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Wholly Moses

Wholly Moses

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

19804.71h 43m

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.

Directed by Gary Weis
Written by Guy Thomas
Produced by Freddie Fields
Box Office0Revenue: $14.2M

Top 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

Themes & Keywords

israelmosesgodspoof

About Wholly Moses

Wholly Moses is a comedy film released in 1980 exploring themes of israel, moses, god, spoof. Directed by Gary Weis, it stars Dudley Moore, Laraine Newman, James Coco. 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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