Cecil B. DeMilles’ “The Ten Commandments” (Paramount, 1956) starring Charlton Heston as Moses and Yul Brynner as Rameses II. Original British Lobby Card.
“The Ten Commandments” dramatizes the biblical story of the life of Moses, an adopted Egyptian prince who becomes the deliverer of his real brethren, the enslaved Hebrews. The film is bases on “Prince of Egypt” by Dorothy Clarke Wilson, “Pillar of Fire” by J. H. Ingraham, “On Eagle’s Wings” by A. E. Southon, and the Book of Exodus. It stars Charlton Heston in the lead role, Yul Brynner as Rameses, Anne Baxter as Nefretiri, Edward G. Robinson as Dathan, Yvonne De Carlo as Sephora, Debra Paget as Lilia, and John Derek as Joshua; and features Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Sethi, Nina Foch as Bithiah, Martha Scott as Yochabel, Judith Anderson as Memnet and Vincent Price as Baka, among others. [Source: Wikipedia]
Movie trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOa64YH8-8I
Cecil B. DeMilles’ “The Ten Commandments” (Paramount, 1956) starring Charlton Heston as Moses and Yul Brynner as Rameses II. Original British Lobby Card.
“The Ten Commandments” dramatizes the biblical story of the life of Moses, an adopted Egyptian prince who becomes the deliverer of his real brethren, the enslaved Hebrews. The film is bases on “Prince of Egypt” by Dorothy Clarke Wilson, “Pillar of Fire” by J. H. Ingraham, “On Eagle’s Wings” by A. E. Southon, and the Book of Exodus. It stars Charlton Heston in the lead role, Yul Brynner as Rameses, Anne Baxter as Nefretiri, Edward G. Robinson as Dathan, Yvonne De Carlo as Sephora, Debra Paget as Lilia, and John Derek as Joshua; and features Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Sethi, Nina Foch as Bithiah, Martha Scott as Yochabel, Judith Anderson as Memnet and Vincent Price as Baka, among others. [Source: Wikipedia]
Movie trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOa64YH8-8I