Wholly Moses

Wholly Moses (1980)

The story of Herschel. He wanted to be Moses...but he didn't have the right connections.

  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release Date: 1980-06-13
  • User Rating: 4.7/10 from 35 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Columbia Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Gary Weis
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Summary

Harvey and Zoey, two tourists in Israel, discover an ancient scroll about Herschel, the man who was almost Moses. Herschel receives the command from God to free his people from slavery, but Moses keeps getting all the credit.

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  • Dudley Moore

    as Harvey Orchid / Herschel
  • Laraine Newman

    as Zoey / Zerelda
  • James Coco

    as Hyssop
  • Paul Sand

    as God's Angel
  • Jack Gilford

    as Tailor
  • Dom DeLuise

    as Shadrach
  • John Houseman

    as The Archangel
  • Madeline Kahn

    as The Witch
  • David L. Lander

    as The Beggar
  • Richard Pryor

    as Pharaoh
  • John Ritter

    as Satan (The Devil)
  • Richard B. Shull

    as Jethro
  • William Watson

    as Bandit
  • Tanya Boyd

    as Princess
  • Sam Weisman

    as Talent Coordinator
  • Jeffrey Jacquet

    as Young Pharaoh
  • Howard Mann

    as High Priest
  • Charles Thomas Murphy

    as Tour Guide
  • Hap Lawrence

    as Blind Man
  • David Murphy

    as Teenager
  • Tom Baker

    as Egyptian Captain
  • Andrea Martin

    as Zipporah
  • Stan Ross

    as Mohammed
  • Sandy Ward

    as Taskmaster
  • Lee Wilkof

    as Townsperson
  • Maryedith Burrell

    as Villager
  • Ruth Manning

    as Landlady
  • Rod McCary

    as Hittite Emissary
  • Brion James

    as Guard at Banquet
  • Lois Robbins

    as 1st Maiden
  • Shelley Johnson

    as 2nd Maiden
  • Michael Champion

    as Sodom Sentry
  • Lauren Friedman

    as Moses' Mother
  • Ion Teodorescu

    as Court Magician
  • Nicholas Mele

    as Israeli Photographer
  • Danny Goldman

    as Scribe
  • Larry Gelman

    as Shepherd
  • Alexander Lockwood

    as Elderly Man
  • Walker Edmiston

    as God (voice)
Production Freddie Fields Producer
Directing Gary Weis Director
Writing Guy Thomas Writer
Camera Frank Stanley Director of Photography
Production David Begelman Executive Producer
Sound Patrick Williams Original Music Composer
Editing Sidney Levin Editor
Production Toni Howard Casting
Production Lynn Stalmaster Casting
Art Dale Hennesy Production Design
Art Robert De Vestel Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Guy C. Verhille Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Leland V. Crawford Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Francine Shermaine Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Gustaf Norin Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Robert Norin Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Rick Stratton Special Effects Makeup Artist
Crew John C. Meier Stunts
Crew Craig R. Baxley Stunt Coordinator

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