Yul Brynner was also perfectly cast. The guy could deliver a line, that deep resonant voice, great actor.
@joannaholden943 Жыл бұрын
He's amazing! Nobody could have performed Ramses so perfectly.
@treyowen921310 ай бұрын
Loved him in The King and I
@matthewganong17302 жыл бұрын
Baka the Egyptian slave master that Moses murders is legendary horror actor Vincent Price in one of his few notable non-horror roles. The man was a great actor and it’s always nice to see him in a big-budget production like this. He got typecast for horror films because of his creepy voice but he was actually a very warm and funny man who loved cooking and collecting art. He even published several cookbooks during his lifetime.
@treyowen921310 ай бұрын
But he was good at what he did.
@elizabethroberts62155 ай бұрын
……he had the most magnificent voice!
@galandirofrivendell47402 жыл бұрын
Back in the 1950s, when a film was advertised as having "a cast of thousands," it was almost literally true. These epic films were not done by halves. The studios went all out.
@OneTrueVikingbard2 жыл бұрын
For the crowd scenes when the Israelites left Egypt, they literally had 14 thousand people on set! It was so huge that de Mille had to fire a gun in the air to get everyone’s attention before shooting a scene.
@LA_HA2 жыл бұрын
Say what you want about the studio system, those movies were mostly very good. And the actors knew how to act, on screen And in public. It was a part of their contracts. If this was still Old Hollywood, most today's actors would've been fired a long time ago for some of the nonsense they pull. Lookin' at you, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett
@aerthreepwood80212 жыл бұрын
@@LA_HA You should listen to the podcast "You Should Remember This" and find out about how fucking awful and exploitative and abusive the Studio System was, even moreso than today. It was like if every single director and producer was Harvey Weinstein.
@LA_HA2 жыл бұрын
@@aerthreepwood8021 Yes, I already know. I'm not talking about that, though. That's why I led with "Say what you want about the studio system, but..." It wasn't all great, all good, all bad, and all evil. It was a great thing for millions of people over its tenure as the "old system." That's why millions more pour into Los Angeles every year looking to become a part of it, Even With the open secrets of sex, drugs, and power plays. Broadway is the same way. Music. Even certain aspects of every art and entertainment. Including adult entertainment, no surprise there. So, yeah, people sold their bodies, children, sanity, souls, and everything else they owned to be A Star. These systems aren't to blame for people's bad decisions and willful lack of accountability. They knew what it was and accepted the price. Complaining about it later is whatever. But, like it or not, Everyone knew.
@bintheredonethat Жыл бұрын
@@OneTrueVikingbard DeMille was epic enough making his movies that The Waco Kid in "Blazing Saddles" said, "I must have killed more men than Cecil B. DeMille." ;o)
@joshuawood3055 Жыл бұрын
The city is made of brick the strong make many, the weak few, and the dead make none" one of my favorite lines
@kylekrudys632 жыл бұрын
Fraser Heston was indeed Charlton Heston's son in real life. Cecil B. Demille decided the timing was too perfect when he learned Heston's son was born during production. Little Fraser was 3 months old when his scenes were filmed. He's now 67 and is a writer, director and producer. He even wrote and directed for his dad a couple of times!
@TheImaginator9722 жыл бұрын
Yup, and Fraser Heston is happy to have a wonderful father throughout his life, all thanks to Ben-Hur blu-ray bonus feature.
@WreckingWood2 жыл бұрын
My childhood favorite being Treasure Island.
@tremorsfan2 жыл бұрын
He also directed Needful Things with Max von Sydow. von Sydow played Jesus in The Greatest Story Ever Told. It's said that when Heston was directing a scene with von Sydow, one of the crew said "there's something you don't see every day: Moses telling Jesus how to play The Devil".
@theawesomeman98212 жыл бұрын
cool
@colincopland36652 жыл бұрын
I had a college professor who joked about playing golf with Fraser Heston: “I played golf once with the Baby Moses.”
@davedalton12732 жыл бұрын
I saw this movie for the first time in a big theater. Epic films like this one, Ben Hur, Dr. Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia and many others featured an overture, before the curtain went up and the movie started. I always laugh when younger people say that they were confused why the music was playing and there was nothing to see. Spectacular productions like these were considered EVENTS, not merely another film and required the full treatment of a movie of this scale. So, there was an overture, then the credits, then the movie, followed by an Intermission, halfway through. You would have about 5 minutes to use the bathroom, or get a snack and get back to your seat. The film score would play again, warning the audience that the movie would start again in a minute or two. When the movie ended, it would close with a brief musical Coda, as folks were exiting the theater. Pretty classy, right? You won't see that in a movie theater anymore. Other epic films included Spartacus, The Robe, El Cid, The Bridge on the River Kwai, King of Kings and The Greatest Story Ever Told. I've probably left some out, I'm sure.
@LA_HA2 жыл бұрын
dave Dalton: I just wrote this in another thread. The older people in my family talked a lot about going to the movies back then. In my mind's eye, it was easy to imagine how incredible it was because it was such a special occasion for these kinds of epics. Speaking of that, she should watch The Purple Rose of Cairo, which is an ode to the early days of movie-going
@steveschainost7590 Жыл бұрын
I saw this in our town's movie theater when it came out. (I would have been seven.) Still remember so many scenes but the most amazing was the parting of the Red Sea. I'll wager that everyone in our church (and all the other churches in town) saw it too.
@Bubba.mitchell4603 Жыл бұрын
Sounds like a play and symphony right at the same
@bruceli909410 ай бұрын
MAKE MOVIES EPIC AGAIN.
@eventcone9 ай бұрын
These days, even for 2 hour movies, I could do with bathroom break where I didn't have to miss any of the movie! 🙂
@deafheaven992 жыл бұрын
When I hear the word “epic” my mind goes to Charlton Heston. 10 Commandments, Ben Hur and Planet of the Apes. Cinema at its very best.
@nathancruz91722 жыл бұрын
He was in Hercules as a narrator in the very beginning.
@no2all2 жыл бұрын
I agree but other Heston epics: "El Cid," "Khartoum" and "55 Days at Peking" also come to mind. These cinematic masterpieces could barely contain the on-screen presence of Charleton Heston.
@cragsclaw2 жыл бұрын
El Cid, still one of my favourites.
