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Wholly Moses
Wholly Moses

Wholly Moses

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

Genres

Comedy

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$14155617

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

4.7/10

Release Date

13 June 1980

Country

United States of America

Cast

Dudley Moore

Dudley Moore

Harvey Orchid / Herschel

Laraine Newman

Laraine Newman

Zoey / Zerelda

James Coco

James Coco

Hyssop

Paul Sand

Paul Sand

God's Angel

Jack Gilford

Jack Gilford

Tailor

Dom DeLuise

Dom DeLuise

Shadrach

John Houseman

John Houseman

The Archangel

Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn

The Witch

David L. Lander

David L. Lander

The Beggar

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Pharaoh

John Ritter

John Ritter

Satan (The Devil)

Richard B. Shull

Richard B. Shull

Jethro

William Watson

William Watson

Bandit

Tanya Boyd

Tanya Boyd

Princess

Sam Weisman

Sam Weisman

Talent Coordinator

Jeffrey Jacquet

Jeffrey Jacquet

Young Pharaoh

Howard Mann

Howard Mann

High Priest

Charles Thomas Murphy

Charles Thomas Murphy

Tour Guide

Hap Lawrence

Hap Lawrence

Blind Man

David Murphy

David Murphy

Teenager

Tom Baker

Tom Baker

Egyptian Captain

Andrea Martin

Andrea Martin

Zipporah

Stan Ross

Stan Ross

Mohammed

Sandy Ward

Sandy Ward

Taskmaster

Lee Wilkof

Lee Wilkof

Townsperson

Maryedith Burrell

Maryedith Burrell

Villager

Ruth Manning

Ruth Manning

Landlady

Rod McCary

Rod McCary

Hittite Emissary

Brion James

Brion James

Guard at Banquet

Lois Robbins

Lois Robbins

1st Maiden

Shelley Johnson

Shelley Johnson

2nd Maiden

Michael Champion

Michael Champion

Sodom Sentry

Lauren Friedman

Lauren Friedman

Moses' Mother

Ion Teodorescu

Ion Teodorescu

Court Magician

Nicholas Mele

Nicholas Mele

Israeli Photographer

Danny Goldman

Danny Goldman

Scribe

Larry Gelman

Larry Gelman

Shepherd

Alexander Lockwood

Alexander Lockwood

Elderly Man

Walker Edmiston

Walker Edmiston

God (voice)

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