The ten commandments / Paramount presents a Cecil B. DeMille production ; written for the screen by Aeneas MacKenzie [and others] ; produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
Lavish Biblical epic that tells the life story of Moses from the time he was discovered in the bulrushes as an infant by the pharaoh's daughter. As an adult, he turns his back on his privileged life in Egypt to lead his true people, the Hebrews, to freedom outside Egypt.
Uniform Title: | Ten commandments (Motion picture : 1956)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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Language: | English French |
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English |
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Closed-captioned; English (5.1 surround or surround) or French (mono.) soundtracks; optional English subtitles. |
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Hollywood, Calif. :
Paramount,
[2004], ©2004.
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Edition: | Special collector's edition. |
Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (220 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Variant Title: |
Cecil B. DeMille's The ten commandments. |
Format: | Video DVD |
Contents:
- Special features: Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs
- Commentary by Katherine Orrison, author of Written in stone--making Cecil B. deMille's epic The Ten Commandments
- Newsreel: The Ten Commandments premier in New York
- 6-part documentary
- Trailers: 1956 "Making of" trailer ; 1966 trailer ; 1989 trailer
- Language: English 5.1 surround ; English Dolby surround ; French mono
- Subtitles: English.