Beschreibung:

(Paramount Pictures, 1956). All photos are silver gelatin unless otherwise stated. Please note that there may be some duplication of photographs.
The first section is approximately 320 photos relating to the location shoot in Egypt, 7 x 9 in. to 8 x 10 in., some stamped "Paramount Pictures Corporation / Research Department" and some date stamped (Nov. 1954-July 1955) to verso, some with typescript descriptions to verso; together with approximately 30 smaller photos, 4 x 5 in.; 4 black-and-white negatives, 4 x 5 in.; 9 color transparencies, 2.25 x 2.25 in. and 4 x 5 in.; and 6 contact sheets with 2.25 x 2.25 photos, 8.5 x 11 in., including photos of the gathering for the Exodus, the Gates of Tanis, the Avenue of the Sphinxes, photographs of extras with carts ("Israelites transportation"), of props and antiquities, and architectural pieces such as columns.
The second section is approximately 370 photos relating to the general production of the film, 7 x 9 in. to 8 x 10 in., some date stamped (Nov. 1954-July 1955), of various props and sets including the slave camp, the Golden Calf, Joshua's tent, the Pavilion, the Hall of Audience, Mt. Sinai, the burning bush, the Midian well, Nefertiti's bed chamber, the interior of the palace, the royal barge, Moses (Charlton Heston) in shackles, Joshua's horse, Moses' house, the streets of Goshen, the interior of Jethro's tent, the Temple Granary, and various props; together with approximately 35 smaller photos, 4 x 5 in.; approximately 25 color transparencies, 4 x 5 in.; and 8 black-and-white negatives, 4 x 5 in.
The third section is approximately 80 photographs pertaining to animals in the film, 7 x 9 in. to 8 x 10 in.; 15 smaller photos, 4 x 5 in.; 23 color transparencies, 4 x 5 in.; 2 color transparencies, 2.25 x 2.25 in.; 16 black-and-white negatives, 4 x 5 in.; 40 smaller photographs of goats, 3.25 x 4.5 in., bound in a small "album of prints" booklet. Photos include animals such as water buffalo, sheep, horses, donkeys, geese, and more.
The fourth section is approximately 68 photographs of chariots and horses, 8 x 10 in.; 21 color transparencies, 4 x 5 in.; an Ozalid of a chariot, folded, 43 x 29 in.; an Ozalid of a horse pulling a chariot, folded, 11 x 23 in.; a reverse print of an Ozalid of the detail of a tooled leather design for spear and arrow cases, folded, 56 x 21 in.
Together with an Ozalid of designs for treasure chests, folded, 19 x 15 in.; an Ozalid of Baka and Lila at the brick pits, folded, 27 x 20 in.; an Ozalid of a small oven, folded, 26.5 x 19.5 in.; 2 Ozalids of palanquin details, folded, 9.5 x 8 in.; a group of 24 Ozalids of birds-eye landscape renderings by costume designer and sketch artist John Jensen including Jethro's tent, the well of Midian, the valley beneath Mt. Sinai, chariots in the corridor and in the collapsing wall of water, and more, all dated July 1955; a 33 pp group of mimeographed drawings of props including wooden tools, bowls, instruments, weapons, baskets, and much more; and a group of studio paper ephemera relating to the production including a 3 pp mimeographed list of items to be taken to Egypt; a 25 pp mimeographed list of wardrobe and prop lists taken from the Warner Bros. property department; a 1 p mimeographed list of items from the MGM property department; and a 13 pp list of items pertaining to renting items from the Twentieth Century-Fox property department.
Cecil B. deMille's biblical epic depicting the life of Moses, played by Charlton Heston, features an all-star cast including Yul Brynner Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, and Judith Anderson. No detail was spared in this opulent production, though many of the props were also used in director Michael Curtiz's earlier film, The Egyptian (1954). DeMille, of course, needed everything to be on an epic scale and always with mind-boggling, climactic events; in this case, it was the parting of the Red Sea as well as a mass of chariots hurtling down a cliff of sand. The message the picture conveys and the sheer spectacle of the film make it the most beloved biblical epic of all time, as well as the highest grossing film of 1956.
8 x 10 in. or smaller