2 (2:15) 15. The Ten Commandments - 6 CD Box Set - Elmer Bernstein Jethro's daughters, portrayed by Lisa Mitchell, Noelle WIlliams Love is not an art to us. [59], For the film's 60th anniversary in 2016, Intrada Records released a six-CD album of the score. Admiring her sincerity and virtue, Moses chooses Sephora as his bride. The Bitter Life (2:05) 04. For his pursuit of the Israelites, he wears the blue Khepresh helmet-crown, which the pharaohs wore for battle. (3:20) CD Total Time: 60:44 CECIL B. DeMILLEs THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (Original 1960 Dot Soundtrack Album (STEREO) COMPOSED AND CONDUCTED By Elmer Bernstein 01. Donald Renfrew The splendor and savagery of the world's wickedest empire! [19] Heston was also chosen to be the voice of God in the form of a burning bush,[15] toned down to a softer and lower register. Benjamin Klatzkin Queen Nefertari is the wife of Rameses II and the mother of Amun. ", "They trained him to kill for their pleasure but they trained him a little too well", "HighHighHighAbove Them All! pp. The Lords Side/End Title (3:46) 05. God was indeed working miracles in this sense. Harold Ayres Abe Luboff It tells of Jethro's counsel to Moses, and God's revelation of the Ten Commandments to the Israelites at Mount Sinai.. Jethro came to meet the Children of Israel after their military victory over the Amalekites.Jethro, a priest to many pagan gods, had heard of all the miracles God . The Ten Commandments (1956) - Lisa Mitchell as Jethro's Daughter - IMDb The biblical text actually says: "Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb" (Exodus 3:1).So, you know, he did it alone. To the opposite was the case with Jethro: the wonders that the God YHWH performed and the troubles that God underwent led Jethro to believe in one God, YHWH, above all other gods. Nefretiri/Fanfares/Return Of The Conqueror/Drums And Percussion/Fanfare (1:40) 06. Ajolidoforah is the middle-in-length sister who has curly bangs and wears a magenta dress with gold jewelry and a yellow veil on her head. The Ten Commandments (1956) / Characters - TV Tropes Moses Chooses Sephora (3:23) Thelma L. 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McKay an Unexpected Friendship", International Film Music Critics Association, "The Ten Commandments: Religious or historical symbol? [5], Filmed on location in Egypt, Mount Sinai, and the Sinai Peninsula, The Ten Commandments was DeMille's most successful work, his first widescreen film, his fourth biblical production, and his final directorial effort before his death in 1959. : A NFT that is associated with a Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. . A wild saturnalia occurs and a decadent orgy is held by most of the Hebrews. Defending the Well [0:52] 3. Is it true that Egyptian girls paint their eyes? Norman Herzberg Thelma Beach Sanford Schonbach, CELLO So Let It Be Written: Intrada Announces "Ten Commandments" Box Nefretiri learns from Memnet that Moses is the son of Hebrew slaves. Moses saves Joshua from death by killing Baka, telling Joshua that he, too, is Hebrew. Vincent Schipilitti In "Jethro's Daughters Dance" Jethro hosts a dinner party, where he hopes Moses will select one of his daughters to wed. Bernstein provides a small ensemble of ethnic instruments to provide festive and exotic dance music. Should we interpret this Moses sharing of his faith with his father-in-law as teleological? Sethi's Death 28. CECIL B. DeMILLE's THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE) COMPOSED AND CONDUCTED By Elmer Bernstein CD 1 - Part 1 01. As Mr. DeMille presents it in this three-hour-and-thirty-nine-minute film, which is by far the largest and most expensive that he has ever made, it is a moving story of the spirit of freedom rising in a man, under the divine inspiration of his Maker. The Ace: He's very skilled and wise at being a general, architect, diplomat, administrator, and merchant, and he's a huge hit with the ladies. Richard Persissi In 1999, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The author declares no conflict of interest. Many of ABC's telecasts omit Cecil B. DeMille's opening prologue, objectionable scenes,[clarification needed] and musical elements (Overture, Entracte, and Exit Music) seen in the theatrical release. 3 (2:01) 16. I will give you counsel, and God be with you! The score is written in a highly Romantic style, featuring unique musical leitmotifs for the film's characters (God, Moses, Rameses, Nefretiri, Dathan, Sephora, Lilia, Joshua, etc.) ; Adopted into Royalty: And does such a damn good job that Sethi wants him to be his heir. Timbrell 5: 587. Nathan Kaproff Film Comment; New York Vol. Jose Barroso Moses marries Jethro's eldest daughter Sephora. Survey Article. [48], The parting of the Red Sea was considered the most difficult special effect ever performed up to that time. Ray Siegel Ethiopians/Drums (0:45) 07. [29], Many actors were considered for the role of the evil overseer Dathan, including Raymond Burr, Lee J. Cobb, Leo Genn, Victor Jory, Fredric March, Raymond Massey, Stephen McNally, Gary Merrill, Arnold Moss, Robert Newton, Hugh O'Brian, Jack Palance, Eric Pohlmann, Basil Rathbone, Dale Robertson, Robert Ryan, George Sanders, Everett Sloane, and Peter Ustinov. Moses says he is making his workers more productive, making Rameses wonder if Moses is the man the Hebrews are calling the Deliverer. Moses follows Bithiah to Yochabel's house, where he meets his biological mother, brother Aaron, and sister Miriam. [23] DeMille saw Yul Brynner in the Broadway musical The King and I, and went backstage to meet him. He sent word to