@rebeccawyse55622 жыл бұрын
Don't forget mountain men
@billolsen4360 Жыл бұрын
When I first saw this movie at age 8, I thought of how intimidating Charlton Heston would have been as a father scolding his kid...imagine that dooming voice telling you something like "YOU HID your little brother's NEW TOY FIRE ENGINE. In the ATTIC! To play a CRUEL PRANK on him. He WEPT for TWO SOLID HOURS as YOU - GIGGLED about it! FOR SHAME!"
@ddstinger84802 жыл бұрын
It's hard to even dislike Ramses, because Yul Brynner is so damn good.
@beatmet2355Ай бұрын
Made being bald cool. Like Bruce Willis.
@Do0msday2 жыл бұрын
Charlton Heston was one of those actors that brought upon a huge evolution to the movie industry. He's part of some of the biggest stories in movie history and has some absolutely amazing quotes. Ben-Hur, Planet of the Apes, The Ten Commandments, The Omega Man, Soylent Green. He was an absolute star and has such a screen presence.
@googlesucks24492 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Wayne's World 2.
@terrylandess60722 жыл бұрын
Yes. Seeing Edward G. Robinson as Dathan later joining Heston in Soylent Green reminds one these 'epic' casts were an ensemble of some of the best talent at that time. Heston's cameo as an ape in Tim Burton's movie was very clever.
@saigade12362 жыл бұрын
Touch of Evil as well, I think
@phila38842 жыл бұрын
@@saigade1236 I second A Touch of Evil. What great moviemaking in that one.
@triciasomogyi54312 жыл бұрын
Also, THE WARLORD
@glennwisniewski95362 жыл бұрын
Costumes here by Edith Head. Head is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential costume designers in film history. So much so that there is a tip of the hat to her in the animated film The Incredibles with the inclusion of the "Edna Mode" character. Edna Mode, fashion designer for the Supers, has Edith Head's trademark round black glasses and short stature (Head was 5' 1").
@LA_HA2 жыл бұрын
Yes. If she was British, you know she would've been Dame Edith. We're of Brit stock, so I'mma call her that anyway... mostly because my mother and sisters did as I was growing up. haha
@yvonnesanders43086 ай бұрын
Her dresses were stunning
@rabidfollower2 жыл бұрын
Yul Brynner had a big year in 1956. Ten Commandments, The King and I, and Anastasia all came out that year. You may want to see them all as they are all classics.
@neilmartis179922 жыл бұрын
In my opinion the greatest portrayal of Rameses....the majesty and command....floors me every time.
@drhkleinert82412 жыл бұрын
@@neilmartis17992 I agree, but (why ever) he gets the Oscar for The King And I...Commandments was hard betrayed that year
@beatmet23552 жыл бұрын
Yul was great in this, villains are usually the most memorable characters.
@TheImaginator9722 жыл бұрын
Yul Brynner have did three amazing films of 1956 then those three movies have got animated film adaptation from "Anastasia" (1997) to "The Prince Of Egypt" (1998) to "The King and I" (1999).
@Edgarrasconurias2 жыл бұрын
Villa Rides is good too!!!
@centuryrox2 жыл бұрын
Yul Brynner is fantastic in this movie. Can you think of anyone else more perfect for playing the role of an Egyptian Pharaoh?
@johncox63215 ай бұрын
Had the perfect mix of presence and arrogance...
@SteveJamesMedia2 жыл бұрын
The actress who portrayed his mother here also played his mother in BEN-HUR.
@ianbrewster89342 жыл бұрын
WOW 😳 never noticed that
@nathancruz91722 жыл бұрын
@@ianbrewster8934 neither have I.
@nickforde80362 жыл бұрын
Yes, Martha Ellen Scott.
@matthewfryer51002 жыл бұрын
She was also Lilly Munster
@billolsen43602 жыл бұрын
@@matthewfryer5100 Sorry, but it was the actress Yvonne DeCarlo who played Moses' wife in this movie who later portrayed Lilly Munster on television.
@detsportsfan182 жыл бұрын
One of the best movies ever made, with a superb acting cast & director, to say the least. Back when Hollywood was respectable & talented.
@ckobo842 жыл бұрын
Where's the scene where Moses drops one of the slabs of the 15 Commandments?
@stevenpina19832 жыл бұрын
@@ckobo84 history of the world part 1?
@stevenpina19832 жыл бұрын
@@js8270 ikr
@Phil.mingue11 ай бұрын
Respected? You cannot be serious!
@erichebert58242 жыл бұрын
This movie was nominated for 7 Academy Awards as well as Best Picture and actually won Best Visual Effects. Great movie.
@malcolmdrake61372 жыл бұрын
Like so many big budget pictures, they bought those awards.
@mangerinegirl2 жыл бұрын
I forgot just how incredible of an actor Yul Brynner (Ramesses ll) was. This makes me want to go watch The King and I now. I think you’d actually love that movie! Et cetera, et cetera!
@neilmartis179922 жыл бұрын
His portrayal of Rameses II floors me every time!
@michaelstach57442 жыл бұрын
So let it be written
@neilmartis179922 жыл бұрын
So let it be done.
@drhkleinert82412 жыл бұрын
Best Actor for the toughest and most successfull Pharao ever. Rameses died at the age of 90 and had 66 years of reign.
@heathercontois45012 жыл бұрын
*waves hand* etc cetera
@CSC526982 жыл бұрын
This is one of the greatest movies ever made. It's a classic. Charlton Heston, and especially Yul Brynner, were incredible to watch.
@LA_HA2 жыл бұрын
The actress who played Neferteri is so bad ash. My mother and sisters love her character
@dan_hitchman0072 жыл бұрын
Yul was much better in this than Heston. Heston seemed to be playing in a much earlier style of movie. A little too hammy.
@Shan_Dalamani2 жыл бұрын
@@dan_hitchman007 Yep. As the years went by, I started to find his "dramatic" scenes funnier and funnier. This whole story is actually fairly ridiculous, when you think about the logic of it. It took less than a month to get from Canaan to Egypt, yet 40 years in the other direction. Why Moses didn't just ask for directions once they got out of Egypt makes no sense. Must be a guy thing. But whatever I think of Heston's acting style, Brynner was superb. This movie is still one of the best ones ever made from a cinematic perspective. And that board game Nefertiri plays with Seti was, and is, a real one that's been around for thousands of years. It's called senet, and involves a symbolic journey to the afterlife.
