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THEME EXPLORATION

biblical plagues

9 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Il messia
Il messia
1975 · Roberto Rossellini
King David
King David
1985 · Bruce Beresford
Noah
Noah
2014 · Darren Aronofsky
The Bible
The Bible
1977 · Marcel Carné
The Bible: In the Beginning…
The Bible: In the Beginning…
1966 · John Huston
The Burglar’s Dilemma
The Burglar’s Dilemma
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Beginning
Beginning
1967 · Artavazd Pelechian
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
1923 · Cecil B. DeMille
Sodom and Gomorrah
Sodom and Gomorrah
1922 · Michael Curtiz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Cecil B. DeMille → United States

His epic biblical productions, particularly The Ten Commandments, dramatize the plagues of Egypt as central spectacle and spiritual narrative.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His Gospel adaptations and biblical works explore divine punishment and human suffering through a modernist, often dark theological lens.

Darren Aronofsky → United States

His films like Noah depict biblical catastrophe and divine wrath as psychological and environmental horror with contemporary relevance.

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