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The ten commandments
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- Summary
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Filmed in Egypt and the Sinai with one of the biggest sets ever constructed for a motion picture, this epic tells the story of the life of Moses. Once favored in the Pharaoh's household, Moses turn...
Filmed in Egypt and the Sinai with one of the biggest sets ever constructed for a motion picture, this epic tells the story of the life of Moses. Once favored in the Pharaoh's household, Moses turned his back on a privileged life to lead his people to freedom.
Details
- Creator
- Paramount presents, a Cecil B. De Mille Production ; produced by Motion Picture Associates, Inc. ; a Paramount Picture ; written for the screen by Æneas Mackenzie, Jesse L. Lasky, Jr., Jack Gariss, Fredric M. Frank ; produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959, film director, film producer
- MacKenzie, Aeneas, screenwriter
- Lasky, Jesse L., Jr., 1910-1988, screenwriter
- Gariss, Jack, screenwriter
- Frank, Fredric M. (Fredric Maurice), 1911-1977, screenwriter
- Heston, Charlton, actor
- Brynner, Yul, actor
- Baxter, Anne, actor
- Robinson, Edward G., 1893-1973, actor
- De Carlo, Yvonne, actor
- Paget, Debra, 1933- actor
- Derek, John, 1926-1998, actor
- Hardwicke, Cedric, 1893-1964, actor
- Foch, Nina, actor
- Scott, Martha, 1914-2003, actor
- Anderson, Judith, 1897-1992, actor
- Price, Vincent, 1911-1993, actor
- Carradine, John, actor
- Griggs, Loyal, cinematographer
- Pereira, Hal, art director
- Tyler, Walter, art director
- Nozaki, Albert, 1912-2003, art director
- Bernstein, Elmer, composer
- Bauchens, Anne, film editor
- Prinz, Le Roy, 1895-1983
- Godfrey, Ruth, 1922-2007
- Wilson, Dorothy Clarke. Prince of Egypt
- Ingraham, J. H. (Joseph Holt), 1809-1860. Pillar of fire
- Southon, Arthur E. (Arthur Eustace), 1887-1964. On eagles' wings
- Swank Motion Pictures, Inc
- Paramount Pictures Corporation
- Motion Picture Associates, Inc.
- Publication
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- Hollywood, CA : Paramount Pictures, 1956
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (1 video file (232 min.))
- streaming video file
- OCLC
- on1125128850
- Credits
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- 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
- Director of photography, Loyal Griggs; art direction, Hal Pereira, Walter Tyler, Albert Nozaki ; choreography, Leroy Prinz, Ruth Godfrey ; edited by Anne Bauchens ; music by Elmer Bernstein
- "This work was compiled from many sources and contains material from the books: Prince of Egypt by Dorothy Clarke Wilson, Pillar of fire by Rev. J.H. Ingraham, On eagle's wings, by Rev. A.E. Southon ... in accordance with the ancient texts of Philo, Josephus, Eusebius, the Midrash and The Holy Scriptures."--Opening credits
- Originally produced in 1956.
- English dialogue, optional English closed captions.