Starring charlton heston and yul brenner, the 10 commandments focuses on the story of moses and will set you back almost four hours, including. The ten commandments was nominated for seven academy awards and won for best visual effects. For abc its possibly just a fuzzy idea that christians make a big deal out of the story that the ten commandments dramatizes. Watch the ten commandments starring charlton heston in this drama on directv. Add the ten commandments to your watchlist to find out when its coming back.
The ten commandments is a near perfect picture that is more captivating due to its performances from its cast, and each actor brings something unique to make the film truly something remarkable. However, there is a legitimate theological link as scripture consistently portrays christ as the ultimate passover lamb. Im no theologian, but does it strike anyone else as odd that this movie is shown every easter. Network television has aired the film in prime time during the passovereaster season every year since 1973. That tradition continues in 2019 as the ten commandments airs on abc the night before easter. Annual the ten commandments movie airing tonight on abc. After all, easter is based on new testament material and the 10 commandmants are old testament material. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the film, which will be broadcast tonight on abc as part of an easter weekend. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our childrens children what it was once like in the united states where men were free. The ten commandments movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Relive this timeless classic with your families this easter. For the films 60th anniversary, intrada records released a sixcd album of the score in 2016. A remake of his 1923 silent film, demilles the ten commandments may not be t.
Movies like the ten commandments, benhur and the greatest story ever. Meticulously restored in 2016 and available for streaming on the criterion channel, agnieszka. I love easter time because people start searching for god more. The ten commandments dvd, 2017 for sale online ebay. The movie was visually spectacular in its time with incredible special effects. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. Umpi, audiam publishing, umpg publishing, and 8 music rights societies. The film is an adaptation of the eponymous television series presented by rede record in 2015, with new footage and different developments of which were shown in its last chapter on television. Watch the ten commandments online stream full movie. The ten commandments has been aired regularly over the easter weekend on abc since 1973, with one exception in 1999. Theres more to easter than dyed eggs, jelly beans and brunch.
Dec 16, 2019 the ten commandments is a 1956 american biblical epic film produced, directed, and narrated by cecil b. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. Tv talk why is the ten commandmants always shown on easter sunday. The bible tells us that god himself spoke the 10 commandments from mount sinai and wrote them with his own finger on tablets of stone exodus 20. After all those years watching the movie on television during the easter season, no network. Meticulously restored in 2016 and available for streaming on the. But what is truly fascinating is that while most people have heard of them, very few people can actually list them all even many christians struggle after 6 or 7.
The ten commandments remains a big part of easter home. Shot on location in ouarzazate, morocco, the ten commandments offers an authentic portrayal of th century b. Why does abc always play the movie the ten commandments. Demilles 1923 original silent film and the 1956 remake of the ten commandments in a 2movie bundle. Moses and the 10 commandments 15 hilariously funny. Demilles 1956 technicolor biblical epic at least a. Meticulously restored in 2016 and available for streaming on the criterion channel. Even when adjusted for inflation, endgame sits among the top 10 highest grossing films of all time, standing among some of cinemas greatest event films like star wars, doctor zhivago, and the ten commandments. Yul brynner stars as the pharaoh rameses ii in the 1956 film the ten commandments. Demille, who at 72 was nearing the end of a great career, sought to reclaim past glory with a film that would serve as his crowning achievement. Demille film from 1956 was an annual tradition for many families who gathered to watch the story of moses every easter.
The staff shown in this image that hestons character carried throughout most of the film was later gifted to. While not contrary to the old testament, do you think this is a mainstream americanization of the bibles themes, especially in cold warera hollywood. Every weekend, we pick a movie you can stream that dovetails with current events. Get all the scoop on the ten commandments, airing on abc on sunday, april 5, 2015. It is the only religious movie that everyone will still watch. For those celebrating easter, its possible to have jesus in your heart and on your screens all weekend long. I grew up watching this every easter and now that i cant turn on a tv without. The networkss full list of movie showings is below. This 2016 film turns easter into a gritty, game of thrones style period piece, with joseph fiennes starring as a roman centurion, clavius, on the hunt for jesus body after it mysteriously disappears following his crucifixion. It was the highestgrossing film in the year of its release, 1956. This year the ten commandments returns to abcs schedule with a special broadcast on saturday, march 26. After much thought, he found his answer, in his past.
Charlton heston stars as moses in the 1956 epic film the ten commandments. The ten commandments 1956 with charlton heston, yul brynner, yvonne decarlo, et al. The road to this new record was a far different one than what avatar took. The ten commandments will once again air on abc this saturday, march 26. Cliff curtis stars as the groovy christ himself, in whom clavius finds salvation. You can use the movie as a way to get kids to read the bible or the torah to see if and how the ten commandments deviates. The ten commandments airs this saturday, 10 facts you dont. August 1, 2017 so let it be written that the commandment tablets. Why is the ten commandmants always shown on easter sunday. The ten commandments christian movie that was originally produced and directed by cecil b demille. In addition, up tv releases its easter week movie schedule. Easter movies, from godspell to the 10 commandments to. Demille technicolor classic from the golden age of hollywood. Find out when and where you can watch the ten commandments on tv with the full listings schedule at.
