the Pharaoh's household, Moses turned his back on a privileged life to lead his people to freedom.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bernstein, Elmer (Composer)
Corporate Author:	Swank Motion Pictures, Inc
Other Authors:	MacKenzie, Aeneas (Screenwriter), Lasky, Jesse L., Jr., 1910-1988 (Screenwriter), Gariss, Jack (Screenwriter), Frank, Fredric M. (Fredric Maurice), 1911-1977 (Screenwriter), Heston, Charlton (Actor), Brynner, Yul (Actor), Baxter, Anne (Actor), Robinson, Edward G., 1893-1973 (Actor), De Carlo, Yvonne (Actor), Paget, Debra, 1933- (Actor), Derek, John, 1926-1998 (Actor), Hardwicke, Cedric, 1893-1964 (Actor), Foch, Nina (Actor), Scott, Martha, 1914-2003 (Actor), Anderson, Judith, 1897-1992 (Actor), Price, Vincent, 1911-1993 (Actor), Carradine, John (Actor), Griggs, Loyal (Cinematographer), Bauchens, Anne (Film editor), Prinz, Le Roy, 1895-1983 (Choreographer), Godfrey, Ruth, 1922-2007 (Choreographer), Wilson, Dorothy Clarke, Ingraham, J. H. (Joseph Holt), 1809-1860, Southon, Arthur E. (Arthur Eustace), 1887-1964
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English dialogue, optional English subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published:	Hollywood, CA : Paramount Pictures, 1956.
Subjects:	Moses > (Biblical leader) > Drama. Ten commandments > Drama. Bible. > Old Testament > Drama. Bible. > Old Testament > Film adaptations. Moses > (Biblical leader) Bible. > Old Testament Ten commandments Video recordings for the hearing impaired Nonfiction films Bible films Drama Feature films Film adaptations Historical films Religious films Bible films. Religious films. Historical films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)

Description
Summary:	Filmed in Egypt and the Sinai with one of the biggest sets ever constructed for a motion picture, this epic tells the story of the life of Moses. Once favored in the Pharaoh's household, Moses turned his back on a privileged life to lead his people to freedom.
Item Description:	"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 ... in accordance with the ancient texts of Philo, Josephus, Eusebius, the Midrash and The Holy Scriptures."--Opening credits Originally produced in 1956.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (232 min.))
Awards:	Winner, Best Effects, Special Effects (John P. Fulton), 1957 Academy Awards (U.S.A.) ; Nominee, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Color, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Picture, Best Sound Recording, 1957 Academy Awards. Named to the National Film Registry in 1999 by the Library of Congress.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Loyal Griggs; art direction, Hal Pereira, Walter Tyler, Albert Nozaki ; choreography, Leroy Prinz, Ruth Godfrey ; edited by Anne Bauchens ; music by Elmer Bernstein.