@dan_hitchman0072 жыл бұрын
@@Shan_Dalamani Your best bet: don't look for logic in religious texts. Besides, a lot of people think of the Hebrew crossing of the Red Sea based upon this movie (even though it's just a movie with special effects). It was nothing like that historically. The place that was crossed at the time was called the Reed Sea as it was kind of a marshy area, and you could actually wade across certain sections of it at particular times of the year without too much trouble.
@Shan_Dalamani2 жыл бұрын
@@dan_hitchman007 True. I've studied a lot of ancient and classical history, and am an atheist who decided to read the bible after getting involved in musical theatre and discovering there were references in a couple of rock operas I didn't understand (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Jesus Christ Superstar). And then I started reading a fiction series by Peter Danielson, called Children of the Lion. It combines various Old Testament stories with a fictitious caste of armorers, artisans, and mystics whose stories interweave from Genesis through Kings. When Danielson did the Moses story, he trimmed the 40-year timeline down to 10 years (much more realistic) and postulated that the "plagues" were really the consequences of the island of Thera blowing up (massive volcanic explosion in the Mediterranean, causing all sorts of havoc around the coastal areas). It made much more sense than "Goddidit."
@Phi16180332 жыл бұрын
The word you're looking for is "overture". Theater works like operas and musicals play music before they start, while people are still taking their seats. Back in the day movies did the same.
@johnchrysostomon62842 жыл бұрын
Yvonne De Carlo who plays Sephora, the wife of Moses is more known as Lily in the tv series "The Munsters"
@drhkleinert82412 жыл бұрын
Nice...every second post is about that...but Munsters are not well known in Europe...
@johncox63215 ай бұрын
And one of the most stunningly beautiful women ever...
@JonathanReynolds13 ай бұрын
@@drhkleinert8241yes it is. The Munsters were played a lot on British Television.
@joebalusikiii58112 жыл бұрын
Another great Heston role is that of Michelangelo Buonorotti in "The Agony and the the Ecstacy". As a devoté of the artist, Heston's portrayal of him is just as epic and moving
@triciasomogyi54312 жыл бұрын
It’s Fantastic !👍
@wrybreadspread2 жыл бұрын
...And Rex Harrison as the Pope. A sublime movie.
@eventcone9 ай бұрын
🙂 "When will you make an end?!" "When it is finished!"
@OldGreyGryphon2 жыл бұрын
When DeMille heard that Charlton and his wife had had a son his congratulatory note read “Congratulations, he’s got the part.” Yeah, that’s Charlton’s son.
@elizabethroberts62155 ай бұрын
……his wife’s name was Lydia. She was an actress, wife, mother, & professional photographer…………
@OldGreyGryphon5 ай бұрын
@@elizabethroberts6215 A renaissance woman with a renaissance man. One of the few healthy marriages in Hollywood.
@elizabethroberts62155 ай бұрын
@@OldGreyGryphon ……yes, & a lovelier couple you’d never encounter. I’d the great honour, & privilege to meet the Heston’s many times’ over three decades’. They were the most down to earth people, well read, & educated, great conversationalists’, & it was a joy to be in their company. They’re both gone now………RIP…..
@davidpietarila6992 жыл бұрын
There is no way I can watch this without picturing Mel Brooks coming down off Mt. Sainai with the 15... uhh... 10... 10 COMMANDMENTS!
@slickrichelicopter89772 жыл бұрын
This and Ben-Hur are 2 Charlton Heston masterpieces that will be viewed in family's homes till the 2nd Coming.
@ruadhrose Жыл бұрын
Watch it every year. My father was a huge film buff, he raised his daughters to appreciate films of all years, genres, actors & actresses. You develop an immense appreciation for classic films because without them the current films wouldn’t exist.
@PedroCastillo_19802 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest films ever made a true classic The Ten Commandments directed by Cecil B. DeMille starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner. Thank you so much Cassie for reacting this masterpiece excellent😊😊😊
@laurabogar39562 жыл бұрын
I am 50 and have watched this film nearly every Easter of my entire life. Happy Easter and Blessed Passover. Thank-you, Cassie, for reacting to this and I wish you and your family a beautiful holiday.
@drhkleinert82412 жыл бұрын
Nice...a big Easter Movie without Jesus...
@cinemaniac782 жыл бұрын
@@drhkleinert8241 It really is a fitting movie for this time, not only remembering the first Passover, but also as we recognize that Jesus came to fulfill the promise of Passover for all those who believe in Him and receive God's gift of salvation. We like to watch The Ten Commandments, but then also Ben-Hur and the Jesus film (and sometimes, The Prince of Egypt, as well as The Robe, The Passion of the Christ, or another such film).
@mikalehtonotko2 жыл бұрын
"Life of Brian" is the one to watch every easter!!
@epimetheaus12142 жыл бұрын
Charlton Heston, Yvonne De Carlo, Vincent Price, Yul Brynner, Edward Robinson, Clint Walker, John Carradine, I mean you just can't go wrong with a cast like that, it's genuinely no wonder how this movie has stayed a classic for nearly 70 years. I will watch this every year multiple times and it just never gets old, when was the last time you could say that about a movie from the past decade or so?
@bubhub642 жыл бұрын
....and John Derek, Anne Baxter.
@ashleywilliams10602 жыл бұрын
Try getting all those stars in this movie on today's wages, it would never happen. The salaries alone would bankrupt a studio.
@Mokkari772 жыл бұрын
And Debra Paget!
@smoothmove75662 жыл бұрын
And Michael Ansara who was in Abbott and Costello meet the Mummy and he was married to Barbara Eden.
@marekanthony39352 жыл бұрын
And John Derek went on to marry Bo as in Bo Derek (10)
@brianoden17982 жыл бұрын
I grew up watching this movie every year . I'm 55 now and actually have it on DVD. God bless everyone and Happy Easter!
@lord_haven11142 жыл бұрын
My grandpa would always get me to watch these old movies with him when I was a kid visiting. That and opera LOL. He’s gone and I miss those times. I’m really glad you’re watching these movies and that you’re different than every single other reactor doing all the same movies and shows. I keep coming back here :)
@LA_HA2 жыл бұрын
Lord_haven111: Same, except it was all of my elders -- grandparents, parents, older siblings. I really miss those times, too. I'm with Stevie Wonder, I Wish
@lawrencejoy22562 жыл бұрын
When you only have a couple of channels you tend to watch this movie every year...love watching this movie every time.
