The Ten Commandments (50th Anniversary Collection)

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The Ten Commandments (50th Anniversary Collection) (1956)

Actors: Ten Commandments
Studio: Paramount
Rating: G (General Audience)
Run Time: 356 minutes
Theatrical Release Date: October 05, 1956
DVD Release Date: March 21, 2006
Format: DVD
Genres: Classics, Drama

Paramount Pictures celebrates the 50th anniversary of Cecil B. DeMille's Bible epic spectacular THE TEN COMMANDMENTS with a double feature that includes both the 1956 version and the director's original 1923 silent version. See individual titles for plot details.System Requirements:Running Time: 356 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: G UPC: 097360412246 Manufacturer No: 041224

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Amazon.com Editorial 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