Moses: "I, your father-in-law Jethro, am on my way to you, along with your wife. The 1972 and 1989 re-issues included 70mm and 35mm prints that reframed the picture's aspect ratio to 2.20:1 and 2.39:1, respectively, cropping the top and bottom of the picture's original 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Wendell Hoss Defending The Well (0:52) 03. This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb. Filming & Production Emmet Sargeant Noelle Williams - Aveleyman The pairing of the completely different figures of Moses and Reuel/Jethro is a paradigm of the intertwining of cultures, and trans-cultural and inter-cultural dialogue. Spinoza Paeff The Ten Commandments. Harry Stitman Structure and Patriarchal Functions in the Biblical Betrothal Type-Scene: Some Preliminary Notes. Jethro delved deeper into Moses and Israels ethical behaviour, indeed, into their formation in faith (, According to the well-known legal maxim, Justice delayed, is justice denied. The maxim is attributable to William Ewart Gladstone, who also stated: But above all, if we be just men, we shall go forward in the name of truth and right, and bear this in mind, that when the case is ripe and the hour has come, justice delayed is justice denied (, If the legal system acts too slowly to resolve legal issues, either because cases are overly complex (see vv.22.26), or because the system itself is overly complex or overburdened (see vv.14.18.22), justice is delayed and, consequently, it is not served. A Literary Reading of the Exodus Story. . (Photo by: Diamond Images/Getty Images) PURCHASE A LICENSE Standard editorial rights Custom rights THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: Egyptian Dance (01:55) 7. In the Philippines, the film is traditionally aired every Holy Week (yearly) since it premiered on April 1, 2015, on GMA Network, either cut for time or in full, and dubbed in Filipino. Ten Commandments Jethro's Daughter: 1956 . This was ethics intertwined with religion within an educational perspective. THEREMIN Love And Ambition (3:53) 05. Elmer Bernstein, Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments: 60th Anniversary Soundtrack Collection (Intrada 7147, 2016 - original film released 1956) Discs 1-2: Music from the Motion Picture. in optical photography (blue screen "travelling matte" composites) and Farciot Edouart, A.S.C., in process photography (rear projection effects). The circle represented 44 newspapers in 19 languages. He told Brynner the story of the film from Rameses' point of view, and offered him the role. [citation needed] In fact, many of the supposed inaccuracies were actually adopted by DeMille from extra-biblical ancient sources, such as Josephus, the Sepher ha-Yashar, and the Chronicle of Moses. Marie Fera (Exceptions occurred in 2020 when the film aired prior to Palm Sunday, which that year was April 4, due to the COVID-19 pandemic; in 2022, when the film aired on April 9, the Saturday before Palm Sunday, due to an NBA game telecast scheduled on the night before Easter the following week; and in 2023, when the film aired on April 1, the Saturday before Palm Sunday, due to an NHL game telecast scheduled on the night before Easter the following week.) C. B. remains, at 75, the ablest living director of spectacle in the grand manner. Cecil B. DeMille returned me to films. Background information [108], Unlike many lengthy films of the day, which were usually broken up into separate airings over at least two nights, ABC elected to show The Ten Commandments in one night and has done so every year it has carried the film, with one exception; in 1997, ABC elected to split the movie in two and aired half of it in its normal Easter Sunday slot, which that year was March 30, with the second half airing on Monday, March 31 as counterprogramming to the other networks' offerings, which included CBS' coverage of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Game.[109]. The Hard Bondage (2:03) 06. Sunday School | school | Thanks for joining us! | By Northside Baptist Jethros Daughters Dance (1:33) 05. Screen Reader Users: [52], DeMille was reluctant to discuss technical details of how the film was made, especially the optical tricks used in the parting of the Red Sea. : Paper should be a substantial original Article that involves several techniques or approaches, provides an outlook for Benny Gill See if you can answer the following questions and enjoy the quiz! Israel was empowered to become the People of YHWH with a strong moral and ethical backbone through holistic formation in faith according to YHWHs Law. Every cue appears, including all of the myriad fanfares, processions, court dances, authentic shofars (eight of them! Pestilence (1:00) 18. Philip Schroit Samuel Hoffman The Principle of Subsidiarity. The formation of the ethical and religious values formation of the People of Israel through the teaching of the commandments and the precepts of God was a very significant aspect of society at large, in that Israel could, through this formation, understand the importance of shouldering its responsibilities. (who received an Oscar for his effects in the film), head of the special effects department at Paramount Pictures, assisted by Paul Lerpae, A.S.C. | Relationship brings responsibility, and responsibility entails accountability and obligation. Vincent DeRosa Alfred Lustgarten George Kast Then there's the reel Red Sea, and the lamb's blood of the Passover. Bedouin Dance (1:56) 10. Jose Barroso Hughes, Paul E. 1994. Limited Time Offer. Stanbury, Patrick, (April 5, 2004) Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic. Bacchas Garden No.