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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Cecil B. DeMille |
| Stars: |
Yvonne De Carlo |
| Actors: |
Nina Foch |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Spirituality · Epic · Religion · Bible Epic · Ancient World · Jewish Heritage · Religious Beliefs · Religious Faith · Remake · Passover · Bible (The) · Essential Cinema · Classic |
| MPAA Rating: |
G (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
097360652413 |
| Release Date: |
1956 |
| Running Time: |
3hr 39min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: 2-Disc Set; Special Collector's Edition; Checkpoint, 3hr 40min
Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (March 09, 2004)
UPC: 097360502824 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Fredric M. Frank |
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Professional Reviews
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(09/01/2004, p.138, Uncut Staff): "[It] remains the definitive Biblical epic." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"Let my people go!"--Moses (Charlton Heston) to Pharaoh (Yul Brynner) |
| More Information |
| Details: |
This spectacular biblical epic from legendary showman Cecil B. DeMille tells the story of Moses from his infancy to the triumphant moment when he led the Israelites out of captivity in Egypt. The film begins as the pharaoh's daughter (Yvonne De Carlo) discovers the abandoned infant Moses and takes him to the shelter of her family. Charlton Heston stars as the young man raised by the pharaoh as an Egyptian prince. Moses is righteous and kind, the favored successor to the kingdom, which results in the deep-seated jealousy of Prince Rameses (Yul Brynner). Rameses and Moses compete for the throne and the love of the young princess, Nefretiri (Anne Baxter), until Moses learns the truth about his origins and joins the Jewish slaves in their fight for freedom. After receiving the Ten Commandments from God, Moses helps free the Jews from the pharaoh's tyrannical rule, surmounting all obstacles in his way--including the parting of the Red Sea, in one of the movie's most famous scenes. Cecil B. DeMille's extravaga... |
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