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Yul Brynner as Rameses II - The Ten Commandments (1956) (lemmy.world)
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[–] NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 weeks ago

Let my people go!

[–] showmeyourkizinti@startrek.website 0 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago (2 children)

He played a Thai king too so no not at all

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

And a cowboy!

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

And a robot cowboy!

[–] BilSabab@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks 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)