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The Resource The ten commandments, [presented by] Paramount ; [produced by Motion Picture Associates, Inc.] ; written for the screen by Aeneas MacKenzie [and others] ; produced and directed by Cecil B. De Mille

The ten commandments, [presented by] Paramount ; [produced by Motion Picture Associates, Inc.] ; written for the screen by Aeneas MacKenzie [and others] ; produced and directed by Cecil B. De Mille

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Summary
To escape the edict that condemned all first-born Hebrew males by Egypt's Pharoah, Rameses I, the infant Moses is set adrift on the Nile in a reed basket. Saved by the pharaoh's daughter Bithiah, he is adopted by her and brought up in the court of her brother, Pharaoh Seti. Moses gains Seti's favor and the love of the throne princess Nefertiri. He also gains the hatred of Seti's son, Rameses. When his Hebrew heritage is revealed, Moses is cast out of Egypt, and makes his way across the desert where he marries, has a son and is commanded by God to return to Egypt to free the Hebrews from slavery. In Egypt, Moses's fiercest enemy proves to be not Rameses, but someone near to him
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Extent
3 videodiscs (220 min., 136 min.)
Note
  • Based on the Holy Scriptures and other ancient and modern writings
  • Some credits from container
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1956
  • "50th anniversary collection"--Container
  • Special features: 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", and "Mr. DeMille"; newsreel: The ten commandments premiere in New York; trailers
  • Includes the 1923 version of: The ten commandments / Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky present Cecil B. DeMille's production ; story by Jeanie MacPherson ; directed by Cecil B. DeMille. (136 min., si., b & w). Cast includes Theodore Roberts, Richard Dix, and Rod La Rocque. Score by Gaylord Carter
  • 1923 version has special features: commentary by Katherine Orrison; hand-tinted footage of the Exodus and Parting of the Red Sea sequence
Contents
  • Disc 1. 1956 feature film, pt. 1
  • Disc 2. 1956 feature film, pt. 2 ; Special features
  • Disc 3. 1923 silent film
Isbn
9781415718636
Instance
Label
The ten commandments
Title
The ten commandments
Statement of responsibility
[presented by] Paramount ; [produced by Motion Picture Associates, Inc.] ; written for the screen by Aeneas MacKenzie [and others] ; produced and directed by Cecil B. De Mille
Title variation
Cecil B. De Mille's The ten commandments
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
To escape the edict that condemned all first-born Hebrew males by Egypt's Pharoah, Rameses I, the infant Moses is set adrift on the Nile in a reed basket. Saved by the pharaoh's daughter Bithiah, he is adopted by her and brought up in the court of her brother, Pharaoh Seti. Moses gains Seti's favor and the love of the throne princess Nefertiri. He also gains the hatred of Seti's son, Rameses. When his Hebrew heritage is revealed, Moses is cast out of Egypt, and makes his way across the desert where he marries, has a son and is commanded by God to return to Egypt to free the Hebrews from slavery. In Egypt, Moses's fiercest enemy proves to be not Rameses, but someone near to him
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Awards note
Academy Award for Best Special Effects; Academy Award Nominations for Best Picture, Best Cinematography (Color), Best Art Direction/Set Decoration, Best Costume Design (Color), Best Film Editing, and Best Sound Recording.
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
Ten commandments (Motion picture : 1923)
Credits note
Director of photography, Loyal Griggs ; editing, Anne Bauchens ; music, Elmer Bernstein
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: G; 1923 version and special features not rated
Language note
English and dubbed French dialogue, English subtitles; closed-captioned; 1923 version: English with French subtitles
LC call number
PN1995.9.B53
LC item number
T46 2006
PerformerNote
Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne De Carlo, Debra Paget, John Derek, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Nina Foch, Martha Scott, Judith Anderson, Vincent Price, John Carradine
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1881-1959
  • 1893-1973
  • 1933-
  • 1926-1998
  • 1893-1964
  • 1914-2003
  • 1897-1992
  • 1911-1993
  • 1948-
  • 1873-1976
  • 1880-1958
  • 1887-1946
  • 1861-1928
  • 1893-1949
  • 1898-1969
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • DeMille, Cecil B.
  • MacKenzie, Aeneas
  • Heston, Charlton
  • Brynner, Yul
  • Baxter, Anne
