Wholly Moses
Wholly Moses
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1980
1h 43m
4.7(35 votes)
Comedy

Overview

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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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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1 video

Cast & Crew

39 members
Acting

Dudley Moore

Harvey Orchid / Herschel

Dudley Moore
Acting

Laraine Newman

Zoey / Zerelda

Laraine Newman
Acting

James Coco

Hyssop

James Coco
Acting

Paul Sand

God's Angel

Paul Sand
Acting

Jack Gilford

Tailor

Jack Gilford
Acting

Dom DeLuise

Shadrach

Dom DeLuise
Acting

John Houseman

The Archangel

John Houseman
Acting

Madeline Kahn

The Witch

Madeline Kahn
Acting

David L. Lander

The Beggar

David L. Lander
Acting

Richard Pryor

Pharaoh

Richard Pryor
Acting

John Ritter

Satan (The Devil)

John Ritter
Acting

Richard B. Shull

Jethro

Richard B. Shull
Acting

William Watson

Bandit

William Watson
Acting

Tanya Boyd

Princess

Tanya Boyd
Directing

Sam Weisman

Talent Coordinator

Sam Weisman
Acting

Jeffrey Jacquet

Young Pharaoh

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Acting

Howard Mann

High Priest

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Acting

Charles Thomas Murphy

Tour Guide

No Image
Acting

Hap Lawrence

Blind Man

Hap Lawrence
Acting

David Murphy

Teenager

No Image
Acting

Tom Baker

Egyptian Captain

Tom Baker
Acting

Andrea Martin

Zipporah

Andrea Martin
Acting

Stan Ross

Mohammed

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Sandy Ward

Taskmaster

Sandy Ward
Acting

Lee Wilkof

Townsperson

Lee Wilkof
Acting

Maryedith Burrell

Villager

Maryedith Burrell
Acting

Ruth Manning

Landlady

No Image
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Rod McCary

Hittite Emissary

Rod McCary
Acting

Brion James

Guard at Banquet

Brion James
Acting

Lois Robbins

1st Maiden

Lois Robbins
Acting

Shelley Johnson

2nd Maiden

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Acting

Michael Champion

Sodom Sentry

Michael Champion
Acting

Lauren Friedman

Moses' Mother

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Ion Teodorescu

Court Magician

No Image
Acting

Nicholas Mele

Israeli Photographer

No Image
Acting

Danny Goldman

Scribe

Danny Goldman
Acting

Larry Gelman

Shepherd

Larry Gelman
Acting

Alexander Lockwood

Elderly Man

Alexander Lockwood
Acting

Walker Edmiston

God (voice)

Walker Edmiston

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