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List Price: $24.99Amazon.com's Price: $16.99 You Save: $8.00 (32%)Prices subject to change.
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 0097360412246
Format: Box set, Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 21, 2006
Running Time: 356 minutes
Sales Rank: 769
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: October 05, 1956
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
For sheer pageantry and spectacle, few motion pictures can claim to equal the splendor of Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 remake of his epic The Ten Commandments. Filmed in Egypt and the Sinai with one of the biggest sets ever constructed for a motion picture, this version tells the story of the life of Moses (Charlton Heston), once favored in the Pharaoh's (Yul Brynner) household, who turned his back on a privileged life to lead his people to freedom. With a rare on-screen introduction by Cecil B. DeMille himself, this unforgettable movie experience is enhanced by a Dolby surround stereo soundtrack.
Amazon.com essential video:
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 VistaVision and Technicolor, The Ten Commandments (DeMille had already filmed an earlier version in 1923) has an anachronistic, impassioned style that finds lead actors Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner expressively posing while hundreds of extras writhe either in the presence of God's power or from orgiastic heat. DeMille, as always, plays both sides of the fence as far as sin goes, surrounding Heston's Moses with worshipful music and heavenly special effects while also making the sexy action around the cult of the Golden Calf look like fun. You have to see The Ten Commandments to understand its peculiar resonance as an old-new movie, complete with several still-impressive effects such as the parting of the Red Sea. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Ten Commandments
Excellent product. (RECOMMENDED FOR ALL.)This move help a person have a better understanding of the Bible. Prompt delivery.
Rating: - Review of The Ten Commandments
Have always wanted to own this movie. Now that I have it, I can watch it any time I want and show it to my grandchildren. A great movie. I received it in very good condition with no shipping problems.
Rating: - Holiday Tradition
This version of the movie is wonderful. It truly shows the masterpiece of a movie that Cecile B Demile created. It was a tough choice between the two great actors to decide who has done a finer performance and I had to settle on Yul Brynner as my personal best. Of course Charlton is wonderful, however Yul does his Rameses bit with such conviction, that history comes alive in my eyes. This is a must have to any decent DVD collection!
Rating:  - Less than VHS video quality
This DVD is less than VHS picture quality. Paramout have cheated us on this transfer to DVD. The picture quality is extremely poor, my laser disc copy is light years ahead.
Do not waste your time, stay with your VHS until the studios can offer a better print. A film like this should really be of Blue Ray quality.
Shame on you Paramount, Oh sorry, you do not have any shame.
Rating: - Still waiting
I can't really review this product as I still have not received it. It was shipped Nov 21, one month ago. I have tried to contact you about this order but can't seem to get through. So, cancell the entire order and credit my account.
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