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Ten Commandments, The: 50th Anniversary Collection
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Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) / Standard 1.33:1 B&W / Production Year: 1923 / Region 1
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Current Sales Rank: 3153
All-Time Sales Rank: 1400
| Overall Rating: 5 out of 5, including 1 review
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Includes The 1956 Academy Award-Winning Classic And The 1923 Epic Silent Film
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. It's unique storyline moves back and forth in time to show the relevance of its Old Testament morality to contemporary (circa 1923) immorality. Complementing DeMille's powerful screen drama is Gaylord Carter's digitally recorded score, performed on a magnificent Wurlitzer organ.
Over 30 years later, DeMille-now at the pinnacle of his profession via such hits as Samson And Delilah (1949) and The Greatest Show On Earth (1952)-topped the pageantry and excitement of his original silent film with his sweeping 1956 retelling of The Ten Commandments. Filmed in Egypt and the Sinai, and featuring one of the biggest sets ever constructed for a motion picture, this star-studded, Technicolor extravaganza tells the story of the life of Moses (Charlton Heston), who turned his back on a privileged life to lead his people to freedom. This classic screen epic was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture of 1956.
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Features:
| The Ten Commandments (1956 Version)
Commentary by Katherine Orrison, author of Written In Stone: Making Cecil B. DeMille's Epic, The Ten Commandments.
6 Part Documentary:
· Moses
· The Chosen People
· Land Of The Pharaohs
· The Paramount Lot
· The Score
· Mr.DeMille
Newsreel: The Ten Commandments Premiere in New York
Trailers:
· 1956 Making of Trailer
· 1966 Trailer
· 1989 Trailer
The Ten Commandments (1923 Version)
Commentary by Katherine Orrison, author of Written In Stone: Making Cecil B. DeMille's Epic, The Ten Commandments.
Hand-tinted Footage of the Exodus and Parting of the Red Sea Sequence
| Video:
| Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Standard 1.33:1 B&W | | Audio: (more info) | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono
| Subtitles:
| | English, French
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| Studio: Paramount
Production Year: 1923
Release Date: 3/21/2006
Length: 356 mins
Rating: G
| Includes: Audio Commentary
Packaging: Custom Case
Number of Discs: 3
Disc: SS-SL
Item Code: 041224
UPC Code: 097360412246
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Overall Rating: 5 out of 5, including 1 review
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Customer Review
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A wonderful restoration of a great movie - 5 out of 5 (4/18/2006)
This is truly one of the great films of all time. Fortunately, the restoration of this film is just as great. You may have seen this film a hundred times, but you haven't seen it until you have seen this. The colors are absolutely brilliant. The sound has also been restored right down to the sound effects. The silent version is just as wonderful and it is quite interesting to watch. The commentary by Katherine Orrison is the best and the most informative commentary I have yet heard on any
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