The team drew upon three contemporary novels “Prince Of Egypt” by Dorothy Clarke Wilson, “Pillar Of Fire” by Reverend J. DeMille insisted on a timeless script and so hired a quartet of screenplay writers headed by Aeneas MacKenzie to accomplish the task. This epic film’s preparation took five years, with the script alone requiring three years to write, and the actual filming taking two years. He announced to the world in 1952 of his intention to remake his 1923 film, “The Ten Commandments.” DeMille stated that his retelling of the story would focus exclusively on the life of Moses. After much thought, he found his answer, in his past. DeMille, who at 72 was nearing the end of a great career, sought to reclaim past glory with a film that would serve as his crowning achievement.
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