![]() DeMille introduction, I would place the intro first. ![]() If I was a theatre owner and played the film with no restriction on where to place Mr. On the DVD and the way it was played in the theatres, there is a huge gap between the overture and the main credits because of Cecil B. As far as the music is concerned, notice how smooth the transition is when the overture ends and the main credit music begins. It is a beautiful publication and Kathrine Orrison mentions it in her commentary on the DVD when she talked about the artist who painted the original images from the movie that is in the booklet. In addition to the LP and CD of music from "THE TEN COMMANDMENTS", I still have the souvenir booklet I bought when I saw the movie for the first time during it's road show at Consolidated's Kuhio Theatre in Honolulu. I also have the soundtrack music on CD and I still have the original long playing album on Dot Records I bought when the movie was first released in 1956. But when DeMille introduces the film, the house lights have to be down. When the overture was played, the curtain was closed (right?) and the house lights were still partially up. In a theatrical presentation, it wouldn't make sense for DeMille's comments to come first. The notes on the recent CD says that Cecil predicted to him that the music would one day be enjoyed by a future generation. The music by Elmer Bernstein is just wonderful. I saw it new as a child and then screened it as a re-run in 1967. Like you Claude, it's a while since I've seen it but I seem to remember the transition from DeMille's intro to the opening sequence of the movie with a voice over throw into the first scene. ![]() If my memory serves me correctly, the overture preceded the introduction by Cecil B. You can find more info over at WideScreen The original instructions had the overture then the intro by Mr. Also, do any of you know how many theatres played the film in horizontal VistaVision? projection? Of course, this is only my personal opinion. The overture is so stunning and I feel the verbal introduction only disrupts the continuous flow of the music. DeMille's verbal introduction should have been first followed by the overture and then the main credits. ![]() DeMille's stage introduction and then the film. On the DVD, the overture is played first and is followed by Mr. DeMille's stage introduction of the movie. It has been many years since I saw the movie in a theatre and I seem to recall the overture to the movie followed Cecil B. I just posted a review of "THE TEN COMMANDMENTS" in "Afterlife" after watching the new DVD last night and I have a question regarding the original theatrical presentation. My profile | my password | search | faq & rules | forum home Home Products Store Forum Warehouse Contact Us Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: A "TEN COMMANDMENTS" question ![]()
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