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I Was 11 When Our Mother Took Me to See This Film

posted 5 years ago by angelosdaughter (158)
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I remember that they sold a filmbook at the theater with articles on the research and work that went into the making of this film. Mamma bought one. I wish I had found it when she passed away. I would have liked it read it again.

[–] Ace_Spade (9346) 5 years ago

Is it one of these things?

https://www.amazon.com/Commandments-1956-Film-Premiere-Souvenir/dp/B07MBDBD6J

https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/28720-the-ten-commandments-movie-book

[–] twinA (4826) 5 years ago

One thing's for sure - those designs indicate how much importance and craftsmanship went into the production of this film, high-art marketing elevating social allure.

~~/o/

[–] Ace_Spade (9346) 5 years ago

You ever look at a crowd scene from something like this or Lawrence of Arabia and think, "Man, not a single one of those hundreds of people are CGI..."

[–] angelosdaughter (158) 5 years ago

Yes. That is one reason that I prefer Spartacus (1960) to Gladiator.

[–] Ace_Spade (9346) 5 years ago

My pleasure; glad to help.

All hail Google that findeth anything, even Cecil B. De Mille Ten Commandments booklets.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

And films in those days didn't have the unnecessary, gratuitous levels of brutal violence of more recent historical movies.

[–] angelosdaughter (158) 5 years ago

Yes! I loved that filmbook. Thanks!

[–] 10200 (656) 4 years ago

I went to see the movie in 1956 when I was 6. I had a souvenir book but it was different than the one in the link. Mine had color shots of different scenes from the movie. I couldn't open up the Amazon link, so maybe that was the one I had.