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| The Ten Commandments | 
 enlarge | Director: Cecil B. Demille
Actors: Judith Anderson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Donald Curtis
Studio: Paramount
Category: Video
List Price: $14.95
Buy Used: $1.90
You Save: $13.05 (87%)
New (17) Used (43) Collectible (8) from $1.90
Avg. Customer Rating:  332 reviews
Sales Rank: 6952
Format: Color, Dolby, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: VHS Tape
Running Time: 220 minutes
Number Of Items: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6300215830
UPC: 097360652437
EAN: 9786300215832
ASIN: 6300215830
Theatrical Release Date: October 5, 1956
Release Date: December 7, 1992
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Former rental with stickers, may be in a plastic box with cut artwork or in a rough-worn original box. I have spot checked these and they seem ok. I will refund if unplayable.
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| Customer Reviews:
 very moving May 18, 2008
Great classic that everyone has probably seen but this collection has the silent film as well which I had never seen.
Ten Commandments May 17, 2008
This is such a classic. I enjoy the movie very much and I love
charlston Heston for he is such a wonderful actor.
 The video quality of this 2006 re-issue is no better than the first 1999 DVD release May 16, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love this film. But as I see older films getting re-issued with an improved mastering effort, I expected this film to look better than it does since this is its third re-issue. I've got DVD's of films older than this 1956 classic that look alot better than this DVD.
So, don't waste your money if you think the copy you have looks like it should be improved in video quality because this latest release looks no better than the 1999 first DVD release.
Repurchase this film only if you want to have the extra "special features" DVD. Most people may only watch those "special features" (documentaries, the making of..., profiles from the starring actors, etc.) maybe only once anyway so is it really worth it to buy the same movie again? Rent the "special features" DVD from Netflix or Blockbuster if you absolutely have to see them. I wish I did instead of buying it again like I did.
One good, and one evil May 15, 2008
The 1956 version of 'The Ten Commandments' is easily one of the most popular films in Hollywood history, eclipsing even Ben-Hur. (Let the protests begin!) Charlton Heston won his only Oscar for his performance in Ben-Hur, but it is in his role as Moses where he clearly had the most defining and remarkable performance of his distinguished career. I've seen the film countless times and couldn't recommend it more enthusiastically. Interestingly, Demille's first go at this story during the silent era is a tremendous curiosity and quite a puzzling oddity. The first half of the film presents a fairly generic although competent survey of the Moses/Exodus story, but only when the film abruptly segues into a modern day morality play involving two brothers, does the actual head scratching begin. Unfortunately, this part of the film was meant to be the heart and soul of Demille's picture, but it amounts to some kind of strange ham fisted unintentional parody of such odious transparency and bludgeoning obviousness that I found myself chuckling and shrugging throughout. It's actually difficult to review this film objectively because I still appreciate Demille's attempt here to really say something, however much a failure it may have been. Fortunately, he quite thouroughly redeemed himself with the '56 remake.
Great buy May 15, 2008
We watched this movie around Easter and decided to get it. We are very happy with the versions that are included. A good movie to have on hand when you want to watch it.
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