  • Robinson, Edward G.
  • De Carlo, Yvonne
  • Paget, Debra
  • Derek, John
  • Hardwicke, Cedric
  • Foch, Nina
  • Scott, Martha
  • Anderson, Judith
  • Price, Vincent
  • Carradine, John
  • Orrison, Katherine
  • Griggs, Loyal
  • Bernstein, Elmer
  • Bauchens, Anne
  • Zukor, Adolph
  • Lasky, Jesse L.
  • MacPherson, Jeanie
  • Carter, Gaylord
  • Roberts, Theodore
  • Dix, Richard
  • La Rocque, Rod
  • Paramount Pictures Corporation
  • Motion Pictures Associates
Runtime
356
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Moses
  • Exodus, The
  • Israelites crossing the Red Sea (Biblical event)
  • Moses
  • Exodus, The
  • Israelites crossing the Red Sea (Biblical event)
  • Moses
  • Bible stories
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
The ten commandments, [presented by] Paramount ; [produced by Motion Picture Associates, Inc.] ; written for the screen by Aeneas MacKenzie [and others] ; produced and directed by Cecil B. De Mille
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Based on the Holy Scriptures and other ancient and modern writings
  • Some credits from container
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1956
  • "50th anniversary collection"--Container
  • Special features: 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", and "Mr. DeMille"; newsreel: The ten commandments premiere in New York; trailers
  • Includes the 1923 version of: The ten commandments / Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky present Cecil B. DeMille's production ; story by Jeanie MacPherson ; directed by Cecil B. DeMille. (136 min., si., b & w). Cast includes Theodore Roberts, Richard Dix, and Rod La Rocque. Score by Gaylord Carter
  • 1923 version has special features: commentary by Katherine Orrison; hand-tinted footage of the Exodus and Parting of the Red Sea sequence
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Disc 1. 1956 feature film, pt. 1 -- Disc 2. 1956 feature film, pt. 2 ; Special features -- Disc 3. 1923 silent film
Control code
ocm64668011
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
3 videodiscs (220 min., 136 min.)
Governing access note
Educational and home use only
Isbn
9781415718636
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
097360412246
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
04122
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)64668011
System details
DVD ; region 1 ; widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16:9 TVs (1956 version) ; fullscreen presentation (1923 silent film) ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround (English), 2.0 surround (English), and mono (French), 1923 version: Dolby Digital stereo ; NTSC
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The ten commandments, [presented by] Paramount ; [produced by Motion Picture Associates, Inc.] ; written for the screen by Aeneas MacKenzie [and others] ; produced and directed by Cecil B. De Mille
Publication
Note
  • Based on the Holy Scriptures and other ancient and modern writings
  • Some credits from container
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1956
  • "50th anniversary collection"--Container
  • Special features: 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", and "Mr. DeMille"; newsreel: The ten commandments premiere in New York; trailers
  • Includes the 1923 version of: The ten commandments / Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky present Cecil B. DeMille's production ; story by Jeanie MacPherson ; directed by Cecil B. DeMille. (136 min., si., b & w). Cast includes Theodore Roberts, Richard Dix, and Rod La Rocque. Score by Gaylord Carter
  • 1923 version has special features: commentary by Katherine Orrison; hand-tinted footage of the Exodus and Parting of the Red Sea sequence
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Disc 1. 1956 feature film, pt. 1 -- Disc 2. 1956 feature film, pt. 2 ; Special features -- Disc 3. 1923 silent film
Control code
ocm64668011
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
3 videodiscs (220 min., 136 min.)
Governing access note
Educational and home use only
Isbn
9781415718636
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
097360412246
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
04122
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)64668011
System details
DVD ; region 1 ; widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16:9 TVs (1956 version) ; fullscreen presentation (1923 silent film) ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround (English), 2.0 surround (English), and mono (French), 1923 version: Dolby Digital stereo ; NTSC
Video recording format
DVD

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