The Ten Commandments traditionally airs the Saturday before Easter. This year ABC will broadcast the movie on Saturday ... Heston also voiced God for the burning bush scene.

When his Hebrew heritage is revealed, Moses is cast out of Egypt, and makes his way across the desert where he marries, has a son, and is commanded by God to return to Egypt to free the Hebrews ...

The film's unifying theme is human rights in Scotland with each chapter illustrating one of the "New Ten Commandments" - 10 articles chosen from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Having struggled to crack his brief Dennis Hopper decides the only honourable act is to throw himself off a roof Before this final act Sir Peter Ustinov appears and bestows the Ten Commandments of ...