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That film was made in 1956 and the director was Cecil B. DeMille. He died just 3 years later. It was a remake of his silent version from 1923 -- which was partially in color and had a pretty credible parting of the Red Sea sequence despite the effects having to have been done entirely in-camera back in those days. The 1923 version was more of a morality play with half of it being set in the present day. It is kind of incredible that he made movies over such a long swath of Hollywood history.
I always got the impression Cecil actually believed what he was filming. But 1959's Ben Hur was a far better example of the Biblical Epic genre. DeMille's stuff always came off as ponderous and preachy.
Fortunately I speak and read ancient Phoenician. There weren't actually any commandments on them, just a product placement advertisement from some pharmaceutical concern. It read "Take Two Tablets Every Four Hours As Needed."
As Joe Strummer sang: "The message on the tablets was Valium"
And for me everytime I see it I just think the character issues between Heston as Moses and Brynner as Pharoah come off really well. They really go at it. I thought DeMille did a great job there as well handing the thousands of people when doing those 'exodus' scenes. And thousands of feet of film had to be exposed to get them since sometimes when scenes were starting to get shot carts and cameras would break down while filming. All in all DeMlle sure gave religion as 'entertainment' back in those days.
LAUGH OUT LOUD! I always life when I go back to watching some of the old christian films. Although, I have to admit to forever loving the film A Thief in the Night.
Anyway, I never understood why most christians even emphasise the 10 commandments, considering this was mostly and primarily for the jewish. I also find it funny how god is personified as a stubborn child attempting to prove its powers and superiority.
what the bible left out the burning bush was a pot plant
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