Matthew’s infancy narrative by turning Moses into an awaited messianic figure, complete with a star heralding his birth and Egyptian astrologers alerting Pharaoh to the birth of the chosen one. The film heightens the resonances between Moses’ infancy and St. The story, adapted with generous license from the book of Exodus, has been recast in a decidedly Christian and American light. Charlton Heston’s statuesque presence and rumbling line readings in perhaps his best role complete the effect he’s like Michelangelo’s Moses come to life. ![]() Suffused with all of DeMille’s considerable talent for archaic staginess, melodramatic pageantry, and opulent spectacle, The Ten Commandments is like an artifact of an earlier era, with something of the world of silent film about it.
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