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The Prince of Egypt
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Synopsis
Dreamworks Pictures has taken the biblical story of Exodus, put it into cartoon form, and released it on the big screen as an epic animated feature. The Prince of Egypt tells the story of Moses releasing the Jews from Egyptian slavery under the hand of the evil pharaoh Rameses. Think of The Ten Commandments with songs and an all-star cast doing the voices. In the Charlton Heston role of Moses is Val Kilmer. Moses' brother Rameses, previously played by Yul Brynner, is now voiced by Ralph Fiennes. The story revolves around these two close brothers, Moses and Rameses. While Rameses is groomed to take over the land, his beloved brother Moses is a carefree prankster, until he learns the true secret of his past. His secret, of course, is that he is really a Jew and as a child was floated down the river to escape mass genocide. The pharaoh Seti (Patrick Stewart) raised Moses as his son. Upon learning the truth of his past from a burning bush, Moses returns to Egypt with God on his side and demands that the pharaoh (now his brother Rameses) must "Let my people go." With songs written by Oscar-winner Stephen Schwartz and sung by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, The Prince of Egypt covers all the classic story points of the story of Moses, including the ten plagues and the parting of the Red Sea. ~ Arthur Borman, All Movie Guide

Cast

Sandra Bullock Miriam
Ralph Fiennes Rameses
Danny Glover Jethro
Jeff Goldblum Aaron
Val Kilmer Moses / God
Helen Mirren The Queen
Michelle Pfeiffer Tzipporah
Martin Short Huy
Patrick Stewart Pharaoh Seti
Steve Martin Hotep

Production Crew

Kathy Altieri Art Director
Richard Chavez Art Director
Ron Rocha Associate Producer
Leslee Feldman Casting
Hans Zimmer Composer (Music Score)
Kelly Kimball Costume Designer
Brenda Chapman Director
Simon Wells Director
Stephen Hickner Director
Jeffrey Katzenberg Executive Producer
Christophe Lautrette Layout
Penney Finkelman Cox Producer
Sandra Rabins Producer
Darek Gogol Production Designer
Philip Lazebnik Screenwriter
Stephen Schwartz Songwriter
Lon E. Bender Sound/Sound Designer
Wylie Stateman Sound/Sound Designer
Dan Philips Special Effects Supervisor
Don Paul Special Effects Supervisor
Nick Fletcher Supervising Editor
Year: 1998
Runtime: 97
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG
for intense depiction of thematic elements
Category: Animated


Sound
Dolby Digital

Release
December 18, 1998 (USA)
by DreamWorks

Awards
1998 - Best Animated Feature - Broadcast Film Critics Association