Themes & Tone

The throne princess torn between her love for Moses and her duty to the crown.

Originally released on , the film is a monumental dramatization of the life of Moses , from his discovery as an infant in the Nile to his leadership of the Hebrew people out of Egypt. It was DeMille's final directorial effort and the most expensive film made at the time of its release. Director: Cecil B. DeMille Release Year: 1956 Genre: Biblical Epic / Adventure / Drama Running Time: Approximately 220 minutes

But the English version had a barrier: complex Jacobean dialogue ("So let it be written; so let it be done") which was hard for non-native speakers to follow. Enter the Hindi dubbing studios of the 1980s and 90s.