Rameses: Wrath of God or Man? (TV 2004)

This documentary examines what historians know about the Bible's Old Testament account of the Plague of the Firstborn and about Egypt's Pharaoh, Rameses. Egyptologists discuss whether the ... See full summary »

Director:

Tom Pollock

Writer:

Shaun Trevisick

Stars:

Morgan Freeman

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Morgan Freeman	...	Narrator

Storyline

This documentary examines what historians know about the Bible's Old Testament account of the Plague of the Firstborn and about Egypt's Pharaoh, Rameses. Egyptologists discuss whether the pharaoh mentioned in the story is Rameses II or perhaps his eldest son.

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Plot Keywords:

pharaoh | egypt | exodus | ancient myth | ancient history | 

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Genres:

Documentary | History

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ramsès: Mystères dans la vallée des Rois

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlantic Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Strictly second rate

This documentary, complete with dramatic re-enactments, was strictly second rate. The musical score was annoying repetitive and the entire factual content could have been presented in less than a quarter of the time. Instead everything was asked repeatedly, the same two "experts" were introduced over and over again and very little real content was covered.

It had plenty of places for commercial breaks and before and after each one recaps were presented. Overall it made for a repetitive, uninsightful documentary that was almost painful to sit through the first time.

I'm an inveterate repeat watcher of documentaries but this one will not make it into my repertory.

Far better has been done before.