@GeneralZodFDNY772 жыл бұрын
Anne Baxter was a gorgeous woman. But Yvonne DeCarlo? My GOD she was luminous! By the way, I appreciate the reaction to this glorious film. I watch it every Holy Week since 1979. Never gets old to me. Epic cast, epic score, epic film!
@jsharp31652 жыл бұрын
No lies detected. Yvonne DeCarlo was otherworldly.
@drhkleinert82412 жыл бұрын
Baxter was more hot, DeCarlo looks to Hollywood Glamour
@jsharp31652 жыл бұрын
@@drhkleinert8241 Baxter is beautiful but she's too campy for most straight guys. She's a gay icon for a reason.
@flpndrox2 жыл бұрын
Did not realize that was Mrs. Munster. Mind blown.
@Anwelei2 жыл бұрын
Great movie!! We quote the “so it shall be written, so it shall be done” line in my house since at least the 80s when i was a kid. Happy Resurrection Day/Easter and Happy Passover!
@ashleywilliams10602 жыл бұрын
Chag Pesach
@chemquests2 жыл бұрын
Yeah my brother and I would say that joking around a lot.
@nathancruz91722 жыл бұрын
I still have this on blu ray disc recently.
@tracymetherell87442 жыл бұрын
My mom used to say that too!
@ashleywilliams10602 жыл бұрын
@@tracymetherell8744 time to reclaim what rightfully belongs to Yahweh's people. Why are we celebrating pagan religiosity and ignoring that which was given for man to observe? Sha'ul said it best at the end of Romans 2 "For he is not a Yehudi who is so outwardly, neither is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. But a Yehudi is he so inwardly and circumcision is that of the heart, in Spirit, not literally, whose praise is not from men but from Elohim." He was referencing Debarim 10:12-16 which says a person is Israel when they obey Yahweh and keep His covenant.
@jorgezarco92692 жыл бұрын
Yul Brenner died of lung cancer in the mid-1980's. He filmed a public service announcement. "Don't smoke. Whatever you do, don't smoke."
@PlumbPitiful2 жыл бұрын
Yes he did. The kicker was that he asked that it not be shown until AFTER his death. I still remember that. The message started with "Now that I am gone..."
@dalehoward37042 ай бұрын
Yuls last performance was a revival of The King And I on Broadway ❤
@spencerbarker58482 жыл бұрын
The cast for this movie is amazing! Fun fact, Moses's wife would later become Lily Munster from the Munsters.
@Perktube12 жыл бұрын
Really? That is indeed fascinating. 😮
@jkhristian96032 жыл бұрын
Yvonne DeCarlo!
@stevenpina19832 жыл бұрын
I always thought she looked familiar
@LA_HA2 жыл бұрын
Morticia. What an awesome character
@jkhristian96032 жыл бұрын
@@LA_HA Lily Munster. Morticia was Carolyn Jones.
@MrFarnanonical2 жыл бұрын
You ought to consider watching "El Cid". Its a 1961 film with Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren about the historical figure Rodrigo Díaz who was a Spanish knight during the high middle ages and part of the Reconquista. His life was epic, he was honorable to a fault and the film is pretty good. It's not the most historically accurate film but it's not the worst either. If you like Charlton Heston then you might like El Cid.
@GabeGX2 жыл бұрын
I'd agree... if we could get it! It's still not available on Blu Ray, or 4K or Streaming. What's the studios problem?
@davidcorriveau86152 жыл бұрын
El Cid is an interesting story and a good movie, bonus points for Sofia Loren.
@ollietsb17042 жыл бұрын
You gotta add in MAJOR DUNDEE, too, which tried to portray itself as an epic with a 'cast of thousands' but only had a couple of hundred. But like EL CID, "that's a mighty big thorn in yer side, there, pal..."
@peterschmidt43482 жыл бұрын
For more Charlton Heston I suggest the Original "Planet of the Apes" from 1968! It's a Classic You have to watch!
@TheImaginator9722 жыл бұрын
Film critic Roger Ebert consider Ten Commandment, Ben-Hur, and Planet Of The Apes are the best movies with Charlton Heston.
@matthewdunham16892 жыл бұрын
Indeed
@stevenspringer15992 жыл бұрын
"Soylent Green" too dark for cassie?
@johnclawed2 жыл бұрын
And watch all 5 even though Heston is only in the first two. The whole series had declining budgets and it shows, but don't let that discourage you. The message is what matters. The new Apes movies don't come close.
@matthewdunham16892 жыл бұрын
@@stevenspringer1599 I almost gave aways the spoiler! I want her to watch Conan The Barbarian with her sister. 🤣
@no2all2 жыл бұрын
"What god do the Egyptians believe in?" During the time of Moses, the Egyptians believed in the following gods which became a focus for their role in Egyptian mythology (there were others as stated below): Hapi- Egyptian God of the Nile Heket- Egyptian Goddess of Fertility, Water, Renewal Geb- Egyptian God of the Earth Khepri- Egyptian God of creation, movement of the Sun, rebirth Hathor-Egyptian Goddess of Love and Protection Isis- Egyptian Goddess of Medicine and Peace Nut- Egyptian Goddess of the Sky Seth- Egyptian God of Storms and Disorder Ra- The Sun God Pharaoh- The Ultimate Power of Egypt The plagues were meant to strike at each of these particular Egyptian gods as ten is significant in Biblical numerology. Each plague gave Pharaoh a chance to reflect and change his mind but pride kept Pharaoh from releasing the Hebrews until after the tenth plague. Other gods include Amun, Amunet, Anubis, Anuket, Apep, Apis, Aten, Atum, Bastet, Bat, Bes, Horus, Heka, Horus, Khnum, Khonsu, Kuk, Maahes, Ma'at, Mafdet, Menhit, Meretseger, Meskhenet, Monthu, Min, Mnevis, Mut, Neith, Nekhbet, Nephthys, Nu, Osiris, Pakhet, Ptah, Qebui, Ra-Horakhty, Reshep, Satis, Sekhmet, Seker, Selket, Sobek, Sopdu, Seshat, Shu, Tatenen, Taweret, Tefnut, Thoth, Wadjet, Wadj-wer, Wepwawet, and Wosret.
