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Starring: Judith Anderson,  Anne Baxter,  Yul Brynner,  John Carradine,  Donald Curtis, 
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Rated: G (General Audience)
Release Date: 1956-10-05
Studio: Paramount
Format: Anamorphic,  Closed-captioned,  Collector's Edition,  Color,  Dolby,  DVD-Video,  Subtitled,  Widescreen,  NTSC, 

Editorial Reviews and DVD Information about The Ten Commandments (Special Collector's Edition)

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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 for The Ten Commandments (Special Collector's Edition)

Fabulous
This movie is so amazing. I watched it with my grandparents when it was on VHS, and now that it is on digitally remastered DVD, the color and clarity of it is amazing. Such a great movie, one to definitely share with the kids.The Ten Commandments (Special Collector's Edition)

A Marvelous Carnival Show.
This movie influenced my childhood more than any other film---save, perhaps Gone With The Wind. Yes, it was pure ham. Yes, the story is ridiculous and over-the-top. Yes, a lot of the acting is bad. Yes, nowadays I can barely make it 20 minutes into the movie before I yawn and turn to something else. Oh, but as a 6 year-old child! It was pure magic, glorious and inspiring. Probably in all the wrong ways, of course. What I took from this fabulous spectacle as a child: it inspired my fascination with Ancient Egypt; I fell in love with Anne Baxter (maybe she was over-acting, but she oozed glamour and sensuality!), and it led me to find more, and much better films of hers, like Orson Wells' The Magnificent Ambersons; Yul Bryner exuded masculinity; he defined my image of a Pharoh (minus his butt-kicking by Moses). I could never understand what Nefretiri saw in Charlton Heston's boring old Moses, when she had bad-boy Bryner beside her the whole time! Which brings me to my point: as a Biblical lesson, De Mille's Ten Commandments is an utter failure. I always sympathized with the grand, gorgeously costumed Egyptians. To me (as a child) Moses was the villian for messing everything up. Why would anyone want to follow a ragged old Moses, always ranting and raving like a madman, into the ugly desert when Egypt looked so rich and wonderful. It never made sense why a powerful prince would want to trade all that treasure for rags and sand. It was the beginning of a trend I noticed in nearly all Biblical films from that era: the doomed pagans always seemed more attractive than the supposed good guys. The bad guys were having all the fun! Historically, of course, this film is utter hogwash...but I'll save those details for another time. It was great viewing as a child, and for those memories, I give it four stars.The Ten Commandments (Special Collector's Edition)

Anniversity Collection is Great
This is a great addition our collection of old, wonderful movies. I also found it to be a enjoyable conclusion to a small group study of the book of Exodus.The Ten Commandments (Special Collector's Edition)

A Classic
The Ten Commandments (50th Anniversary Collection)
This DVD stands alone as the epic movie for the ages. There are some campy moments, but overall a great family movie. I have always loved this movie, and love it even more in better quality viewing!!The Ten Commandments (Special Collector's Edition)

Blast from the Past
They just don't make movies like this anymore. Imagine a moves without computer generated graphics or scenes and you have The Ten Commandments. Charlton Heston carries this movie-no one parts the Red Sea like he could.The Ten Commandments (Special Collector's Edition)

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