Ten Commandments set unearthed after 91 years.

[Wes R]

http://news.yahoo.com/giant-sphinx-ten-commandments-film-unearthed-91-years-154535870.html

This is the old old Ten Commandment sets. Amazed they've lasted so long even buried.

 

[Apollo]

VERY cool!!

I would love to make the trip!!

 

[Bryancd]

Actually buried is the best place for them to be!

 

[Feraud]

That's a great cinema story!

 

[Wes R]

They should rebury it when they're done and just put a marker there, that way nobody can disturb it for another 91 years. Can you imagine movie sets so big that it wasn't worth tearing them down? It shows you the scope of the old movies right up until Cleopatra nearly bankrupted its studio during filming.

 

[Michael Bergeron]

Actually buried is the best place for them to be!

:thumbsup

Worked for the actual Egyptian stuff!

 

[Treadwell]

Stone and plaster have slightly different resiliency..

 

[Michael Bergeron]

Stone and plaster have slightly different resiliency..

:lol

True, but buried in an arid dessert environment is good for both.

 

[Solos blaster]

So where's the guy in the leather jacket and fedora?

 

[MAKE BELIEVE]

Most interesting story
Thanks for the link :thumbsup

 

[Wes R]

Considering what this set must have cost back then it's amazing they left it there and didn't tear it down or recycle it, i'm sure some of it could have been reused. This thing would be a big deal for collectors as it's a Cecil B Demille movie.

 

[Edwardowan]

it belongs in a museum!

 

[Laspector]

I've never seen the 1923 version, I may have to check into that.

As for the Heston version--that is a ritual in my house every Easter. Even though they don't play it anymore we always watch it on that day. In about 1995 we "officially" added Raiders as the sequel.