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| Ten Commandments, The |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 29 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne De Carlo, Debra Paget, John Derek, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Nina Foch, Martha Scott, Judith Anderson, Vincent Price & John Carradine |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Paramount Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
LV6524-WS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
G |
| (Retail Price): |
$49.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
231 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1956 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Cecil B. DeMille |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Aeneas MacKenzie, Jesse L. Lasky, Jr., Jack Gariss & Fredric M. Frank |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Elmer Bernstein |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Hal Pereira, Walter Tyler & Albert Nozaki |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Edith Head, Ralph Jester, John Jenson, Dorothy Jeakins, Arnold Friberg |
| (Editor): |
Anne Bauchens, ACE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Cecil B. DeMille |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
VistaVision |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
Variable |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.75:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Mag Stereo |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
Yes |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Based upon stories from the Bible, The Ten Commandments makes a pilgrimage over the very ground that Moses trod more than 3,000 years ago. This is the story of Moses (Heston), adopted as a child into the Pharaoh’s household, who later leads his people to freedom.
LaserDisc Picture:
The newly remastered LaserDisc features deeply saturated and vibrant colors and fleshtones that look splendid on this new edition with improved resolution. Artifacts have been minimized and there is less grain and noise for an eye catching experience. The framing is presented in a 1.75:1 aspect ratio, not 2:1, which has been credited elsewhere as the original.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The original theatrical soundtrack was produced with interlock magnetic stereo and optical Perspecta Stereophonic Sound. A new Dolby® Digital 5.1 discrete soundtrack is credited, made from combining the stereo music tracks from the 1956 scoring sessions together with the film's original sound elements. Originally, the soundtrack had fully directionalized dialogue which this does not and the music is barely stereo. Whatever the "audio restoration performers" had intended does not do justice to the theatrical roadshow presentation.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
Yes |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
Yes |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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