Moses The Lawgiver debuts on CBS TV with Burt Lancaster
After years of filming and war delays the first hour of Moses The Lawgiver airs Saturday on CBS. Burt Lancaster stars as Moses in the title role with his son William portraying young Moses in the opening segment. The epic promises grand visuals but may feel overly gaudy to some viewers.
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Moses Segments Show Potential Amid Pageantry Flaws
An advance review notes the initial Moses episodes offer promise due to Marcello Gatti’s striking photography and Gianfranco De Basio’s solid direction. While there are stock pageantry moments, authenticity efforts avoid overblown trumpets and crowd excess, keeping the spectacle reasonably restrained.
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Biblical Epic Premieres Amid War Disruption and CBS Schedule
An Italian English production retelling Moses and the Exodus, shot in Rome and Israel, was interrupted by the Yom Kippur War. The program airs June 28 with exodus events set for July 5 and the following episodes on July 12 26 and August 2. CBS lists a packed schedule including The Tonight Show and CBS late movies.
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The Little Hotel and Crucial Conversations Review
Christina Stead’s The Little Hotel set in Hotel Swiss Touring near Geneva frames postwar money and a love web as Robert Wilkins and cousin by other means Lilia Trollope drift apart while a demented guest group suffocates. May Sarton’s Crucial Conversations follows Poppy Whitelaw leaving her husband after 27 years and, through confrontations, explores whether departure changes her soul.
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Theater Guide Listings from SACO to Portland
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