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Release Date:
5 October 1956 (USA)
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Tagline:
The Greatest Event in Motion Picture History more
Plot:
The Egyptian Prince, Moses, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 3 wins
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7 nominations
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(47 articles)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Charlton Heston | ... | Moses |
 | Yul Brynner | ... | Rameses |
 | Anne Baxter | ... | Nefretiri |
 | Edward G. Robinson | ... | Dathan |
 | Yvonne De Carlo | ... | Sephora |
 | Debra Paget | ... | Lilia |
| John Derek | ... | Joshua |
| Cedric Hardwicke | ... | Sethi (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke) |
 | Nina Foch | ... | Bithiah |
| Martha Scott | ... | Yochabel |
| Judith Anderson | ... | Memnet |
 | Vincent Price | ... | Baka |
| John Carradine | ... | Aaron |
| Olive Deering | ... | Miriam |
| Douglass Dumbrille | ... | Jannes |
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220 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints) |
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Dolby (1989 re-release) |
Mono (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Iceland:16 |
South Korea:All |
Brazil:Livre |
USA:Approved (Certificate #18021) (original rating) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:G |
Belgium:KT |
Chile:14 |
Finland:S |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:12 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:U |
USA:G (1972) |
West Germany:16 |
Canada:PG |
Spain:T
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Every year American TV network ABC airs this film at Easter. The one year they chose not to - 1999 - they received more irate phone calls than for anything else the network did in the previous season.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Yochabel is trapped before the stone her robe's rope belt varies in length.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Wholly Moses! (1980)
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The parting of the red sea! The confrontation at Mount Sinai! This movie is full of spectacular scenes and images! De Mille truly was a great filmmaker. His powerful imagination is evident in the Ten Commandments. This is his masterpiece. It carries you along on an epic adventure that is as big as the old testament. It captures the ancient, epic feel of the original Bible story. It has several stunning performances that could have easily been cheesy and fake, but are convincing and fascinating. Some say that the dialog is campy. I don't think so. I've seen this movie many times and have never thought so. It's nothing like the terrible dialog in Plan 9 From Outer Space from the same decade. The romance may be a cliché now, but it was quite original when it first came out and is still interesting. I personally don't like romance, so the fact that I wasn't bothered by this one is really saying something. This marvelous story is wonderfully told by De Mille and I would strongly recommend it.