@Carandini2 жыл бұрын
Pharaohs weren't so much the 'ultimate power' but rather the living embodiment of the divine. At various times they'd be connected with Horus or Ra. Set, among his other roles, was also seen as the God of Foreigners, sort of a deity who'd take foreigners under his charge when in Egypt. The Egyptians used a lot of mercenaries in their armies, so it helped to have a local deity they could be encouraged to worship. Set's fairly complex as well: reviled as the murderer of Osiris, he's also the god who protects the chariot of the sun when it passes through the underworld and comes under attack by Apophis (Apep) the great serpent (which was never viewed as a god, but more as a destructive monster, hence why when the Greeks conquered Egypt and merged their pantheons Apophis would be equated to Typhon).
@jrus6902 жыл бұрын
Egypt, like the rest of the world at the time, was Polytheistic. They had multiple gods to represent many facets of life; gods of war, fertility, rivers, sand, the sun. The Hebrew's god was not really a threat so much as a colorful toy, they were not slaves because of the monotheism, they were slaves because most societies up until recently had slavery in one form or another. The 19th dynasty advanced into to the Levant, so the people there, including these 'Hebrews', fell under their yoke and all the chaff became potentially free servants to the Egyptian Empire.
@ReallyGoodandKind2 жыл бұрын
Your comment reminds me of Prince of Egypt: By the power Ra, Mut, Nut,
@gigiw.76502 жыл бұрын
I always wondered which plague attacked which god, but your explanation gives me a clue.
@joebombero12 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Akhenaten, the pharoah who tried to make Egypt monotheist. He got kicked out of Egypt, replaced by his son King Tut. Many researchers, including Sigmund Freud, believed Akhenaten and the Moses in the Bible were one and the same.
@dan2007kohn2 жыл бұрын
The music at the beginning is called an overture. It was popular with a lot of epic movies up to the 70s. It’s purpose was to set the mood for the rest of the film, like a musical introduction.
@PlumbPitiful2 жыл бұрын
Its purpose was also to entertain the audience as they were taking their seats before the film started
@marcuszaja65892 жыл бұрын
I'm missing that ... and the kind of movies made back then ...
@channelwacke2 жыл бұрын
Yep. I think the last movie of the 70s to do this was Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
@drhkleinert82412 жыл бұрын
I remember as a kid when i saw this and Ben Hur in Cinema with my dad, 1971 or so...with Ouverture, intermission and in an old big Theatre with balcony, big velvet curtain etc...
@cinemaniac782 жыл бұрын
@@drhkleinert8241 What a special memory, and that is a fantastic way to see those movies!
@jeanpaulmedellin2 жыл бұрын
Few actors can command a scene the way Chuck Heston did. This movie and Ben Hur are personal favorites of mine, both are great examples of big-budget cinema in that time period that feels like going to the theather.
@sonnypeek64182 жыл бұрын
Yul Brenner was a great actor. played a great Evil guy here.
@matthewdunham16892 жыл бұрын
He was great in The Magnificent Seven also!
@daveofyorkshire3012 жыл бұрын
These were the big films of the day... Cleopatra, Quo Vadis, The Robe, Ben-Hur, Spartacus (1960 with Kirk Douglas), The Land of the Pharaohs, Samson & Delilah (1949), Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Lawrence of Arabia, The Vikings (1958)... So many truly great films, long before the rubbish they turn out these days...
@STNeish2 жыл бұрын
Heston's melodramatic delivery was perfect for this film. A true masterpiece.
@paintedjaguar2 жыл бұрын
Heston was usually bigger than life, but he did have more range than that. Go watch him playing the lead in the mostly small and character driven Western "Will Penny" which is said to have been his favorite performance. Good movie, too. Or catch him as Cardinal Richelieu in "The Three Musketeers". Subdued but intense and one of my favorite Heston roles.
@janleonard31012 жыл бұрын
I think Yul Brynner even out melodrama-ed him though. No one chews scenery better. And Anne Baxter matched them both perfectly.
@paintedjaguar2 жыл бұрын
@@janleonard3101 Ever see Brynner in "Taras Bulba" (1962)? Go big or go home!
@janleonard31012 жыл бұрын
@@paintedjaguar No, I'll have to check it out!
@Shan_Dalamani2 жыл бұрын
@@janleonard3101 Pharaohs and kings are entitled to chew scenery. After all, it's their scenery.
@kennethduval67692 ай бұрын
This has got to be one of the greatest movies ever made, it certainly was not cheap, cost ran up in the millions.
@dancolon472 жыл бұрын
I'm not a religious person ... but I LOVE the old Bible Epic films from the 50s and 60s. When I was a kid, all the network TV stations would play these films all day long on Easter ... King of Kings, The Ten Commandments, Ben Hur, Samson and Delilah, The Greatest Story Ever Told, etc.
@CaesiusX2 жыл бұрын
@Raylan Givens I couldn't agree more. Franco Zeffirelli's _Jesus of Nazareth_ is phenomenal! If I'm not mistaken, they made it a point to never have Jesus blink while on camera. It's a very subtle but effective thing to do in order to give him this otherworldly aspect. *EDIT:* And like *Daniel* noted above, I am no longer really terribly religious, but I was raised on these films and still love them to this day.
@jameshobbs14602 жыл бұрын
Wonderful.. just Wonderful.. Back when there were stories and acting not what they call "movies" or "acting" today.. movies like this will stay with you for the rest of your life.
@ethancohen122 жыл бұрын
I’ve watched this every year with my family growing up and it’s by far one of the best movies when the Passover holiday rolls around. Great watch!
@aaronw.markel9319 Жыл бұрын
Fun Fact, the director also directed his first Ten Commandments which was in black and white and silent film
@King-rp4xo2 жыл бұрын
Charlton Heston was one of the greats that never made a bad movie.
@ollietsb17042 жыл бұрын
He always managed to elevate any film because of his presence. I mean, he's got a Boss role in TRUE LIES, which is wonderfully minimal but his 2-3 scenes are all the more powerful because of him. SOYLENT GREEN - he's a star in that film and while that film isn't hailed as some epic, he once again elevates every one of his scenes. Even riding atop a garbage truck! And the thing is - I really don't like the man.
