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| Genre/Form: | Video recordings for the hearing impaired Nonfiction films Bible films Drama Feature films Film adaptations Historical films Religious films Films religieux Films bibliques Films historiques Adaptations cinématographiques Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives Films autres que de fiction |
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| Named Person: | Moses, (Biblical leader); Moses, (Biblical leader) |
| Material Type: | Clipart/images/graphics, Internet resource, Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File, Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: | Cecil B DeMille; Aeneas MacKenzie; Jesse L Lasky, Jr.; Jack Gariss; Fredric M Frank; Charlton Heston; Yul Brynner; Anne Baxter; Edward G Robinson; Yvonne De Carlo; Debra Paget; John Derek; Cedric Hardwicke; Nina Foch; Martha Scott; Judith Anderson; Vincent Price; John Carradine; Loyal Griggs; Hal Pereira; Walter Tyler; Albert Nozaki; Elmer Bernstein; Anne Bauchens; Le Roy Prinz; Ruth Godfrey; Dorothy Clarke Wilson; J H Ingraham; Arthur E Southon; Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,; Motion Picture Associates, Inc., |
| Language Note: | English dialogue, optional English closed captions. |
| OCLC Number: | 1125128850 |
| Notes: | "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. |
| Credits: | 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. |
| 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. |
| Awards: | Winner, Best Effects, Special Effects (John P. Fulton), 1957 Academy Awards (U.S.A.) ; Nominee, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Color, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Picture, Best Sound Recording, 1957 Academy Awards. Named to the National Film Registry in 1999 by the Library of Congress. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (232 min.)) |
| Other Titles: | Cecil B. DeMille's the Ten commandments |
| Responsibility: | 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. |
Abstract:
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.
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