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The Ten Commandments (1956)
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The Egyptian Prince, Moses, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people. Director:Cecil B. DeMilleWriters:Dorothy Clarke Wilson (this work contains material from the book "Prince of Egypt"), J.H. Ingraham (this work contains material from the book "Pillar of Fire"), and 5 more credits » |
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| Charlton Heston | ... | ||
| Yul Brynner | ... | ||
| Anne Baxter | ... | ||
| Edward G. Robinson | ... |
Dathan
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| Yvonne De Carlo | ... | ||
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Debra Paget | ... | |
| John Derek | ... | ||
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Cedric Hardwicke | ... |
Sethi
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| Nina Foch | ... | ||
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Martha Scott | ... | |
| Judith Anderson | ... | ||
| Vincent Price | ... | ||
| John Carradine | ... | ||
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Olive Deering | ... | |
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Douglass Dumbrille | ... | |
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To escape the edict of Egypt's Pharoah, Rameses I, condemning all newborn Hebrew males, the infant Moses is set adrift on the Nile in a reed basket. Saved by the pharaoh's daughter Bithiah, he is adopted by her and brought up in the court of her brother, Pharaoh Seti. Moses gains Seti's favor and the love of the throne princess Nefertiri, as well as the hatred of Seti's son, Rameses. When his Hebrew heritage is revealed, Moses is cast out of Egypt, and makes his way across the desert where he marries, has a son and is commanded by God to return to Egypt to free the Hebrews from slavery. In Egypt Moses's fiercest enemy proves to be not Rameses, but someone near to him who can 'harden his heart'. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
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Budget:
$13,282,712 (estimated)Gross:
$80,000,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Dolby Digital (1998 re-release) | Dolby (1989 re-release) | Mono (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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Dathan: Too many ears tie a rat's tongue.
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"Those who see this film - PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY CECIL B. DEMILLE"...
and continues in the same style and finishing with:
"Based on the writings of (J.H. Ingraham) and THE HOLY SCRIPTURES" See more »
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Celluloid art created the special effects of the Red Sea parting by pouring 300,000 gallons of water into a tank and then playing the film backward. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: When the Israelites are making the golden calf, one of the male dancers carelessly, but harmlessly, backs into the pot of molten metal. See more »Quotes
Rameses: Now speaks the rat that would be my ears.Dathan: Too many ears tie a rat's tongue.
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At the end of the opening credits, we see a credit which begins;"Those who see this film - PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY CECIL B. DEMILLE"...
and continues in the same style and finishing with:
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