Moses (miniseries)

Moses is a 1995 internationally produced Biblical drama television miniseries. 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 aired in the United States on the TNT Network and internationally on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. The film is a part of TNT's Bible Collection.

Moses
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Written byLionel Chetwynd
Directed byRoger Young
StarringBen Kingsley
Frank Langella
Christopher Lee
Music byMarco Frisina
Country of originUnited States, Czech Republic, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersHeinrich Krauss
Lorenzo Minoli
Roberto Pace
Melissa Taylor
Luca Bernabei (Co-producer)
CinematographyRaffaele Mertes
EditorBenjamin A. Weissman
Running time188 minutes/176 minutes
Production companiesAntena 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
Original release20 December 1995 (Italy)
7 April 1996 (US)

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

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]

See also

References

  1. T. Chattaway, Peter. "Review: Moses (dir. Roger Young, 1995)". Patheos. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  2. "48th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". Emmys.com. Retrieved 21 May 2017.


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