The movie of The ten commandments It is one of the classic Easter pieces. As part of the biblical cinema is set in ancient Egypt and takes us as expectants to see the story of Moses, interpreted by Charlton Heston (1923-2008). A work by Cecil B. Demille, (1881-1959), producer, actor and director of American film.
Attaching to history, Moses was the favorite of the pharaoh’s familybut after learning of its origin, decides to give up their life of privileges to lead their people, the enslaved Hebrews in Egypt, towards freedom.
The film has a series of curiosities that maintains it among one of the best productions. He premiered In October 1956 And it was one of the most acclaimed by critics.
1 a new version that surpassed the original
Cecil B. Demille is remembered for the biblical genre that led to the big screen. Among them are Samson and Dalila (1949) and The King of Kings (1927), about the life of Jesus of Nazareth and The ten commandments.
First rolled The ten commandments In 1923, in silent and black and white cinema. He achieved a remake or a new version that has transcended generations.
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2. Impressive special effects
For his time, director Cecil B. Demille, considered one of the founders of Hollywood presented one of the most emblematic scenes in the history of cinema.
The scene is the time when the Moses separates the waters of the red sea into technical. The site of Verne Rescue that the production team recorded the waterfall in a gigantic U -shaped tank, installed in the Paramount studies. The director took side plans of the water waterfall to give a greater sense of movement and then reproduced the image in the opposite direction.
It is estimated that some some 14 thousand extras and 15 thousand animals.
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3. Why does Charlton Heston like Moses?
According to IMDB data, Cecil B. Demille chose the actor for the role of Moses for its resemblance to the statue of Moses by Miguel Ángel in Rome, Italy.
4. A star cast
The director also had a distribution of stars like Yul Brynner (Ramses II); Anne Baxter (Nefertati); Edward G. Robinson (Datán); Yvonne de Carlo (Séfora); Debra Paget (Lilia); and John Derek (Joshua).
5. Among the highest grossing
According to the Filmaffinity site he raised at the American box office No less than 65 million dollarsand currently it is maintained, adjusted inflation, as the 6th highest grossing film of all time.
6. Oscar winner
The Film Academy gave John P. Fulton, in charge of the special effects of the film, the only Oscar in that year although he was nominated in seven categories.
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7. Recording problems
According to some rumors, it is said that the director had a disagreement with one of the characters that participated as extra.
She talked to a partner on Set while he gave an instruction, so Demille caught her attention and told her to explain what was more important than attending to her guide.
After a moment of silence, he told him that he expected the moment when he shouted for the megaphone that was lunch time, so at that moment he gave the free time to eat.
8. The time of the movie
This blockbuster leads to the public in history for 219 minutes. It was budgeted at 13 million dollars of the time.
9. Cecil B. Demille’s infarction
The producer and director suffered a heart attack during production, after climbing to check a defective camera located in one of the giant doors used during the sequence of the Exodus. According to anecdotes he took a few days off and then returned to finish the movie.
10. Where to see it
This film that is traditional to look for it during Holy Week is possible to see it through digital platforms such as Apple TV and Google Play.