The Ten Commandments (2007 film)

The Ten Commandments
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Directed by	John Stronach Bill Boyce
Produced by	Cindy Bond John Stronach Trevor Yaxley
Written by	Ed Naha
Starring	Christian Slater Alfred Molina Elliott Gould
Narrated by	Ben Kingsley
Music by	Reg Powell
Production company	Huhu Studios, iVL Animation, Sparky Animation, Ten Chimneys Entertainment
Distributed by	Promenade Pictures
Release dates	October 19, 2007 (2007-10-19)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$10 million
Box office	$1,051,907

The Ten Commandments is a 2007 American computer animated film directed by John Stronach and Bill Boyce. The film was released to theaters on October 19, 2007 and on DVD on February 5, 2008.

Plot

A baby set adrift in a basket to be saved from death is discovered by Pharaoh's daughter; she then raises him with the son of Pharaoh Ramses. The child is named Moses and raised as a prince until adulthood, when he is called by God to help free his people.

Cast

• Ben Kingsley as the Narrator
• Christian Slater as Moses
• Alfred Molina as Ramses
• Elliott Gould as God
• Scott McNeil as Seti
• Christopher Gaze as Aaron
• Kathleen Barr as Miriam
• Lee Tockar as Dathan
• Matt Hill as Joshua
• Tabitha St. Germain (credited as "Kitanou St. Germain") as the Princess
• Trevor Devall as Amram
• Jane Mortifee as Zipporah
• Brian Dobson as the Task Master
• Garry Chalk as the General
• Nico Ghisi as Ramses' Son
• Colin Murdock as the Elderly Slave

Box office performance

The film opened in 830 theaters in the United States and grossed $478,910 on its opening weekend. The film grossed $952,820 in the United States and $99,087 in the foreign market.

Reception

The Ten Commandments received mostly negative reviews from critics. The film currently holds a 14% approval rating on review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 21 reviews.

External links

• Official website
• The Ten Commandments at IMDb
• The Ten Commandments at AllMovie
• The Ten Commandments at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Ten Commandments at Metacritic
• The Ten Commandments at Box Office Mojo
• Animation Magazine Article