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Yul Brynner as Rameses II - The Ten Commandments (1956) (lemmy.world)
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[–] NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago

Let my people go!

[–] showmeyourkizinti@startrek.website 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Russian Egyptian it’s all the same I guess. I guess 50’s Hollywood wasn’t very progressive.

[–] ProfThadBach@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

He played a Thai king too so no not at all

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

And a cowboy!

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

And a robot cowboy!

[–] BilSabab@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

at least they had the story somewhat straight. hollywood adaptation of Taras Bulba with Brynner in the lead is so much worse (well, the source material is quite bad too - it is so anti-historic it is not even funny bad)