The Prince Of Egypt
Directors:
Brenda Chapman
Steve Hickner
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Writers:
Philip LaZebnik (screenplay)
Nicholas Meyer (additional screenplay material)
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Release Date:
18 December 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | Musical more
Tagline:
Two brothers united by friendship divided by destiny more
Plot:
Egypt, eons of years ago: Pharao Seti commands all male hebrew babies to be drowned. A desperate mother places her son in a basket and lets the Hebrew god guide it along its way on the river. The basket is found by the Queen, and Moses is brought up as a brother to the heir of the throne, Ramses. Years later, the brothers, who grew up happily and wealthy, are split by Moses’ recognition of his true heritage and the suppressing system his brother is about to inherit, willing to carry it on. Fleeing from the city in despair, Moses finds himself being called by God. He is given the task of being the messenger in order to free the Hebrews and to lead them into a country where milk and honey flowThis is the biblical story of Moses (Mshs in Egyptian) with a few Hollywood interpretations thrown in. The basic story is how Moses was born to Hebrew slaves but raised by the Pharoah’s (Seti I) wife alongside his adopted brother Ramses II. It follows Moses’ life through his discovery that he is not a Prince of Egypt but, in fact, the son a slaves and on through how he spoke with God and led the slaves out of Egypt to the Promised Land. It is wonderfully drawn and acted. The musical scoring and singing is brilliant.
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