Heston later played Michelangelo in “The Agony and the Ecstasy” (1965).ġ0) The script of movie contained 308 pages with 70 speaking parts.įilmed on location in Egypt, Mount Sinai, and the Sinai Peninsula, the film is DeMille’s last and most successful work. DeMille picked Charlton Heston for the role of Moses because he bore a resemblance to Michelangelo’s statue of Moses in Rome, Italy. Michaelangelo’s statue of Moses in San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome, Italy ĩ) Cecil B. Sinai was a combination of Charlton Heston and director Cecil B. Charlton Heston as Moses, “The Ten Commandments” movie (1956)ħ) Charlton Heston who starred in the biblical movie, The Ten Commandments as Moses in 1956 also played Judah Ben-Hur in the movie Ben-Hur where he won an Oscar for Best Actor.Ĩ) The voice of God during the creation of the 10 commandments at Mt. Rameses II covered himself from the hailstone that would burst into flames when they hit the ground ĥ) When Yul Brynner was told he would be playing Pharaoh Rameses II opposite of Charlton Heston’s Moses and that he would be shirtless for a majority of the film, he began a rigorous weightlifting program because he did not want to be physically overshadowed by Heston.Ħ) The hailstones that fell onto the pavilion of Rameses’ palace were actually pieces of popcorn that had been spray-painted white their advantage was that they were light, wouldn’t hurt actors when they were hit by them, and could be swept up and used again if needed in other scenes. He also had a heart attack during his directing, thus making The Ten Commandments his last masterpiece. DeMille also celebrated his 75th birthday during the filming of the movie, making him the oldest director during those times. Thank you, for your attention.”Ĥ) Cecil B. The story takes three hours and thirty-nine minutes to unfold. Our intention was not to create a story but to be worthy of the divinely inspired story, created 3,000 years ago.
Are men the property of the state or are they free souls under God? This same battle continues throughout the world today. The theme of this picture is whether a man ought to be ruled by God’s law, or whether by the whims of a dictator like Rameses. These historians had access to had to access to documents long since burnt destroyed – or perhaps lost like the Dead Ses Scrolls.
Philo wrote at the time Jesus of Nazareth walked the earth and Josephus wrote some 50 years later and watched the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans. To fill in those missing years, we turn to ancient historians, Philo and Josephus. From when he was a three-month-old baby and was found in the bulrushes by Bithiah, by Bithiah, the daughter of Pharoah and adopted into the court of Egypt until he learned that he was Hebrew and killed the Egyptian. As many of you know, the Holy Bible omits some 30 years of the life of Moses. Ladies and gentlemen, young and old, this may seem an unusual procedure, speaking to you before the film begins, but we have an unusual subject, the story of the birth of freedom, the story of Moses. DeMille gave a speech, introducing the film saying:
DeMille, the producer and director of “The Ten Commandments” movie giving his introduction before the beginning of the film ģ) Before opening credits at the theaters, Director Cecil B. Ģ) Charlton Heston, the actor who played Moses in the movie has a newborn son, named Fraser Clarke Heston. The infant Moses was put in a basket at the Nile river with his mother, Yochabel, and sister, Miriam.
What follows is a series of twisted events that leads them to believe that when you have nothing left to lose, you have the strength to risk it all.1) The Ten Commandments was the highest-earning live-action film after surpassing the 1939 “Gone with the Wind” the record was finally broken by “The Sound of Music” (1965). By breaking each of the Ten Commandments, he attempts to get even and force an answer from above. It is in their care that he forms a bizarre plan to seek revenge on the Almighty. At the end of his rope, Seth is taken in by his sister-in-law, Rachel (Cox), who is trapped in a miserable marriage with her corrupt husband, Harry (LaPaglia). He feels that he is, for some inexplicable reason, the target of God's wrath. All of which, he suspects, is neither accident nor coincidence.
Why do bad things happen to good people? Courteney Cox (TV's "Friends" Scream 1, 2 & 3), Aidan Quinn (Michael Collins, Legends of the Fall) and Anthony LaPaglia (TV's "Without A Trace" The Salton Sea) star in this dark, romantic comedy from Executive Producer Ivan Reitman about a decent man who dares to ask, "Why me?" Seth Warner (Quinn) has lost everything in his life that he holds dear - his wife, his job and his home.