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catbyte

(36,221 posts) Sat Jan 2, 2021, 07:07 PM Jan 2021

The Making of the Movie 'The Ten Commandments' (1956)

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The Making of the Movie 'The Ten Commandments' (1956) (Original Post) catbyte Jan 2021 OP

I was 8 and I remember thinking agingdem Jan 2021 #1

I always wondered if their god was all powerful why did he not just let his people leave without msongs Jan 2021 #2

Because he wasn't all powerful. He couldn't defeat the Canaanites because stopbush Jan 2021 #4

Edward G. Robinson's worst casting. El Supremo Jan 2021 #3

In "Double Indemnity," he played a great part demosincebirth Jan 2021 #5

As Billy Crystal said.... More_Cowbell Jan 2021 #6

Coming out in 4K in time for Easter Omaha Steve Jan 2021 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Omaha Steve Jan 2021 #8

agingdem

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1. I was 8 and I remember thinking

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Sat Jan 2, 2021, 07:17 PM

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Yul Brynner's Ramesses was a much cooler guy than Charlton Heston's Moses...and I'm Jewish

msongs

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2. I always wondered if their god was all powerful why did he not just let his people leave without

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Sat Jan 2, 2021, 07:20 PM

Jan 2021

all that hysterical plague stuff. and why did he let his people become slaves in the first place. not a nice guy IMO and Yul was a hunk!

stopbush

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4. Because he wasn't all powerful. He couldn't defeat the Canaanites because

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Sat Jan 2, 2021, 09:03 PM

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the had iron chariots. One wonders what god would do against modern weapons.

And of course, the idea that Jews were ever slaves in Egypt is pure fantasy.

El Supremo

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3. Edward G. Robinson's worst casting.

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Sat Jan 2, 2021, 07:31 PM

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But he was good as always.

demosincebirth

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5. In "Double Indemnity," he played a great part

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More_Cowbell

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6. As Billy Crystal said....

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Omaha Steve

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7. Coming out in 4K in time for Easter

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Mon Jan 4, 2021, 06:42 PM

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