The ten commandments / [presented by] Paramount ; [produced by Motion Picture Associates, Inc.] ; written for the screen by Aeneas MacKenzie [and others] ; produced and directed by Cecil B. De Mille.
To escape the edict that condemned all first-born Hebrew males by Egypt's Pharoah, Rameses I, 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. He also gains 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 1415718636
- ISBN: 9781415718636
- Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (220 min., 136 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, [2006]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Some credits from container. Based on the Holy Scriptures and other ancient and modern writings. Originally released as a motion picture in 1956. "50th anniversary collection"--Container. Special features: commentary by Katherine Orrison, author of Written in stone : making Cecil B. DeMille's epic, The ten commandments; 6-part documentary: "Moses", "The chosen people", "Land of the pharaohs", "The Paramount lot", "The score", and "Mr. DeMille"; newsreel: The ten commandments premiere in New York; trailers. Includes the 1923 version of: The ten commandments / Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky present Cecil B. DeMille's production ; story by Jeanie MacPherson ; directed by Cecil B. DeMille. (136 min., si., b & w). Cast includes Theodore Roberts, Richard Dix, and Rod La Rocque. Score by Gaylord Carter. 1923 version has special features: commentary by Katherine Orrison; hand-tinted footage of the Exodus and Parting of the Red Sea sequence. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1. 1956 feature film, pt. 1 -- Disc 2. 1956 feature film, pt. 2 ; Special features -- Disc 3. 1923 silent film. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Loyal Griggs ; editing, Anne Bauchens ; music, Elmer Bernstein. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne De Carlo, Debra Paget, John Derek, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Nina Foch, Martha Scott, Judith Anderson, Vincent Price, John Carradine. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: G; 1923 version and special features not rated. |
System Details Note: | DVD ; region 1 ; widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16:9 TVs (1956 version) ; fullscreen presentation (1923 silent film) ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround (English), 2.0 surround (English), and mono (French), 1923 version: Dolby Digital stereo ; NTSC. |
Language Note: | English and dubbed French dialogue, English subtitles; closed-captioned; 1923 version: English with French subtitles. |
Awards Note: | Academy Award for Best Special Effects; Academy Award Nominations for Best Picture, Best Cinematography (Color), Best Art Direction/Set Decoration, Best Costume Design (Color), Best Film Editing, and Best Sound Recording. |
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Subject: | Moses (Biblical leader) > Drama. Ten commandments > Drama. Exodus, The > Drama. Israelites crossing the Red Sea (Biblical event) > Drama. |
Genre: | Feature films. Bible films. Religious films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Bible films. Historical films. Religious > Feature. Historical > Feature. |
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