Wholly Moses

1980

1h 43m

4.7

4.7/10

36 votes • View on IMDb

Comedy

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

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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Status: Released

Revenue: $14,155,617

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

israel moses god spoof

Quick Facts

Release Date	June 13, 1980
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0081751

Cast

Dudley Moore

Harvey Orchid / Herschel

Laraine Newman

Zoey / Zerelda

James Coco

Hyssop

Paul Sand

God's Angel

Jack Gilford

Tailor

Dom DeLuise

Shadrach

John Houseman

The Archangel

Madeline Kahn

The Witch

David L. Lander

The Beggar

Richard Pryor

Pharaoh

John Ritter

Satan (The Devil)

Richard B. Shull

Jethro

Key Crew

Freddie Fields

Producer

Guy Thomas

Writer

Gary Weis

Director

David Begelman

Executive Producer