Les dix commandements the ten commandments by cecilbdemille with charlton heston, 1956 photo photo. Some passover perennials the ten commandments have been included despite. Os dez mandamentos o filme is a brazilian movie which was released by recordtv in 2016 in an association with paris filmes. More hokum than holy it may be, but with a terrific cast and, even now, a genuine sense of wonder to its setpieces, the ten commandments delivers nearly four hours of great entertainment. Moses and the 10 commandments is probably one of the best known parts of the bible. The only problem is christians are no longer under the old law which the 10 commandments come from but under the law of grace. The ten commandments is a 1956 american epic religious drama film produced, directed, and. Speaking of passover, if theres one movie youll always need to watch during passover it begins and ends with the ten commandments. With charlton heston, yul brynner, anne baxter, edward g. The annual broadcast of the ten commandments, the 1956 religious film produced and directed by cecil b. This year, easter sunday is april 21, so abc will air. Why does the ten commandments always air on easter weekend.
From ten commandments to uncut gems, here are 12 great movies for passover and easter. The film was demilles last and most successful work. Religious movies about the ten commandments and easter. Sixty years later, the ten commandments remains one of the most. Paul says that if you live under the old law the blood of jesus is no longer of any effect to you and you have fallen from grace. Moses, an egyptian prince, learns of his true heritage as a hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people. We didnt pass it to our children in the bloodstream.
The network has aired the film around the easter holiday since 1973 and allots the 220 minute movie an extended timeslot before and after the traditional primetime hours. In 1957, the film was nominated for seven academy awards. I got an email from someone whose mailing list i was on, and he began it this way. This sunday, singers john legend, sara bareilles and alice cooper will take the stage. For first time viewers, or those of you that need a quick refresher, here is the official. After a few years, the movie was produced in technicolor. This is an archived article that was published on in 2016, and information in the article may be outdated. We like to exalt the sublimity of the moving image, sacralizing what is too often. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone.
There are no tv airings of the ten commandments in the next 14 days. Charlton heston as moses and the voice of god at the burning bush 14 yul brynner as rameses ii. Demilles epic the ten commandments will be released in a special bluray collectors edition march 10. The ten commandments is a 1956 american epic religious drama film produced, directed, and narrated by cecil b. The classic hollywood film the ten commandments will air on 4029 on saturday, april 20, 2019 from 6 p. According to imdb, when the network failed to air the movie that year. From ten commandments to uncut gems, here are 12 great. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. Its been airing since 1968, and this year its on the night before easter. The ten commandments movie for easter is a longheld tradition.
For the best experience please update your browser. The ten commandments movie for easter tradition sonoma. In addition to the 2006 tv miniseries version of the ten commandments, up tv is airing a host of faithbased films during easter week. At the time of its release, was the most expensive film ever made. Movie night means snuggling in oversized chairs wrapped in. The ten commandments movie tv listings and schedule tv. The ten commandments has been a springtime tv staple since. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the film, which will be broadcast tonight on abc as part of an easter. Enjoying a life of ease in the court of egypts pharaoh, moses charlton heston discovers his hebrew heritage and, later, gods expectations of him. The ten commandments trailer 1 a great big wallow, sublime hootchykootchy hokum, peppered with lightning that does automatic writing and an unsurpassed homage to the joys of jello. When is the ten commandments on tv this easter 2019. And the parting of the red sea is still one of the great movie moments, matte lines or not.
I agree, it would be a much better world if people would follow the 10 commandments. Scene from ben hur, starring charlton heston not very. The ten commandments elmer bernstein movie music uk. Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. People go to church for the first time in a long time. Meticulously restored in 2016 and available for streaming on the criterion channel, agnieszka hollands surreal, funny and devastating film recounts the wartorn early years of solomon. I pray that people will search for god and find him this easter sunday. Both heston and brynner were nominated for their epic roles in the film.
Demille, shot in vistavision color by technicolor, and released by paramount pictures. Its sort of a mystery why airing the 1956 film the ten commandments on easter. The film is based on prince of egypt by dorothy clarke wilson, pillar of fire by j. In the films title sequence, the cast is credited in the following order. Abc brings the story of moses to the small screen with its twonight miniseries, the ten commandments. According to guinness world records, in terms of theatrical exhibition it is the seventh. Sixty years later, the ten commandments remains one of.
This visual spectacle tells the epic tale of moses, who was inspired by god to lead the hebrew people to freedom. The movie of the week for april 15 through 21 is the ten commandments. The ten commandments and 4 more movies, shows to bingewatch. The 10 commandments is usually on tv on easter, even if its not technically an easter movie.