@marknapiello80552 жыл бұрын
The older rancher in Tombstone that put up Doc Holiday before Holiday met and killed Johnny Ringo was Heston
@LadybugLuv2 жыл бұрын
I used to watch this every year with my grandmother in the 80's. I still watch to this day, but more in remembrance to my grandmother rather the accuracy of the film. I love you grandma! 👵🏽😇
@davidkeller63342 жыл бұрын
I've seen 10 Commandments like 20 times, looking forward to Cassie's take on it. Hurray!!! Looking forward to it
@geneparadiso62582 жыл бұрын
This cast was amazing. Yul Brynner, Ramses, won a Tony award for The King And I, a colossally huge hit on Broadway.
@TheImaginator9722 жыл бұрын
"BEHOLD HIS MIGHTY HAND!" Definitely one of the greatest lines by Charlton Heston who did awesome playing as Moses. 😇✝️ Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments" is one of my most favorite movie of all time along with Charlton Heston other movies "Ben-Hur" (1959) and "Planet Of The Apes" (1968).
@CassandrashadowcassMorrison2 жыл бұрын
Actually he says "Behold His Mighty Hand" (not hands). I consider Heston's best line to be "He is not flesh, but spirit...the Light of Eternal Mind." Closely followed by "There is no freedom without the Law."
@TheImaginator9722 жыл бұрын
@@CassandrashadowcassMorrison "Those Who Will NOT Live By The Law, Shall DIE By The Law" another one of my favorite Charlton Heston lines.
@josephhewes39232 жыл бұрын
The Ten Commandments is good for what it is, but Ben-Hur is a far superior film.
@TheImaginator9722 жыл бұрын
@@josephhewes3923 Yup, Ben-Hur has won 11 Oscars awards including Best Picture trying with "Titanic" (1997) and "The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King" (2003)
@brucedelagarza96412 жыл бұрын
Time stamp? Searching and can't find it..first time seeing it. Already finished but can't remember where it is 😂
@jamesnoneyabizness56112 жыл бұрын
It is an EPIC (in every sense of the word) movie, but every single Easter I watch it for just one line: "IT'S A *MAN!"* I don't know why, but ever since I first saw the movie - and every single time since, which is pretty much every single time it's been shown on TV at Easter - that line NEVER fails to crack me up. 😂 The rest of the film isn't bad either.
@civwar0542 жыл бұрын
The music from this movie still gives me chills.
@BigAl72ZGE2 жыл бұрын
The great Elmer Bernstein! Though for a fun little game, watch this movie and then watch "Airplane!" right afterwards.
@civwar0542 жыл бұрын
@@BigAl72ZGE 😆😆
@steelers6titles Жыл бұрын
For his final directorial effort, the Paramount mountain becomes Sinai. Old C.B., the best-known director in his own right besides Hitchcock, was "Mister Paramount", from the early days of motion pictures.
@ToylandChairman6662 жыл бұрын
One of the best Biblical epics, if not the best. And I'm not even religious.
@ollietsb17042 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing KING OF KINGS a year or two later and it was - is - barely memorable. In the name, that's it.
@ToylandChairman66611 ай бұрын
@@ollietsb1704, I enjoyed KING OF KINGS as well. Really fleshed out a lot of the characters and story lines. Though, in probably unintentional irony, Jesus is among the least interesting characters in it.
@jdelark64282 жыл бұрын
Charlton Heston might play the 'straight bat' lead most of the time, but he has such an imposing presence on the screen. And an actor willing to do different types of movie genres - from biblical films, to historical films, to sci fi films, and everything in between whether it be a western, action or comedy.
@thechiefsway26182 жыл бұрын
The eldest Sister and Mose's wife is actually Lilly Munster.
@vilefly2 жыл бұрын
AH HA! I knew she looked familiar! Gorgeous woman.
@monalisasmile66292 жыл бұрын
Nefretiri was the throne Princess of Egypt. Whoever Pharoah deemed worthy to be his heir, Moses or Rameses, would take Nefretiri as a wife and she'd become the next Queen of Egypt. Pharaoh loved Moses, treated him like a son and even favoured him over his own son.
@markmaioli42 жыл бұрын
"He's the worst brother ever" 😂
@shanemcconnell3582 жыл бұрын
Trivia: Cecil B. DeMille picked Charlton Heston for the role of Moses because he bore a resemblance to Michelangelo's statue of Moses in Rome, Italy. Heston played Michelangelo in "The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)."
@Qwerty-zo6iw2 жыл бұрын
There were 15 commandments until Mel Brooks dropped one of the tablets.
@soxforever6132 жыл бұрын
15...oy. 10, 10 commandments
@jimslancio5 ай бұрын
There's a joke that goes like this (no offense meant): "Commandments? How much are they?" "They're free." "Uh, OK, I'll take ten of them."
@IndyCrewInNYC2 жыл бұрын
I hope your Easter was beautiful, Cassie. We are all blessed for having access to your awesome channel which is my MVP channel here on KZbin. God bless! 🙏🌹
@snowliger2 жыл бұрын
I highly recommend the movie "Colossus: The Forbin Project" from 1970!
@billc32782 жыл бұрын
Yes !! No one has reviewed it !! It def holds up !!!!
@dunringill17472 жыл бұрын
That is a great Sci Fi Recommendation.
@marktracy17212 жыл бұрын
Yes Though i only saw it once
@submersivemedia99952 жыл бұрын
Cassie hissing "Dathan!" is the best thing I've seen today.
@twmax65252 жыл бұрын
One of the best movies of its time. Amazing dialogue and acting, and effects! And oh yeah, MUSIC!
@darrelllane7962 жыл бұрын
Two of my favorite actors in this one. Chuck Heston as Moses and Vincent Price as Baka. Commandments was 1956 and Ben Hur was 1957.
@nocarbonfootprint91202 жыл бұрын
What an awesome movie! I looked forward to it every year on TV as a kid in the 70s!!
