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Wholly Moses

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

1980 · 1h 43m · 4.8 on TMDB

PG

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.

Cast

Dudley Moore
Harvey Orchid / Herschel
Laraine Newman
Zoey / Zerelda
James Coco
Hyssop
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

Production

Columbia Pictures

Directed by

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Released: June 13, 1980
Box office: $14.2M

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