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    Supposedly, why did Charlton Heston get the role of Moses in the 1956 remake of "The Ten Commandments"?

    Question #121883. Asked by star_gazer. (Jun 13 11 5:53 AM)


    gracie3

    		According to this it was because of his resemblance to Michelangelo's sculpture of Moses.


    http://tencommandments.faithweb.com/tencommandments.movie.html

    http://www.rome.info/michelangelo/moses/


    Mmm,could be..

    Jun 13 11, 6:42 AM

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