Wholly Moses

Jun 13, 1980

1h 43m

★ 4.7

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Wholly Moses Trailers

Cast

Harvey Orchid / Herschel

Dudley Moore

Zoey / Zerelda

Laraine Newman

Hyssop

James Coco

God's Angel

Paul Sand

Tailor

Jack Gilford

Shadrach

Dom DeLuise

The Archangel

John Houseman

The Witch

Madeline Kahn

The Beggar

David L. Lander

Pharaoh

Richard Pryor

Satan (The Devil)

John Ritter

Jethro

Richard B. Shull

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