@SanJoseBob2 жыл бұрын
I have literally seen this movie every year since I was 10 yrs. old. So, I’ve seen it 64 times! The guy who plays Joshua is John Derek, he married Ursula Andrés (Honey Rider in James Bond), than married Bo Derek (where she got her name) from the movie “10” and than married Linda Evans of “Dynasty” and “High Chaparral” TV Series. Sefora (Yvonne de Carlo) played “Lily Munster” of “The Munsters”. One more little ditty. Charleston Heston has a very great Role in the Movie “Big Country”, I’m sure it was high in your choice of Best Western’s in you Poll. You must see it with Carley. It Stars Gregory Peck ( Addicus Finch of To Kill a Mockingbird) and Heston. It’s just one of the greatest Movies ever made, Period!…. SanJoséBob
@cinemaniac782 жыл бұрын
The Big Country is indeed great! Also, very cool that William Wyler worked with Gregory Peck on Roman Holiday, another all-time great film, then with Peck and Heston on The Big Country, and then finished off the '50s working with Heston on Ben-Hur.
@christopherbowen65972 жыл бұрын
"BEHOLD THE ANGEL OF DEATH" best line in the movie coolest scene in the movie
@Aaron-io8vw2 жыл бұрын
Also the inspiration for one of the coolest heavy metal songs, "Creeping Death" by Metallica
@barry-clark2 жыл бұрын
Heston is just magnificent in this, such presence, stature and wisdom that you believe he could actually free the Hebrews himself. Other actors haven't come close in this regard. One day when I grow up I would like to be so assured **casually looks up his DoB** for Pete's sake I'm already 10 years older than he was when he made this film. They don't make them like they used to!😀
@jonanderson5592 жыл бұрын
I grew up with this being on TV every Easter, and Charlton Heston was so great as Moses that it was hard to think of him as anything else. Very confusing when I was a little older and Moses was fighting super-intelligent ape-men from the future.
@flatebo12 жыл бұрын
Well, Nova and her tribe had to be led out of bondage from among the apes. Sounds like a job for Moses to me.
@cinemaniac782 жыл бұрын
@@flatebo1 Let my people go, you damn dirty apes!
@suicunesolsan2 жыл бұрын
The beards of shellfish (byssus) were used to make Sea Silk! When treated with lemon juice, they would turn gold. They were super fine, light, and warm. (Shameless Wiki plug) Just another of those ancient crafts that have been forgotten by the world.
@shainewhite27812 жыл бұрын
They show this movie every year on NBC during Easter
@matthewdunham16892 жыл бұрын
Indeed
@Johnadams207602 жыл бұрын
heston was literally in every epic movie in those days. btw. this version of 10 commandments, is the one and only one you will ever need to see. they have made new ones, but they just don't compare.
@thomasluedke77102 жыл бұрын
Definitely a classic, and it still holds up after all these years. It was a tradition in my family to watch it every year at Easter but it's been many years since I've seen it. Thanks for the review.
@PhilipReeder2 жыл бұрын
Cecil B. Demille actually had a lot of experience with The Ten Commandments. He made the same film in 1923 as a silent film in black & white. It was also EPIC. The 1956 version gave him the opportunity to have color AND sound. The actress who plays Zephirah is Yvonne De Carlo. She went on to portray Lily Munster of the TV series, The Munsters. There were more Heston's playing characters in The Ten Commandment than most know. In addition to Charlton Heston's son playing baby Moses, and Charlton playing the adult Moses, Heston was also the voice of God in the film. Charlton insisted that he get to be the voice of God. Demille thought it was odd but approved it.
@coyotefever105 Жыл бұрын
The original one was pretty different plot wise and serting
@lobokurg27862 жыл бұрын
That era of film didn't have much in the way of special effects, so they were heavily driven by the talent of its actors. It was a whole different world in Hollywood, and it was a different breed of stars. If you like this film and Ben Hur, then other notables from that time with similar stars are El Cid, Spartacus, Once Upon a Time in the West, and Planet of the Apes.
@gregmcpherson56712 жыл бұрын
The effects in this movie are pretty damn awesome.
@tracymetherell87442 жыл бұрын
Planet of the Apes was much later. Like DECADES later
@googlesucks24492 жыл бұрын
@@tracymetherell8744 This was 1956. Planet of the Apes came out in 1968. 12 years is hardly "decades later".
@lobokurg27862 жыл бұрын
@@googlesucks2449 Maybe she's only familiar with the remakes.
@Bigmanoncampus8882 жыл бұрын
NO WAY! I'm actually STOKED you reacted to this movie. I used to watch this with my mom every Easter when I lived at home. Glad to see people havent forgotten about this movie!
@thecompilationchannel26332 жыл бұрын
This movie is pretty darn epic
@docsavage86402 жыл бұрын
It's almost Biblical
@moonchild84222 жыл бұрын
Every year around Easter my dad would sit me down and watch The Ten Commandments and Jesus of Nazareth. I kind of hated it at the time but I appreciate it more as an adult and continue to watch them both around Easter.
@MrCnurse2 жыл бұрын
If you think the relationships in the movie were confusing they're nothing compared to real relationships in Egyptian dynasties. It was quite common for sons of pharaohs to marry their sisters and then even their own daughters. Rameses II, played by Yul Brynner here, married at least two of his own daughters, Bintanath, and Meritamen. The Egyptians had many gods, although for a brief time, the Pharaoh Akhenaten established a single god religion but it didn't last because the priests had too much power, which is why Moses as pharaoh probably wouldn't have been able to free the slaves.
@efan20122 жыл бұрын
Indeed. For as bad as the Spanish Habsburgs were the Egyptian's were right up there. King Tut died so young; a lot of it was from the genetic conditions he had from his parents being so closely related.
@Flastew2 жыл бұрын
Great reactions to a very powerful movie. Amazing what they could do with movies so many years ago.
@odiumgeneris7292 жыл бұрын
Whaaaaaaaat! Finally! Someone reacts to this! I'm not even religious, but this movie is so good! I also did the Paramount tour and learned some cool things about its production. Nice.
@jamesmoyner74992 жыл бұрын
Brandocritic posted an abbreviated reaction as well on his youtube channel.
@geoculus56062 жыл бұрын
I hope you come to be. :)
@banninglobmeyer40152 жыл бұрын
Technically, The Passion of the Christ (2004) would be a more apt Easter film than Ten Commandments, but it's hard to turn down a Charlton Heston epic anytime of year. And The Passion of the Christ might be too brutal for a KZbin reaction. Plus Ten Commandments is more spiritually uplifting whereas The Passion of the Christ is more emotionally draining. Great video, looking forward to part 2!
