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The Ten Commandments was among the first films shot in VistaVision, the horizontal film format used mainly by Paramount on its big films from about 1954-1961. The 16:9 DVD, at 1.77:1, looks good but not as pristine as it might. It's unknown whether Paramount's home video department went back to the original negative but I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't. The image has very strong color but still looks grainier and less sharp than it perhaps should. (In profile Heston's Romanesque nose breaks up digitally, resembling an escalator.) The audio, however, offered in both a 5.1 surround and Dolby Surround mix (as well as a mono French track), is superb. English subtitles are included.
The 1956 Ten Commandments wisely is presented on two discs: the first act on disc one runs about two hours and fifteen minutes, with act two clocking in at about an hour and a half. Included are the original overture, DeMille's introduction, the intermission card, entr'acte, and exit music.
The 1956 Ten Commandments wisely is presented on two discs: the first act on disc one runs about two hours and fifteen minutes, with act two clocking in at about an hour and a half. Included are the original overture, DeMille's introduction, the intermission card, entr'acte, and exit music.
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