For the 36th time, abc will air the ten commandments just before easter. The easter classic, the ten commandments, will air as an abc special presentation on sunday, april 5 7. Watch the ten commandments online stream full movie directv. The bible says that moses was given ten commandments. Bombastic and occasionally silly but extravagantly entertaining, cecil b.
Moses, an egyptian prince, learns of his true heritage as a hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people. The ten commandments moses focus and dedication duration. I live in south america, the ten commandments and jesus of nazareth were aired on the same schedule, very difficult election. This is an excellent restored version of the movie, the vivid colors of the costumes jump off the screen and the resolution is. For the films 60th anniversary, intrada records released a sixcd album of the score in 2016. Apr 10, 2012 abcs 32nd broadcast of the ten commandments, the 1956 cecil b.
Oct 15, 2016 he announced to the world in 1952 of his intention to remake his 1923 film, the ten commandments. Working under the assumption that a movie ought to be shown before the event it is meant to commemorate, i wondered this weekend if the folks at abc mistimed their showing of a classic film. Season 2 of moses and the ten commandments premiered on april 4, 2016. The abc sunday night movie is a television program that aired on sunday nights, first for a brief time in 1962 under the title hollywood special although time magazine lists this version as the sunday night movie to supposedly replace an open time slot for the tv show bus stop, which was cancelled after march 1962.
Abc every easter season and also i can watch this great film in my own video. The authorized king james version is his word preserved in english. The ten commandments is also generally the most watched film of the series each year. When does the ten commandments come on abc answers. Demille stated that his retelling of the story would focus exclusively on the life of moses. Both heston and brynner were nominated for their epic roles in the film. As the most expensive film ever made in its day nears its 60th anniversary, exclusive set photos from the. Demilles classic the ten commandments for passover and easter continues in 2017. Demille biblical flick that stars charlton heston, scored 7 million viewers in primetime saturday night.
The ten commandments airing saturday night on abc page 2. With charlton heston, yul brynner, anne baxter, edward g. From jlo as selena to ice cubes 1998 stripclub movie, vod charts reflect some. Demille depicts the life of moses from his birth to slavery to mt. For first time viewers, or those of you that need a quick refresher, here is the official. Remastered ten commandments exclusively at village theatre. The ten commandments is a 2006 miniseries that dramatizes the biblical story of moses. The ten commandments is a 1956 american epic religious drama film produced, directed, and narrated by cecil b. Lsu fan bilderberg citadel, antarctica member since apr 2016 16488 posts re. New version of ten commandments in miniseries on abc the. Demilles 1923 original silent film and the 1956 remake of the ten commandments in a 2movie bundle.
This epic films preparation took five years, with the script alone requiring three years to write, and the actual filming taking two years. This years telecast will be offered on saturday, march 26, 2016 at 7 p. Demilles massive film spectacle, the ten commandments, one of the most popular boxoffice movies of all time, will air as an abc special presentation, saturday, april 7 7. The ten commandments movie for easter tradition sonoma. The annual broadcast of the ten commandments, the 1956 religious film produced and directed by cecil b. A greater challenge comes in the form of the golden calf idol. Mar 22, 2016 abc releases the airdatetime of its annual airing of the 1956 classic, the ten commandments. The ten commandments unfolds with all of the spectacle, violent human drama, and grand inspiration that have earned it its distinction as the greatest story ever told. In addition, up tv releases its easter week movie schedule.
Abc saturday movie of the week is the umbrella title of a weekly american film series that airs on abc. 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. Frc blog did abc show the ten commandments a week late. Our company rules have ten commandments we must obey. The story relates the life of moses, from the time he was discovered in the bullrushes as an infant by the pharoahs daughter, to his long, hard struggle to free the hebrews from their slavery at. Sixty years later, the ten commandments remains one of the. Annual the ten commandments movie airing tonight on abc. Moses and the ten commandments tv series 20152016 the. The egyptian pharaoh orders the massacre of all newborn males.
Demille, shot in vistavision color by technicolor, and released by paramount pictures. Ten commandments isnt getting its annual easte primetime abc showing. Demilles the ten commandments general discussions tcm. The two lone permanent annual airings of any film in the series are those of the ten commandments, which has aired on abc since 1973 and airs in an extended time slot each year in the vicinity of easter, and the sound of music, which has aired on abc since 2002, and traditionally airs the week before christmas. The film is based on prince of egypt by dorothy clarke wilson, pillar of fire by j. Based on the holy scriptures, with additional dialogue by several other hands, the ten commandments was the last film directed by cecil b. The ten commandments is a 1956 american epic religious drama film. Abc has announced that it will air the 1965 classic the ten commandments cecil b. The ten commandments on abc posted by parmen on 4720 at 11. Apr 20, 2019 the enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration.
The ten commandments movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. 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 was first broadcast on the abc network on. The ten commandments pulls off a ratings miracle for abc. Elizabeth taylor starred in both giant, and cleopatra which is over 4 hours long. The ten commandments airing saturday night on abc posted by oystermantiger on 41819 at 9.
When an oracle prophesizes that a child will become prince of egypt, a time of danger approaches the kingdom. The ten commandments exclusive new set photos 60th. The series began as the replacement for abc s big picture show and as a revival of abc s movie of the week theme the network used this theme from 1969 until 1976. Blood father 2016 a nonhit mel gibson starrer french. Demilles allstar spectacular is a muscular retelling of the great bible story. Os dez mandamentos o filme is a 2016 brazilian film released by recordtv in an association with paris filmes. I have seen a few ten commandments movies but this one with charlton heston is by far the best. He dedicates himself to liberating his people from captivity and with the aid of plagues and divine intervention manages to lead them out of egypt and across the red sea. The ten commandments elmer bernstein movie music uk. This year the ten commandments returns to abc s schedule with a special broadcast on saturday, march 26. Moses spent 40 years leading the israelites through the wilderness on a quest to find. Abc releases the airdatetime of its annual airing of the 1956 classic, the ten commandments.
This year, easter sunday is april 21, so abc will air the ten commandments on saturday, april 20, at. 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. It was the highestgrossing film in the year of its release, 1956. Remastered, 4k version of ten commandments to air all week long.
Mar 25, 2016 its sort of a mystery why airing the 1956 film the ten commandments on easter weekend saturday, 7 p. Apr 16, 2019 that tradition continues in 2019 as the ten commandments airs on abc the night before easter. Demilles epic will celebrate its 60th anniversary and, in a decadeslong easter weekend tradition, abc will broadcast the film tonight at 7. The 1956 ten commandments is a far more memorable and colorful movie than abc s drab update, with vivid performances heston, yul brynner as the egyptian pharaoh ramses, edward g. This year the ten commandments returns to abcs schedule with a special broadcast on saturday, march 26. The enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration. The biblical epic will be shown opposite cbs live coverage of the ncaa basketball regional finals, but the film has done exceedingly well in televisions nielsen ratings in. Mar 31, 2018 the ten commandments was nominated for seven academy awards and won for best visual effects. Film and television producer robert halmi sr, developing abc miniseries the ten commandments, fights descriptions of his work as remake. When is the ten commandments on tv this easter 2019. Apr 15, 2017 abc s annual tradition of airing cecil b. Find listings of daytime and primetime abc tv shows, movies and specials. Watch the ten commandments tonight at 7 on abc comcast channels 10 and 431.
1581 316 59 138 392 370 794 1539 197 1340 450 1070 1353 1086 362 938 1592 1216 1403 825 979 595 848 1257 576 84 578 127