Round 2: Tossup 12

This film’s director, after suffering a heart attack while climbing a huge ladder on set, said “then I will die” after his doctor told him to stop its production or else die. This film’s star was cast due to his resemblance to a statue, particularly his broken nose sustained in a high school football game. Steven Soderbergh’s opening narration for Schizopolis parodies that of this film, in which the director says “Ladies and gentlemen, young and old, this may seem an (*) unusual procedure … but we have an unusual subject.” This film inspired Metallica’s song “Creeping Death,” which cribs its line (10[1])“so it is written, so it shall be done.” This film, which ABC traditionally broadcasts on the Saturday before Easter, (10[1])used gelatinous (-5[1])water in a shot (10[1])depicting (10[1])the parting of the Red Sea. For 10 points, Cecil B. DeMille’s last film was what epic starring Charlton Heston as Moses? ■END■ (10[1])

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