Wholly Moses

Wholly Moses (1980)

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

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.

Date of release
1980-06-13
TMDB
4.7 / 10 (41)
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Gary Weis

Casting

Interesting facts

Wholly Moses! is a 1980 American Biblical spoof film written by Guy Thomas and directed by Gary Weis. Dudley Moore plays Old Testament-era idol maker Herschel, whose life and adventures seem to parallel that of the more famous Moses, all the while being misled to think he is the prophet of God. The film also stars Laraine Newman, James Coco, Paul Sand, Jack Gilford, Dom DeLuise, John Houseman, Madeline Kahn, David Lander, Richard Pryor, and John Ritter.

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