The Prince of Egypt (1998)

The 1998 animated film, The Prince of Egypt, is one of the best retellings of a classic Bible story that has been made.  And the amazing thing is it was a big-budget, Hollywood-made film.

Whenever  my wife and I feel like life’s problems are wearing us down, we put The Prince of Egypt into the DVD player and spend the next hour and a half being reminded of all of God’s promises.  My life is nowhere near as difficult as being a slave in Egypt.  And it is always uplifting to see how God frees the Hebrews from slavery and the Egyptians via his man, Moses.

I was saddened to discover that this DVD has been discontinued by the manufacturer.  But used copies can still be found on Amazon and other locations.  The nice thing about a DVD is it will last a very long time as long as it is not scratched.  So, unlike a a VHS tape, a used DVD will work like new.

This DVD was sometimes bundled with the direct-to-video Joseph: King of Dreams (2000), which was also from DreamWorks Animation.   The special edition DVD is not longer being sold as new but the regular edition is still being sold by Amazon for around $5.99.

Because it is very popular I have seen copies of this DVD selling for up to $126.00!  But I still see some selling for as low as $5.00 sometimes.

The music in The Prince of Egypt is very good and was nominated for many awards.  This single disc CD comes with 19 songs from the film.  Amazon sells new copied for $18.98 but you can buy used copies from different Amazon vendors for as low as $4.00.

Description from Wikipedia:

The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American animated film, the first traditionally animated film produced and released by DreamWorks Animation. The story follows the life of Moses from his birth, through his childhood as a prince of Egypt, and finally to his ultimate destiny to lead the Hebrew slaves out of Egypt, which is based on the Biblical story of Exodus. The film was directed by Brenda Chapman, Simon Wells and Steve Hickner. The film featured songs written by Stephen Schwartz and a score composed by Hans Zimmer. The voice cast featured a number of major Hollywood actors in the speaking roles, while professional singers replaced them for the songs. The exceptions were Michelle Pfeiffer, Ralph Fiennes, Ofra Haza, Steve Martin, and Martin Short, who sang their own parts.

The film was nominated for best Original Music Score and won for Best Original Song at the 1999 Academy Awards for “When You Believe“.^[2] The pop version of the song was performed at the ceremony by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. The song, co-written by Stephen Schwartz, Hans Zimmer and with additional production by Babyface, was nominated for Best Original Song (in a Motion Picture) at the 1999 Golden Globes,^[3] and was also nominated for Outstanding Performance of a Song for a Feature Film at the ALMA Awards.

Product Details

• Actors: Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum
• Directors: Brenda Chapman, Simon Wells, Steve Hickner
• Writers: Nicholas Meyer, Philip LaZebnik
• Producers: Jeffrey Katzenberg, Linda Olszewski, P.J. Hanke
• Format: Anamorphic, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Dreamworks Animated
• DVD Release Date: September 14, 1999
• Run Time: 99 minutes

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