Underplayed Gems

Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)

Joseph: King of Dreams poster
Directed by
Rob LaDuca
Genre
sword-and-sandal film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
G
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 1,077 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A young man named Joseph is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers. He rises to power in Egypt by interpreting dreams and eventually reunites with his family.

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What happens

Joseph: King of Dreams is a 2000 American animated biblical musical drama film produced by DreamWorks Animation. The second film adaptation of the Bible from DreamWorks Animation and, to date, the only direct-to-video production they released, the film is an adaptation of the story of Joseph from the Book of Genesis in the Bible and serves as a prequel to the 1998 film The Prince of Egypt (as the biblical narrative of Joseph happens before that of Moses) as well as the second film in The Prince of Egypt franchise. Composer Daniel Pelfrey stated that the film was designed as a companion piece to The Prince of Egypt, noting that though "Joseph turned out to be very different than The Prince of Egypt, it was very challenging and rewarding". Joseph: King of Dreams was released by DreamWorks Home Entertainment on November 7, 2000. Co-director Robert Ramirez has said that whilst the reviews for the film had "generally been very good" there was a period "when the film was not working very well, when the storytelling was heavy-handed" and "klunky". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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