Bible Collection: Moses

Director: Roger Young

Overview

"Follow the biblical tale of Moses (Ben Kingsley) as he places his unwavering faith in God and attempts to lead the children of Israel from enslavement to the Promised Land in this faithful retelling of the book of Exodus. From his encounter with the burn

Product Details

Release Date:	09/06/2005
UPC:	0053939689624
Original Release:	1996
Rating:	NR
Source:	Turner Home Ent
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	3:02:00
Sales rank:	11,328

Special Features

Closed Caption;Languages: English & Espa?ol; Subtitles: English, Fran?ais & Espa?ol

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Ben Kingsley	Moses
Frank Langella	Mernefta
David Suchet	Aaron
Geraldine McEwan	Miriam
Christopher Lee	Ramses
Enrico Lo Verso	Joshua
Maurice Roeves	Zerack
Philip Stone	Jethro
Anna Galiena	Ptira
Anthony Higgins	Korah
Anton Lesser	Eliav
Philippe Le Roy	Tuntmin
Anita Zagaria	Jochabed
Dudley Sutton	High priest
Federico Pacifici	Hur
Urbano Barberini	Nahbi
James Wilson	Memefta (15 years)
Loris Loddi	Martial arts officer
Vincenzo Ricotta	Midan
Sarah Thomas	Midwife
Amy Werba	Woman on bank
Lee Christopher	Actor
Mark Lewis	Guard
Galiena Anna	Actor
Franco Salamon	Man 1

Technical Credits

Lionel Chetwynd

Lionel Chetwynd	Screenwriter
Gerald Rafshoon	Executive Producer
Laura Fattori	Producer
Lorenzo Minoli	Producer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Adopted (Credits) [8:59]
2. Hebrew Heritage [8:38]
3. Brave Egyptian [5:29]
4. New Family [4:02]
5. Mourning Pharaoh [1:32]
6. Burning Bush [6:13]
7. Chosen [6:28]
8. Words and Signs [8:06]
9. "Let My People Go" [4:13]
10. False Prophet? [4:44]
11. Stern Warnings [6:01]
12. Plagues [11:00]
13. Passover [5:31]
14. Exodus [4:22]
15. Deep Faith [3:01]
16. Parting the Waters [10:05]
17. Fiery Burden [:51]
18. Manna From Heaven [4:37]
19. Only One Man [6:15]
20. Mount Sinai [5:57]
21. Troubling Absence [10:34]
22. Vain Idolatry [5:31]
23. Broken Convenant [3:10]
24. Sanctuary [6:13]
25. Miriam [3:28]
26. Promised Land [5:01]
27. Losing Faith [10:33]
28. "Take Joshua" [9:41]
29. End Credits [10:20]

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Languages
Spoken Languages: English
Spoken Languages: Español
Subtitles: English
Subtitles: Français
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Editorial Reviews

Ben Kingsley portrays a very human Moses in this worthy production about the Old Testament figure. Unlike the heroic Moses of Charlton Heston in Cecil B. DeMille's lavish 1954 motion picture The Ten Commandments, the Moses of Kingsley in this Roger Young TV miniseries is ordinary, flawed, even timid at times. He stammers before Pharaoh. He cringes before the burning bush. He begs God not to bind him to the task of liberating the Jews. He anguishes at the report that only he survived the slaughter of first-born Jewish males. But Moses carries on, summoning a resolve born of his faith, as Kingsley demonstrates convincingly. Kingsley's Indian and Jewish heritage works well for him in Moses. Bearded and dark-skinned, with jet black hair, he looks the part of a Middle Eastern holy man. That he lacks the sinew and stature of Heston only enhances his performance, for his deeds become all the more impressive by comparison to his appearance. Christopher Lee and Frank Langella, though both wholly occidental, make fine father and son pharaohs -- haughty, uncompromising surrogates of Egypt's supreme being, Ra. Perhaps their acting background (each having once portrayed Dracula) gave them special insight into the undercurrents of the soul that can capsize a man's humanity. For the most part, the rest of the actors also perform with distinction. Although the film eschews the pomp and splendor of the 1954 DeMille production, it does use special effects to advantage when the time comes to part the Red Sea or turn a wooden rod into a cobra. All daytime scenes are tinted in amber, like Egypt and the Middle Eastern landscape. Night scenes take on a bluish patina. But there is a similarity between the colorful DeMille production and this one: God speaks to Moses in a deep, resonant voice. Perhaps He liked this production just as much as the earlier one.