The ten commandments. / Cecil B. DeMille's production ; produced by Motion Picture Associates, Inc. ; written for the screen by Aeneas MacKenzie, Jesse L. Lasky, Jr., Jack Gariss, Fredric M. Frank ; directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, [2006] |
| Description | 1 videodisc (approximately 220 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959. |
| Other author/creator | Heston, Charlton. |
| Other author/creator | Brynner, Yul. |
| Other author/creator | Baxter, Anne. |
| Other author/creator | Robinson, Edward G., 1893-1973. |
| Other author/creator | De Carlo, Yvonne. |
| Other author/creator | Paramount Pictures Corporation. |
| Variant title | At head of title: 50th anniversary collection |
| Abstract | To escape the edict that condemed all first-born Hebrew males, 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. |
| General note | Title from container. |
| General note | Originally released as a motion picture in 1956. |
| Cast | 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. |
| Audience | MPAA rating: G. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | 1956 version: English and dubbed French dialogue, English subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Awards note | Academy Awards, USA, 1957: Oscar - Best Effects, Special Effects (John P. Fulton). |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Bible films. |
| Genre/form | Religious films. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher number | 04122 Paramount Pictures |
| Stock number | Midwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | PN1995.9.B53 T46 2006 DVD V. 1&2 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | PN1995.9.B53 T46 2006 DVD V.3 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |