Anne Baxter, Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson
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 Vi...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 30, 1999
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May 25, 2009Watched it in Religion class......... it was overly boring and dull. I'm sorry God
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March 14, 2009I will admit, I was nodding off by the end of it, but this is still a great movie. Yes, it's incredibly hammy, but that's sort of the point isn't it? The sets are opulent, the colours just pop off the screen, the score is enchanting and the acting... well, they tried hard... a si...( read more)
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March 5, 2009as in all things on planet earth practically everyone i know has seen this film at least once, cecil b. demille's typically twofaced denunciation of the sinful life while gloriously wallowing in it...but try to find anybody that actually knows the real ten commandments! good luck!
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September 18, 2008Heston got slammed for being a ham in this, but he pretty much has to in order to compete with Edward G. Robinson and Yul Brenner.
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November 11, 2009One of my all time favortie films, I can watch it anytime. Well acted and memorable performamces.
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October 23, 2009this one never loses it's relevance. Truly ahead of it's time, it is still worth watching all of these classic actors at their peak.
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October 7, 2009what a great spectacular spectacle... overindulgent but yeah... that's so good, isn't it?!
I had the good fortune to see this a few years back at a 70 mm festival and Heston was there doing a celebrity introduction. During the intermission the lines for the bathroom were ridi...( read more)
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