The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American animated musical drama film produced by DreamWorks Pictures and DreamWorks Animation, and distributed by DreamWorks Distribution. It was the first film to be animated entirely in-house at DWA Glendale after Amblimation was officially closed in 1997. The second feature film from DreamWorks Animation and the first to be traditionally animated, it is an adaptation of the Book of Exodus and follows the life of Moses from being a prince of Egypt to a prophet chosen by God to carry out his ultimate destiny of leading the Hebrews out of Egypt. The film was directed by Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, and Simon Wells, and written by Philip LaZebnik, from a story by Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook. It features songs written by Stephen Schwartz and a score composed by Hans Zimmer. The film stars the voices of Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, Danny Glover, Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren, Steve Martin, and Martin Short.
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
Directed by Brenda Chapman / Simon Wells / Steve Lookner
Genres - Action-Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy |
Sub-Genres - Coming-Of-Age Fiction, Musical, Sword-And-Sandal Film |
Release Date - Dec 16, 1998 |
Run Time - 99 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Budget
$70,000,000
Box Office
$218,613,188
Themes
Tags
Ancient Egypt, Egypt, Exodus, God, Hebrew, Moses, Myths/Legends/Magic, Old Testament, Passover, Pharaoh, Spiritual/Religious, Whitney Houston
Attributes
Based On: Exodus
Narrative Location: DreamWorks Bible universe, Egypt, Red Sea
Subject: slavery
Narrative Location: DreamWorks Bible universe, Egypt, Red Sea
Subject: slavery
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De prins van Egypte
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Der Prinz von Ägypten
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Egipto princas
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Egyiptom hercege
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Egypt Ka Raajkumar
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Egyptin prinssi
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Egyptinte Rajkumaran
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El príncep d'Egipte
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El príncipe de Egipto
AR, MX, PE, UY
El Príncipe de Egipto
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Hoàng tử Ai Cập
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Il principe d'Egitto
IT
Książę Egiptu
PL
Le prince d'Égypte
CA, FR
Mısır prensi
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Nesyek metseryem
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O prigipas tis Aigyptou
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O Príncipe do Egito
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Princ egyptský
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Princ od Egipta
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Princi i Egjiptit
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Prinsen af Egypten
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Prinsen av Egypt
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Prinsen av Egypten
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Printul Egiptului
RO
Shahezadh mesr
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The Prince Of Egypt
The Prince of Egypt
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Ο πρίγκιπας της Αιγύπτου
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Принц Єгипту
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Принц Египта
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Принцът на Египет
BG
プリンス・オブ・エジプト
JP
埃及王子
TW