The Prince of Egypt

The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American animated film , the first traditionally animated film produced and released by DreamWorks Animation . The story follows the life of Moses from his birth, through his childhood as a prince of Egypt , and finally to his ultimate destiny to lead the Hebrew slaves out of Egypt, which is based on the Biblical story of Exodus . The film was directed by Brenda Chapman , Simon Wells and Steve Hickner. The film featured songs written by Stephen Schwartz and a score composed by Hans Zimmer . The voice cast featured a number of major Hollywood actors in the speaking roles, while professional singers replaced them for the songs. The exceptions were Michelle Pfeiffer , Ralph Fiennes , Ofra Haza , Steve Martin , and Martin Short , who sang their own parts. The film was nominated for best Original Music Score and won for Best Original Song at the 1999 Academy Awards for " When You Believe ". The pop version of the song was performed at the ceremony by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey . The song, co-written by Stephen Schwartz, Hans Zimmer and with additional production by Babyface , was nominated for Best Original Song (in a Motion Picture) at the 1999 Golden Globes , and was also nominated for Outstanding Performance of a Song for a Feature Film at the ALMA Awards . The film was released in theaters on December 18, 1998, and on VHS and DVD on September 14, 1999. The film went on to gross $218,613,188 worldwide in theaters , making it the second traditionally animated feature not released by Disney to gross over $100 million in the U.S. (after The Rugrats Movie ), Prince of Egypt became the top grossing non-Disney animated film until 2000 when it was out-grossed by the claymation Chicken Run . The film also remained the highest grossing non-Disney traditionally animated film until 2007, when it was out-grossed by The Simpsons Movie .

The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American animated epic musical biblical film and the first traditionally animated film produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures . The film is an adaptation of the Book of Exodus and follows the life of Moses from being a prince of Egypt to his ultimate destiny to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt. The film was directed by Brenda Chapman , Simon Wells and Steve Hickner. The film featured songs written by Stephen Schwartz and a score composed by Hans Zimmer . The voice cast featured a number of major Hollywood actors in the speaking roles, while professional singers replaced them for the songs, except for Michelle Pfeiffer , Ralph Fiennes , Steve Martin , Martin Short , and Ofra Haza (who sang her character's number, " Deliver Us ", in over seventeen languages for the film's dubbing), who sang their own parts. Jeffrey Katzenberg had frequently suggested an animated adaption of The Ten Commandments while working for the The Walt Disney Company , and he decided to put the idea into production after founding DreamWorks in 1995. To make this inaugural project, DreamWorks Animation employed artists who had worked for Walt Disney Feature Animation and the recently disbanded Amblimation , totalling a crew of 350 people from 34 different nations. The film has a blend of traditional animation and computer-generated imagery , created using software from Toon Boom Animation and Silicon Graphics . The Prince of Egypt was released in theaters on December 18, 1998, and on home video on September 14, 1999. Reviews were positive, with critics praising the animation, music and voice work. The film went on to gross $218,613,188 worldwide in theaters, which made it the most successful non-Disney animated feature at the time. The song " When You Believe " became a commercially successful single in a pop version performed by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey , and went on to win Best Original Song at the 1999 Academy Awards . A DreamWorks Pictures release and production. "DreamWorks' `The Prince of Egypt' Attends UCLA's Royce Hall" (Press release). "DreamWorks debuts "Prince of Egypt" albums" .

It is the first DreamWorks feature to be traditionally animated . The film is an adaptation of the Book of Exodus and follows the life of Moses from being a prince of Egypt to his ultimate destiny to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt. Directed by Brenda Chapman , Steve Hickner , and Simon Wells , the film features songs written by Stephen Schwartz and a score composed by Hans Zimmer . The voice cast consists of Val Kilmer in a dual role, Ralph Fiennes , Michelle Pfeiffer , Sandra Bullock , Jeff Goldblum , Danny Glover , Patrick Stewart , Helen Mirren , Steve Martin and Martin Short . Jeffrey Katzenberg had frequently suggested an animated adaptation of the 1956 film The Ten Commandments while working for The Walt Disney Company , and he decided to put the idea into production after founding DreamWorks Pictures in 1994. To make this inaugural project, DreamWorks employed artists who had worked for Walt Disney Feature Animation and Amblimation , totaling a crew of 350 people from 34 different countries. The film has a blend of traditional animation and computer-generated imagery , created using software from Toon Boom Animation and Silicon Graphics . The film was released in theaters on December 18, 1998, and on home video on September 14, 1999. Reviews were generally positive, with critics praising the animation, music, and voice work. The film went on to gross over $218 million worldwide in theaters, which made it the most successful non-Disney animated feature at the time. The film's success led to the direct-to-video prequel Joseph: King of Dreams (2000) and the development of a stage adaptation . The song " When You Believe " became a commercially successful single in a pop version performed by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey , and went on to win Best Original Song at the 71st Academy Awards . "DreamWorks debuts "Prince of Egypt" albums" . British Board of Film Classification .

