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Related: About this forumThe Making of the Movie 'The Ten Commandments' (1956)
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The Making of the Movie 'The Ten Commandments' (1956) (Original Post)
catbyte
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agingdem
(8,541 posts)1. I was 8 and I remember thinking
Last edited Sat Jan 2, 2021, 08:23 PM - Edit history (1)
Yul Brynner's Ramesses was a much cooler guy than Charlton Heston's Moses...and I'm Jewish
msongs
(70,185 posts)2. I always wondered if their god was all powerful why did he not just let his people leave without
all that hysterical plague stuff. and why did he let his people become slaves in the first place. not a nice guy IMO and Yul was a hunk!
stopbush
(24,630 posts)4. Because he wasn't all powerful. He couldn't defeat the Canaanites because
the had iron chariots. One wonders what god would do against modern weapons.
And of course, the idea that Jews were ever slaves in Egypt is pure fantasy.
El Supremo
(20,377 posts)3. Edward G. Robinson's worst casting.
But he was good as always.
demosincebirth
(12,740 posts)5. In "Double Indemnity," he played a great part
More_Cowbell
(2,204 posts)6. As Billy Crystal said....
Omaha Steve
(103,497 posts)7. Coming out in 4K in time for Easter
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