Please note this is a region B Blu ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play This spectacular biblical epic from legendary showman Cecil B De Mille tells the story of Moses from his infancy to the triumphant moment when he led the Israelites out of captivity in Egypt The film begins as the pharaoh&s daughter (Yvonne De Carlo) discovers the abandoned infant Moses & takes him to the shelter of her family Charlton Heston stars as the young man raised by the pharaoh as an Egyptian prince Moses is righteous & kind the favored successor to the kingdom which results in the deep-seated jealousy of Prince Rameses (Yul Brynner) Rameses & Moses compete for the throne & the love of the young princess Nefretiri (Anne Baxter) until Moses learns the truth about his origins & joins the Jewish slaves in their fight for freedom After receiving the Ten Commandments from God Moses helps free the Jews from the pharaoh&s tyrannical rule surmounting all obstacles in his way including the parting of the Red Sea in one of the movie&s most famous scenes Cecil B De Mille&s extravagant final film & remake of his silent 1923 version is a legendary combination of the master showman&s love of historical realism spectacle lavish scenic design & dizzying crowd sequences The exodus alone is a stunning feat of modern cinema featuring thousands of actors trekking through the arid desert as Pharaoh&s chariots chase after them