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‘The Ten Commandments’ at 70: The reported trick behind its Red Sea scene
A post marking the film’s anniversary says Paramount filmed water rushing into a 360,000-gallon tank, then reversed the footage.
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A post marking 70 years since ‘The Ten Commandments’ says its Red Sea sequence took eight months and cost around $1 million. According to the post, Paramount filmed water rushing into a 360,000-gallon tank and reversed the footage to make the sea appear to part.
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