Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "Biblical epic"

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The Ten Commandments ****½ (1956, Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Edward G Robinson, Anne Baxter, Nina Foch, Cedric Hardwicke, Yvonne De Carlo, Debra Paget, John Derek) – Classic Movie Review 2,247

Cecil B DeMille remakes his 1923 silent film The Ten Commandments in 1956 with the help of Charlton Heston as Moses, Yul Brynner as Rameses, Anne Baxter as Nefretiri, Technicolor, VistaVision and Oscar-winning special effects. Director […]

Mar, 09

Exodus: Gods and Kings *** (2014, Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley, John Turturro, Ben Mendelsohn) – Movie Review

The Gospel according to director Ridley Scott is a typically beautifully crafted, visually stunning affair that he tries desperately hard to turn into Gladiator 2, with Moses as an action hero, and inevitably mostly fails. It’s not […]

Dec, 18

The Silver Chalice * (1954, Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Jack Palance, Virginia Mayo) – Bad Movie 8

Paul Newman took out a newspaper ad in America to ask people not to watch this biblical epic, his first film, in which he plays Basil, the Greek artisan craftsman ordered by St Luke to […]

Jul, 13

King of Kings **** (1961, Jeffrey Hunter, Robert Ryan, Siobhan McKenna, Hurd Hatfield, Harry Guardino, Frank Thring, Rip Torn, Viveca Lindfors, Rita Gam, Ron Randell) – Classic Movie Review 348

Nicholas Ray’s 1961 biblical epic movie King of Kings is devout and affecting. Jeffrey Hunter defies his odd casting and gives a surprisingly effective performance as Jesus. Though much derided at the time, mostly by […]

Nov, 02

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