A retelling of the bible story. Pharaoh Ramses decrees the death of all Hebrew children, but , placed in a basket in the Nile by his mother, is taken by a royal princess and raised as the brother of the heir to the throne of Egypt, Memefta. is called by God to lead his people from Egypt to the promised land. A very reluctant prophet, feeling unworthy of the call, accepts the task. After a series of plagues Memefta agrees to let the Hebrews go. With second thoughts, he pursues them to annihilation of his army in the parting of the Red Sea. Starvation is averted by manna from heaven, the ten commandments are given the people through , they go astray with worship of the golden calf. Forty years of wandering in the wilderness, until finally they reach what will be their home (which lives to see but not to enter).

Starring:

Amy Werba, Anita Zagaria, Anna Galiena, Anthony Higgins, Anton Lesser, Ben Kingsley, Benito Pacifico, Bruce Lidington, Bruno Bilotta, Christopher Lee, David Suchet, Dudley Sutton, Enrico Lo Verso, Federico Pacifici, Florian Fitz, Franco Maria Salamon, Frank Langella, Geraldine McEwan, Jacqueline Lustig, Loris Loddi, Mark Lewis, Maurice Roëves, Phil

Genre:

Drama, Adventure, History, Crime, Biography