@ThatShyGuyMatt2 жыл бұрын
Not to argue but Passion of the Christ is more so for those of Catholic faith as some of it is based on extra writings. That is not to say its a bad movie of course, just some christians of other denominations would notice some flaws.
@justinmcgough39582 жыл бұрын
passion of the christ is somethign I can only watch once every two years. It's a tough watch and I can't handle seeing it too often.
@nicknickson36502 жыл бұрын
The passover is God foreshadowing the coming of Christ. Those who had blood on the doors of their house were passed by and spared from God's wrath. Christians today are saved by the blood of Christ and will not face God's wrath.
@RedlandsRedhead9272 жыл бұрын
Or the movie Paul Apostle of Christ, which is takes place after the Resurrection.
@purpleslog2 жыл бұрын
Go with “Jesus of Nazareth”. Then have a few drinks and watch the “Life of Brian”. It’s a…umm…companion movie.
@Mugthraka2 жыл бұрын
THis, Ben Hur and Cleopatra, where the Holy Trinity of Peplums/Period dramas. Dreamworks did in the 90's an animated movie about Moses, called Prince of Egypt, and it is an amazing movie to watch.
@conscience-commenter Жыл бұрын
Cecil B. DeMille's "Ten Commandments "was one the finest movies ever made featuring a star studded cast with beautiful costumes and sets . All at a time with no CGi or tricks to enhance the viewing experience . A masterpiece motion picture that will never be equaled .
@michellepeters70662 жыл бұрын
I highly recommend the movie "The Time Machine" from 1960!
@c.morgan7222 жыл бұрын
Yes! Cheesy special effects, but a really terrific acting job from Rod Taylor!
@flashgordon62382 жыл бұрын
Just watched it yesterday...
@paintedjaguar2 жыл бұрын
"The Time Machine" (1960), "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1959), and "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1954). A Technicolor A-list triple play from 1950s cinema, and I wouldn't call the effects from any of them cheesy. All were quality productions.
@lewstone54302 жыл бұрын
Dathan snidely: “I’ll take the water girl too!” Cassie: _snort of derision!_
@JLOFlix2 жыл бұрын
Your reaction to this movie today, this very special day, is a gift and puts icing on the cake! I truly look forward to seeing the rest from you!! Thank you!! Happy Easter!!
@HaleTheTrev2 ай бұрын
I like that you have split this movie into 2 parts and you use the intermission to discuss the themes of the first half.
@garrymoore2161 Жыл бұрын
It was Pharaoh's sister who found baby Moses floating down the river. She hired a Hebrew woman to be the nanny,; she did not realize it, but she hired his birth mother to take care of the baby.
@radd1701e2 жыл бұрын
For another Heston film try Soylent Green. It also has Edward G Robinson in it.
@drhkleinert82412 жыл бұрын
Yes but its a complete different one, its a typical "End-Time" movie from that time,creepy but not that big. Better try Charthoum, 55 days of Peking or El Cid. Heston made many big Movies, Soylent green isnt that good, same league like The Omega Man/I am legend
@ElliotNesterman2 жыл бұрын
Edward G. Robinson (Dathan) was, by the 50s, a nearly legendary actor. He began in the Yiddish theater but soon moved to Broadway and then to Hollywood. The film that made him a star was the 1931 crime drama _Little Caesar,_ which is widely regarded as the first important mobster movie.
@harveybojangle4752 жыл бұрын
This is one of those films Hollywood used to refer to as a "swords and sandals" movie. Some examples include: Land of the Pharaohs, The Robe, Intolerance, Joan the Woman, and 1923's The Ten Commandments. They didn't have CGI, but they did use effects such as rear projection (14:02), miniatures, and matte paintings. The effect that earned them the Oscar, though, will be in Part 2!
@CassandrashadowcassMorrison2 жыл бұрын
Yeah well, sword and sandal movies embrace all those Hercules and Sons of Hercules movies which starred actors like Steve Reeves, Gordon Scott. Reg Park, Dan Vadis, et al. Also the Sinbad and Jason and the argonaut flicks that helped pay Ray Harryhausen's property taxes back in the day. Biblical epics like this and King of Kings starring Captain Christopher Pike as Jesus and The Robe an so on do not really come under that category,
@harveybojangle4752 жыл бұрын
@@CassandrashadowcassMorrison I wrote "some" examples. You have included others. But, if you think Biblical epics don't also fall under the heading of "sword and sandal" movies, that is incorrect.
@drhkleinert82412 жыл бұрын
Yes, and Samson, The Robe, Quo Vadis, Cleopatra etc...and fun fact: Because Commandments failes at the Oscars and the Box office (Oscars was a big betrayal that year) Heston never want to do that kind of movie again and denied the role of Ben Hur...
@CatharticMunitions2 жыл бұрын
I'm so blown away. I came into this a month late, but I remember as a kid watching this around every Thanksgiving everytime we went to my grandmother's house back in Detroit (we lived in Cincinnati). This stoked so many childhood memories for me, just want to day thank you! I'm a big fan of your content, it keeps me grounded and unjaded to the world because of your innocence to experiences different from my own, my experiences and my realities. Keep up the FANTASTIC work
@dennislopez12722 жыл бұрын
Cassie, Happy Easter and day of resurrection. Glad you're enjoying a true Epic. This movie never gets old.
@duanelavely54812 жыл бұрын
Yvonne DeCarlo who plays Moses' wife would later be known for playing Lily Munster in the Munster T.V. series.
@gatroy132 жыл бұрын
Cassie I want to thank you for taking on movies that are probably not popular with others who do reactions. Ben Hur was a surprise to me but this one was even bigger. This is one of my all-time favorites both because of the Actors and Actresses but the story. It is amazing the technology in 1956. If I could like this a hundred times I would. Thank you Cassie, looking forward to the next 2 parts I hope your family had a wonderful Easter.
@salmanedy2 жыл бұрын
I'm sure a lot of people have mentioned this, but the prelude is meant to like, signal people how many minutes are left before the movie started. It gave those late comers a chance to get to their seats and buy the popcorn so that they don't miss any scenes. P.S: I love how Sir Cedric Hardwicke imbues his portrayal of Seti I with humanity. P.S: The ancient Egyptians practices polytheism. There's a designated god of life, god of fertility, god of death, etc.
@jermainemartinez82822 жыл бұрын
Happy Easter. This movie is great I use to watch this every year on easter.