The Prince of Egypt
Movie, 1998, The '90s, Set in The score
The Prince of Egypt is #6 of 25 in release order and #6 of 25 in chronological order in the Hans Zimmer.
The story
The strong bond between two Royal Egyptian brothers is challenged when their chosen responsibilities set them at odds, with extraordinary consequences.
The Prince of Egypt recap
To save her baby from Pharaoh Seti's order to kill Hebrew boys, a mother sets him adrift on the Nile, and Seti's queen adopts him as Moses. He grows up as the carefree brother of Rameses, heir to the throne. When his sister Miriam tells him the truth about his birth, Moses has a nightmare about the massacre, kills an Egyptian overseer who is beating a slave and flees into the desert. He marries Tzipporah, daughter of the priest Jethro, and lives as a shepherd until God speaks to him from a burning bush and sends him back to free the Hebrews. Rameses, now Pharaoh, refuses, and his priests Hotep and Huy match Moses' early signs. The plagues fall on Egypt one by one, and the last kills every firstborn, including Rameses' son.
The Prince of Egypt ending explained
Broken, Rameses lets the Hebrews go, then changes his mind and chases them with his army. Moses parts the Red Sea, the Hebrews cross, and the waters close on the Egyptian soldiers. Rameses is thrown back onto the shore alone, screaming his brother's name. Moses says goodbye to him from the far side and later comes down from Mount Sinai carrying the Ten Commandments.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch The Prince of Egypt
The Prince of Egypt is streaming on Netflix in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 79%
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Rock, before The Thin Red Line.
- Chronological order: after The Rock, before The Thin Red Line.
Cast
- Val Kilmer as Moses (voice)
- Ralph Fiennes as Rameses (voice)
- Michelle Pfeiffer as Tzipporah (voice)
- Sandra Bullock as Miriam (voice)
- Jeff Goldblum as Aaron (voice)
- Danny Glover as Jethro (voice)
- Patrick Stewart as Seti (voice)
- Helen Mirren as Queen (voice)
- Steve Martin as Hotep (voice)
- Martin Short as Huy (voice)
- Bobby Motown as Rameses Son (voice)
- Eden Riegel as Young Miriam (voice)
Directed by Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells.