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The Ten Commandments [1956]

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Binding : DVD
EAN : 5014437806130
Label : Paramount Home Entertainment
Manufacturer : Paramount Home Entertainment
Publisher : Paramount Home Entertainment
Release date : 2001-04-09
Title : The Ten Commandments [1956]
Actor : Array
Audience rating : Universal, suitable for all
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Languages : Array
Number of items : 2
Original release date : 1956-12-03
Region code : 2
Running time : 220
Studio : Paramount Home Entertainment
Theatrical releaseDate : 1956-10-05
Number of discs : 1

Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
Legendary silent film director Cecil B. DeMille didn't much alter the way he made movies after sound came in, and this 1956 biblical drama is proof of that. While graced with such 1950s niceties as VistaVision and Technicolor, The Ten Commandments (DeMille had already filmed an earlier version in 1923) has an anachronistic, impassioned style that finds lead actors Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner expressively posing while hundreds of extras writhe either in the presence of God's power or from orgiastic heat. DeMille, as always, plays both sides of the fence as far as sin goes, surrounding Heston's Moses with worshipful music and heavenly special effects while also making the sexy action around the cult of the Golden Calf look like fun. You have to see The Ten Commandments to understand its peculiar resonance as an old-new movie, complete with several still-impressive effects such as the parting of the Red Sea. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-11-11 rating:

Falsehood, not based on the Bible at all.
This movie is very inaccurate and does not correspond to the events described in the Bible. Even worse than that --- they couldn't even get the names right --- e.g. Yochebed is called Jochabel etc. In the Bible God sends Moses but in the movie it is Joshua who does this first (and God merely (and seemingly reluctantly) confirms it with a barely audible voice from a shining (not burning as in the Bible) tree (not a bush as in the Bible). The list of errors is too big to mention them all here. Suffice it to say that I am surprized that even in 1956 people were so degenerate as to watch this rubbish and call it "Bible epic". It is more appropriate for the current times when people call white black and black white.

review by: date: 2008-01-12 rating:

So it shall be written, so it shall be done
This film is over 50 years old but it is still mightily impressive,even by today's standards. "The Ten Commandments" is an epic film telling the story of Moses from his birth in Egypt right up to his arrival at the Promised Land in his old age. Charlton Heston and Yul Bryner play Moses and the Pharoah Ramses, his great rival, with much aplomb. There is a cast of thousands, still awesome special effects and a familiar, compelling storyline. I thoroughly enjoyed the film and I would recommend it especially to anyone wishing to give their child exposure to some R.E. in a particularly unreligious medium. After watching "The Ten Commandments" I wondered why with all the fantastic CGI effects available to film makers in this century that there have been no new films about the life stories of Moses and Jesus using this technology. There is bound to be a huge potential viewing audience for them , yet none appear to be forthcoming...

review by: date: 2007-08-28 rating:

Fantastic, gripping film - and reverent treatment of the Scriptures.
What an amazing film. My four year old (admittedly with a brazen constitution for violence) watched this with us over 2 days, and was completely absorbed. The storytelling is wonderful - class acting from Charlton Heston, funny acting from Yul Brynner; variety of pace and some unforgettable crowd scenes. It's three hours long, which just added to the feeling of it being a special event. I would say it's very true indeed to the Exodus account, with minimal extra details. Uplifting Christian viewing.

review by: The Amazon Reviewer date: 2007-04-10 rating:

Massive story of Biblical proportions
IN the blue corner Charlton Heston as Moses and in the red corner, Yul Bryner as the Egyptian king. These two heavyweights battle it out in a story that (excuse my French) reaches Biblical Proportions. Read the Bible and the film plays out as a near faithful adaptation. Witness one of the greatest sci effects witnessed in cinematic history with the parting of the Red Sea. Fifty years on, it still resonates as the 'piece de resistance' for this great film.

review by: byungdohsuh date: 2006-02-04 rating:

The Courting Couples On The Back Row Broke None Of Them
As a child I queued for 3 hours to get tickets for this film when it was released. It was the custom in those days to stay in the " pictures " for free repeat showings if the film was something special. However this film proved so popular that it was separate performances only and I could not afford to buy more tickets to see it over again.
The back row of the " picture houses " were the usual haunt for courting couples and I am sure that many a Commandment was broken by them and they never got to see the film or even remember the name of what was showing.

During the showing of THE TEN COMMANDMENTS I am absolutely positive that no Commandments were broken by any of the audience as it held our attention for the full 3 hours and 39 minutes.
This was 50 years ago and having just watched the DVD I can honestly say that for me it is still the best movie of its genre. The colour, sound and widescreen adds to the tremendous effects and enhances the close-ups. In the final orgy scene I was amused to see an extra hamming it up pretending to get his leg burned on the artificial fires smelting the gold. As an "EXTRA" myself I tend to look for that kind of thing but nothing else would prompt me to say anything negative about this great story. Todays' special computerized special effects cannot match the ones featured in this movie. I was reduced to tears during several scenes as I was as a child when I saw it for the first time. I got this DVD at a bargain price and the quality is SPARKLING. I think that this film should be released into cinemas again for todays' generation to see a masterpiece in true widescreen.

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