Title:
The ten commandments / directed by Cecil B. DeMille ; produced by Motion Picture Associates, Inc. ; a Paramount Picture.
ISBN:
9781415758052
Publication Information:
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, 2011.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (231 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from container.
Title appears on item as: Cecile B. DeMille's the ten commandments.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956.
"Based upon the Holy scriptures and other ancient and modern writings."
Special features: commentary by Katherine Orrison ; Newsreel: The ten commandments premiere in New York ; theatrical trailers: 1956 "Making of" trailer/1966 trailer/1989 trailer.
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs, fully restored.
Summary:
Filmed in Egypt and the Sinai with one of the biggest sets ever constructed for a motion picture, this version tells the story of the life of Moses. Once favored in the Pharaoh's bousehold, Moses turned his back on a privileged life to lead his people to freedom. Now celebrating its 55th anniversary, this film has been fully restored.
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Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
Audience:
Rating: G.
Performer:
Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne de Carlo, Debra Paget, John Derek, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Nina Foch, Marth Scott, Judith Anderson, Vincent Price, John Carradine.
Production Credits:
Written for the screen by Aeneas Mackenzie, Jesse L. Lasky, Jr., Jack Gariss, Fredric M. Frank.
OCLC Number:
ocn707351578
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