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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792154648
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792154649
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 2
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 30, 1999
Running Time: 220 minutes
Sales Rank: 26791
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: October 05, 1956
Editorial Review:
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
I FIRST SAW THIS MOVIE IN 1956,
WHEN IT WAS RELEASED. I WAS MESMERIZED.
IT WAS THE GREATEST MOVIE I HAVE EVER
SEEN UP TO WHEN IT WAS RELEASED. SINE
THEN, IT IS STILL THE GREATEST MOVIE
I HAVE EVER SEEN. I WOULD LIKE TO
SEND COPIES TO FAMILY. HOWEVER, I CAN
NOT MAKE COPIES. SO, I HAVE THEM COME
TO MY HOUSE AND WATCH IT. I CONSIDER
IT THE GREATEST MOVIE I HAVE EVER ... Read More
Rating: - Timeless Classic
One of the most well acted, well directed and greatest stories ever told. It transends generations. I've watched this movie every Easter since I can remember, and now my children carry on the tradition. This is one to add to the collection.
Rating:  - Old testament mumbo jumbo
Except for Yul Brynner's performance, costumes and attire, the rest of the movie is Old Testament religious propaganda. The movie is a slap in the face of the ancient Egyptians (of the New kingdom in the 18th & 19th dynasties) face. Moses never led the Hebrews from Egypt. He drove them out with the rest of the Hyksos invaders in 1570 BC. I'm surprised that more people don't question the Old Testament Megalomania. Is there a way to vote zero stars?
Rating: - The Ten Commanments 1956 stands the test of time
This is exactly the kind of movie we need more of. But, I know that will never happen, not in America. Starring Yul Brenner, Charlton Heston -This is Cecil B. Demile's great, big, wonderful telling of Moses. He was put on the river in a basket before the Egytians could kill him along with all the other Hewbrew children. He was found in a drifting basket my Bithia the Pharoh's sister. She raised him in the palace as her own. One day, he and everybody else found out he was a Hebrew...Woo-hoo! ... Read More
Rating: - Great Movie great Price!
The movie arrived on time and in the condition as promised. This set is the ultimate disc set of the movie. Everything you could want and more.
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