The Ten Commandments (50th Anniversary Collection)
starring: Theodore Roberts, Charles de Rochefort, Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Estelle Taylor
directed by: Cecil B. DeMille
directed by: Cecil B. DeMille
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Studio: Paramount Home VideoRelease Date: 03/21/2006
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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
Studio: Paramount Home VideoRelease Date: 03/21/2006
Amazon.com essential video:
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
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- The Ten Commandments
My wife has always loved the Ten Commandments. When she opened her present she was thrilled especial being it also had the original silent film version also.
Rating: - Great
I glad I was able to get a new copy of this.It looks and plays great.
Rating: - Classic
The Video arrived very fast.I have not watched it yet but this is a classic and I'm sure it will be as great as it has been over the years.
CW
Rating: - GREAT
The movie was wonderfully reproduced in brillant color also enjoyed the original silent movie version.
Rating: - Childhood revisited
I first saw "The Ten Commandments" starring Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner,and the gang on a class trip when I was back in Brooklyn. It was bigger than life to me back then. Over the years, it's lost and gained its luster for me. Now digitally restored, on DVD and played on a 32" HDTV, it was like being transported back to my childhood. Add to that,I'm a Sunday school teacher so sometimes it helps me explain & get through to the younger ones who can barely understand the King James version that is ... Read More
- The Ten CommandmentsMy wife has always loved the Ten Commandments. When she opened her present she was thrilled especial being it also had the original silent film version also.
- GreatI glad I was able to get a new copy of this.It looks and plays great.
- ClassicThe Video arrived very fast.I have not watched it yet but this is a classic and I'm sure it will be as great as it has been over the years.
CW
- GREATThe movie was wonderfully reproduced in brillant color also enjoyed the original silent movie version.
- Childhood revisitedI first saw "The Ten Commandments" starring Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner,and the gang on a class trip when I was back in Brooklyn. It was bigger than life to me back then. Over the years, it's lost and gained its luster for me. Now digitally restored, on DVD and played on a 32" HDTV, it was like being transported back to my childhood. Add to that,I'm a Sunday school teacher so sometimes it helps me explain & get through to the younger ones who can barely understand the King James version that is ... Read More