1998 film produced by DreamWorks Animation This article is about the film. The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American animated musical drama film produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by DreamWorks Pictures . The first feature film from DreamWorks to be traditionally animated and their second overall, it is an adaptation of the first fourteen chapters of the Book of Exodus and follows the life of Moses from being a prince of Egypt to a prophet of the Lord , chosen by God to carry out his ultimate destiny of leading the Hebrews out of Egypt . The film was directed by Brenda Chapman , Steve Hickner , and Simon Wells (in Chapman and Hickner's feature directorial debuts) with a screenplay written by Philip LaZebnik . It features songs written by Stephen Schwartz and a score composed by Hans Zimmer . The voice cast consists of Val Kilmer , Ralph Fiennes , Michelle Pfeiffer , Sandra Bullock , Jeff Goldblum , Danny Glover , Patrick Stewart , Helen Mirren , Steve Martin , and Martin Short . Jeffrey Katzenberg had frequently suggested an animated adaptation of the 1956 film The Ten Commandments while working for The Walt Disney Company , and he decided to put the idea into production after leaving Disney and co-founding DreamWorks Pictures in 1994. To make the project, DreamWorks employed artists who had worked for Walt Disney Feature Animation and Amblimation , totaling a crew of 350 people from 34 countries. The film has a blend of traditional animation and computer-generated imagery , created using software from Toon Boom Animation and Silicon Graphics . The film was released in theaters on December 18, 1998, and on home video on September 14, 1999. Reviews were generally positive; critics particularly praised the visuals, songs, score, and voice acting. The film grossed $218 million worldwide in theaters, which made it the most successful non-Disney animated feature at the time. The film's success led to the direct-to-video prequel and spin-off Joseph: King of Dreams (2000), and a stage musical adaptation which opened in London 's West End in 2020. The song " When You Believe " became a commercially successful single in a pop version performed by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey , and went on to win Best Original Song at the 71st Academy Awards , making it the first animated film independently outside of Disney and Pixar films, as well as the first DreamWorks Animation film to receive two nominations and win one at the Academy Awards , succeeded by Shrek (2001) and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005). The film also won the inaugural Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature , in a tie with Disney and Pixar's A Bug's Life . In retrospective years since its release, the film has been widely acclaimed. It is now considered by many to be the best DreamWorks film and one of the greatest animated films of all time . "DreamWorks debuts "Prince of Egypt" albums" . British Board of Film Classification .

1998 film produced by DreamWorks Animation For the musical, see The Prince of Egypt (musical) . The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American animated musical drama film produced by DreamWorks Pictures and DreamWorks Animation , and distributed by DreamWorks Distribution. It was the first film to be animated entirely in-house at DWA Glendale after Amblimation was officially closed in 1997. The second feature film from DreamWorks Animation and the first to be traditionally animated , it is an adaptation of the Book of Exodus and follows the life of Moses from being a prince of Egypt to a prophet chosen by God to carry out his ultimate destiny of leading the Hebrews out of Egypt . The film was directed by Brenda Chapman , Steve Hickner , and Simon Wells , and written by Philip LaZebnik , from a story by Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook. It features songs written by Stephen Schwartz and a score composed by Hans Zimmer . The film stars the voices of Val Kilmer , Ralph Fiennes , Michelle Pfeiffer , Sandra Bullock , Jeff Goldblum , Danny Glover , Patrick Stewart , Helen Mirren , Steve Martin , and Martin Short . DreamWorks co-founder and CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg had frequently suggested an animated adaptation of the 1956 film The Ten Commandments while working for The Walt Disney Company , and he decided to put the idea into production after leaving Disney and co-founding DreamWorks Pictures in 1994. To make the project, DreamWorks employed artists who had worked for Walt Disney Feature Animation and Amblimation, totaling a crew of 350 people from 34 countries. The film has a blend of traditional animation and computer-generated imagery , created using software from Toon Boom Technologies and Silicon Graphics . The Prince of Egypt premiered at Royce Hall in Los Angeles on December 16, 1998, and was released in theaters on December 18, followed by a release on home video on September 14, 1999. Reviews were generally positive; critics particularly praised the visuals, songs, score, and voice acting. The film grossed $218 million worldwide in theaters, which made it the most successful non-Disney animated feature at the time. The film's success led to the direct-to-video prequel Joseph: King of Dreams (2000), and a stage musical adaptation which opened in London 's West End in 2020. The song " When You Believe " became a commercially successful single in a pop version performed by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey , and went on to win Best Original Song at the 71st Academy Awards , making it the first animated film independently outside of Disney and Pixar films, as well as the first DreamWorks Animation film to receive Academy Awards , succeeded by Shrek (2001) and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005). The film also won the inaugural Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature , in a tie with Disney and Pixar's A Bug's Life . In the decades since its release, The Prince of Egypt has been widely acclaimed and regarded as one of DreamWorks' best films, and one of the greatest animated films of all time . "DreamWorks debuts "Prince of Egypt" albums" . British Board of Film Classification .