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Cecil B. DeMille's The ten commandments [digital videodisc] / Cecil B. DeMille's production ; produced by Motion Picture Associates, Inc. ; written for the screen by Aeneas MacKenzie, Jesse L. Lasky, Jr., Jack Gariss, Fredric M. Frank ; directed by Cecil B. DeMille.

Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2011]

Moses (Biblical leader) -- Drama.

Ten commandments -- Drama.

Bible. Old Testament -- Drama.

2 videodiscs (231 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Disc 1: Feature film [part 1] (136 min.) -- Special features: optional audio feature commentary by Katherine Orrison ; Disc 2: Feature film [part 2] (96 min.) -- Special features: optional audio feature commentary by Katherine Orrison -- Newsreel: The Ten commandments premiere in New York -- theatrical trailers: 1956 "Making of" trailer -- 1966 trailer -- 1989 trailer.

Filmed in Egypt and the Sinai with one of the biggest sets ever constructed for a motion picture, this epic tells the story of the life of Moses. Once favored in the Pharaoh's household, Moses turned his back on a privileged life to lead his people to freedom.

Winner, Best Effects, Special Effects (John P. Fulton), 1957 Academy Awards (U.S.A.) ; Nominee, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Color, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Picture, Best Sound Recording, 1957 Academy Awards.

Named to the National Film Registry in 1999 by the Library of Congress.

MPAA rating: G.

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