The Ten Commandments
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Year: 1956
Stars: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter
Now here's a "proper" movie. Epic in length and scale, it's the type of movie you think about when you think of the "golden age" of Hollywood.
More properly it should really be called Moses, being that the part of the movie with the Ten Commandments takes up the final 10 minutes of a 4 hour movie (it's a good job it's Christmas and I'm not very busy right now). You know the movie is going to be epic when it starts with God making the world in 7 days... it then proceeds to tell you the full story of Moses' life, from birth to death.
Of course, most of the special effects look totally naff in comparison to what can be done today. But then, this was made in 1956 - and for that time, these special effects are groundbreaking. Even now, I was pretty impressed with the way the sea parted.
Long, but worth it if you're willing to put in the effort - and are happy watching tales of Bible stories. To be fair, the one of Moses isn't exactly dull, even if you're not religious.
Rating: 4 out of 5
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