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The Resource The ten commandments, 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

The ten commandments, 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

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Summary
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
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • por
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • por
  • spa
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Widescreen version.
Extent
2 videodiscs (231 min.)
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956
  • "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
Contents
  • Disc 1: Feature film [part 1] (136 min.)
  • Special features: optional audio feature commentary by Katherine Orrison ; Disc 2: Feature film [part 2] (96 min.)
  • Special features: optional audio feature commentary by Katherine Orrison
  • Newsreel: The Ten commandments premiere in New York
  • theatrical trailers: 1956 "Making of" trailer
  • 1966 trailer
  • 1989 trailer
Instance
Label
The ten commandments
Title
The ten commandments
Statement of 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
Title variation
Cecil B. DeMille's the Ten commandments
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Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • por
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • por
  • spa
  • eng
Summary
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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Awards note
  • Academy Awards, 1957: Winner, Best Effects, Special Effects (John P. Fulton)
  • Named to the National Film Registry in 1999 by the Library of Congress.
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videorecording
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  • Ten commandments (Motion picture : 1956)
  • Ten commandments (Motion picture : 1956)
  • Ten commandments (Motion picture : 1956)
  • Ten commandments (Motion picture : 1956)
Credits note
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
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: G
Language note
English (Dolby digital 5.1 surround) (2.0 surround), French (mono), Portuguese (mono) or Spanish (2.0 surround) dialogue; optional English, French, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles; closed captioned for the hearing impaired
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.T39 2011
PerformerNote
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
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  • 1881-1959.
  • 1910-1988
  • 1911-1977
  • 1893-1973
  • 1933-
  • 1926-1998
  • 1893-1964
  • 1914-2003
  • 1897-1992
  • 1911-1993
  • 1895-1983
  • 1922-2007
  • 1809-1860
  • 1887-
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  • DeMille, Cecil B.
  • MacKenzie, Aeneas
  • Lasky, Jesse L.
  • Gariss, Jack
  • Frank, Fredric M.
  • Heston, Charlton
  • Brynner, Yul
  • Baxter, Anne
  • Robinson, Edward G.
  • De Carlo, Yvonne
  • Paget, Debra
  • Derek, John
  • Hardwicke, Cedric
  • Foch, Nina
  • Scott, Martha
  • Anderson, Judith
  • Price, Vincent
  • Carradine, John
  • Griggs, Loyal
  • Bernstein, Elmer
  • Bauchens, Anne
  • Prinz, Le Roy
  • Godfrey, Ruth
  • Wilson, Dorothy Clarke
  • Ingraham, J. H.
  • Southon, Arthur E.
  • Paramount Pictures Corporation
  • Motion Picture Associates, Inc
Runtime
231
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  • Moses
  • Moses
  • Spanish language materials
  • French language materials
  • Portuguese language materials
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
The ten commandments, 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
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Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956
  • "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
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Disc 1: Feature film [part 1] (136 min.) -- Special features: optional audio feature commentary by Katherine Orrison ; Disc 2: Feature film [part 2] (96 min.) -- Special features: optional audio feature commentary by Katherine Orrison -- Newsreel: The Ten commandments premiere in New York -- theatrical trailers: 1956 "Making of" trailer -- 1966 trailer -- 1989 trailer
Control code
ocn707351578
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen version.
Extent
2 videodiscs (231 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
032429258328
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
14351
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs, fully restored; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 2.0 surround, Dolby digital mono
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The ten commandments, 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
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956
  • "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
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Disc 1: Feature film [part 1] (136 min.) -- Special features: optional audio feature commentary by Katherine Orrison ; Disc 2: Feature film [part 2] (96 min.) -- Special features: optional audio feature commentary by Katherine Orrison -- Newsreel: The Ten commandments premiere in New York -- theatrical trailers: 1956 "Making of" trailer -- 1966 trailer -- 1989 trailer
Control code
ocn707351578
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen version.
Extent
2 videodiscs (231 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
032429258328
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
14351
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs, fully restored; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 2.0 surround, Dolby digital mono
Video recording format
DVD

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