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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1998 DVD Release: 09/14/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 39 mins Studio: DreamWorks Members Wishing: 8 Genres: Children's/Family, Animated Musical, Religious Epic See Also: The Prince of Egypt [DTS]

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

Val Kilmer - Moses / God
Ralph Fiennes - Rameses
Michelle Pfeiffer - Tzipporah
Sandra Bullock - Miriam
Jeff Goldblum - Aaron

The engaging biblical story of Moses is recounted in this first release from DreamWorks and presents some stunning animation and exciting extra features in this feature-intensive DreamWorks DVD release. Presented in the original 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen aspect ratio (enhanced for widescreen TVs) and featuring an English Dolby Digital Stereo soundtrack with optional English subtitles, the commendable presentation is only the beginning of this exciting release. An audio commentary track with directors Brenda Chapman, Stephen Hickner, and Simon Wells starts the list, with a technical effects reel, chariot race multi-image segment, an art design slide show, a "making of" featurette, a multi-language clip of the song "When You Believe," production notes, and a theatrical trailer rounding out the abundant extra options on this recommendable disc. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide