The ten commandments / Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky present Cecil B. DeMille's production ; story by Jeanie Macpherson ; directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
Publisher:
Paramount Pictures,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
1 videodisc (136 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
Theodore Roberts, Charles de Rochefort, Estelle Taylor. Originally released in 1923 as a motion picture. Full screen (4:3) Special features: Commentary by Katherine Orrison, author of "Written in Stone" ; making Cecil B. DeMille's epic film ;hand-tinted footage of exodus and parting of the Red Sea.
Summary:
"With its cast of thousands and imaginative use of early special effects, director Cecil B. DeMille's original silent 1923 version of The Ten commandments is truly one of the greatest epics to come out of 1920s Hollywood. Its unique storyline moves back and forth in time to show the relevance of its Old Testament morality to contemporary (circa1923) immorality. Complementing DeMille's powerful silent screen drama is Gaylord Carter's digitally recorded score, performed on a magnificent Wurlitzer organ."--Container
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