The ten commandments [videorecording] / directed by Cecil B. DeMille ; produced by Motion Picture Associates, Incorporated ; a Paramount Picture.
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 household, 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.
Record details
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (231 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
- Publisher: Hollywood, CA : Paramount, [2011]
- Copyright: ©1956
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from container. Originally released 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. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Written for the screen by Aeneas Mackenzie, Jesse L. Lasky, Jr., Jack Gariss, Fredric M. Frank. |
Participant or Performer Note: | 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. |
Target Audience Note: | Canadian Home Video Rating: PG. |
System Details Note: | DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | For private home use only. |
Language Note: | English (Dolby digital 5.1 surround) (2.0 surround), French (mono), Portuguese (mono) or Spanish (2.0 surround) dialogue; English, French, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
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Subject: | Moses (Biblical leader) > Fiction. Bible. Old Testament > Fiction. Ten commandments > Fiction. Israelites crossing the Red Sea (Biblical event) > Fiction. |
Genre: | Epic films. Bible films. Religious films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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500 | . | ‡aTitle from container. | |
500 | . | ‡aOriginally released as a motion picture in 1956. | |
500 | . | ‡a"Based upon the Holy scriptures and other ancient and modern writings." | |
500 | . | ‡aSpecial features: commentary by Katherine Orrison ; Newsreel: The ten commandments premiere in New York ; theatrical trailers: 1956 "Making of" trailer/1966 trailer/1989 trailer. | |
508 | . | ‡aWritten for the screen by Aeneas Mackenzie, Jesse L. Lasky, Jr., Jack Gariss, Fredric M. Frank. | |
511 | 1 | . | ‡aCharlton 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. |
520 | . | ‡aFilmed 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 household, 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. | |
521 | . | ‡aCanadian Home Video Rating: PG. | |
538 | . | ‡aDVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0. | |
540 | . | ‡aFor private home use only. | |
546 | . | ‡aEnglish (Dolby digital 5.1 surround) (2.0 surround), French (mono), Portuguese (mono) or Spanish (2.0 surround) dialogue; English, French, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles. | |
546 | . | ‡aClosed-captioned for the hearing impaired. | |
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700 | 1 | . | ‡aDeMille, Cecil B. ‡q(Cecil Blount), ‡d1881-1959, ‡efilm director. |
700 | 1 | . | ‡aMacKenzie, Aeneas, ‡escreenwriter. |
700 | 1 | . | ‡aLasky, Jesse L., ‡cJr., ‡d1910-1988, ‡escreenwriter. |
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