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 “so it is written, so it shall be done.” This film, which ABC traditionally broadcasts on the Saturday before Easter, (10[1])used gelatinous water in a shot depicting the parting of the Red Sea. (10[1])For 10 points, Cecil B. DeMille’s last film was what epic starring Charlton Heston as Moses? ■END■

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