Moses (miniseries)
| Moses | |
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| Directed by | Roger Young |
| Written by | Lionel Chetwynd |
| Produced by | Heinrich Krauss Lorenzo Minoli Roberto Pace Melissa Taylor Luca Bernabei (Co-producer) |
| Starring | Ben Kingsley Frank Langella Christopher Lee |
| Cinematography | Raffaele Mertes |
| Edited by | Benjamin A. Weissman |
| Music by | Marco Frisina |
Production companies | Antena 3 Televisión Beta Film British Sky Broadcasting Ceská Televize France 2 Cinéma Lube Productions Lux Vide MTM Enterprises Nederlandse Christelijke Radio-Vereniging Quinta Communications RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana TNT Taurus Film Turner Pictures Worldwide |
Release dates | 20 December 1995 (Italy) 7 April 1996 (US) |
Running time | 188 min./176 min. |
| Countries | United States, Czech Republic, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain |
| Language | English |
Moses is a 1995 internationally produced Biblical drama TV movie. It was directed by Roger Young, written by Lionel Chetwynd and starred Ben Kingsley, Frank Langella and Christopher Lee. Moses was filmed in Morocco and was film aired in the United States on the TNT Network and internationally on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. The film is part of TNT's Bible Collection.
Plot
Moses, an Israelite raised by the Egyptian royal family, is chosen by God to release the Hebrew people from slavery and lead them to the Promised Land. Based on the biblical story.
Cast
- Ben Kingsley – Moses
- Frank Langella – Merneptah
- Christopher Lee – Ramesses II
- Anton Lesser – Eliav
- Philip Stone – Jethro
- Anna Galiena – Ptira
- David Suchet – Aaron
- Geraldine McEwan – Miriam
- Anthony Higgins - Korach
- Enrico Lo Verso – Joshua
- Maurice Roëves - Zerack
- Sonia Braga – Sephora (uncredited)
- Vincent Riotta - Midan
Reception
Peter T. Chattaway from Patheos gave Moses a good review and praised Kingsley performance: "For sheer human realism, Kingsley’s is probably the best interpretation of Moses any film has offered to date."[1]
Moses was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category of "Outstanding Miniseries".[2] The film currently holds 79% of audience aprovation on Rotten Tomatoes.[3]
See also
References
- ^ T. Chattaway, Peter. "Review: Moses (dir. Roger Young, 1995)". Patheos. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "48th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". Emmys.com. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Moses (1995)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
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