Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

The defiant leader Moses rises up against Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, setting six hundred thousand slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.

Director:

Ridley Scott

Writers:

Adam Cooper, Bill Collage

Stars:

Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christian Bale	...	Moses
Joel Edgerton	...	Ramses
John Turturro	...	Seti
Aaron Paul	...	Joshua
Ben Mendelsohn	...	Viceroy Hegep
María Valverde	...	Zipporah
Sigourney Weaver	...	Tuya
Ben Kingsley	...	Nun
Isaac Andrews	...	Malak
Hiam Abbass	...	Bithia
Indira Varma	...	High Priestess
Ewen Bremner	...	Expert
Golshifteh Farahani	...	Nefertari
Ghassan Massoud	...	Ramses' Grand Vizier
Tara Fitzgerald	...	Miriam

Storyline

Biblical epic Exodus: Gods and Kings stars Christian Bale as Moses who, as the film opens, fights alongside his brother Ramses (a shaved-headed Joel Edgerton), to help defend Egypt, which is ruled by their father, Seti (John Turturro). During battle, Moses saves Ramses life, causing Ramses to fear that his brother will one day be King because it fits with a prophecy handed down by one of Seti's trusted spiritualists. Soon after Seti's death, Moses, who is actually Jewish and not Egyptian, is banished. However, he becomes the leader of the Jewish people and leads a rebellion, with the help of a wrathful God, against that Egyptians..

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Plot Keywords:

moses | pharaoh | plague | egypt | exodus | 

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Taglines:

Once Brothers, Now Enemies

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence including battle sequences and intense images

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK Spain USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 December 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Moses

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$140,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$24,115,934, 12 December 2014, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$65,014,513

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$268,175,631

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chernin Entertainment, Scott Free Productions, Babieka

Technical Specs

Runtime:

150 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Dolby Surround 7.1 Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to some interpretations of the Bible, Moses was over eighty-years-old when the Exodus occurred (he was forty when he left Egypt and roamed Midia for forty years before returning to Egypt). Since he was a poor speaker, he asked God to excuse him from the quest, but God told him to use his brother Aaron as his speaker instead.

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Goofs

The horses have stirrups. This is very evident when Moses rides his horse at the stable scene. Modern stirrups were invented around 300 CE making them about 1000 years out of date for Moses.

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Quotes

Rhamses: That wasn't an admission. He simply did not want her arm lopped off.

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Crazy Credits

For my brother, Tony Scott

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Connections

Referenced in The Comfort Zone: Christian Bale's "Exodus" Movie (2014)

User Reviews

Christian humble?

Let me say immediately. Visually, technically, this film is a wonder and for that alone it deserves to be seen but then. Oh brother. Christian Bale, one of my favorites among the post-De Niro crop, is cast as Moses, you know? Moses - the man chosen by God for his humbleness. Christian's Moses blazes with self confidence. The Godly horrors known as plagues are a cinematic jaw dropping experience but when it returns to the actual drama. Oh brother. How can it possibly be? When the great Ridley Scott made his Robin Hood (did you see it?)his star Russell Crowe went to a talk show to promote the movie and called the Erroll Flynn version, "crap" - You see? I think that's at the center of the problem.