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{{Short description|1998 film produced by DreamWorks Animation}}
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{{Infobox film
| image          = Prince of egypt ver2.jpg
| alt            = Within an outline of Moses, Rameses stands on a chariot atop a hill with a view of Egypt.
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Brenda Chapman]]
* [[Steve Hickner]]
* [[Simon Wells]]
}}
| writer         = [[Philip LaZebnik]]<ref name="mirror">{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/going-out/stephen-schwartz-prince-egypt-we-21569727|title=Stephen Schwartz on The Prince of Egypt: 'We didn't want to do a Bible pageant'|last=Williams|first=Stacey|date=February 27, 2020|website=[[Daily Mirror]]|access-date=December 1, 2022|archive-date=December 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201143742/https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/going-out/stephen-schwartz-prince-egypt-we-21569727|url-status=live}}</ref>
| story          = {{Plainlist|
* [[Kelly Asbury]]
* Lorna Cook
}}
| based_on       = [[Book of Exodus]]
| producer      = {{Plainlist|
* Penney Finkelman Cox
* Sandra Rabins
}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Val Kilmer]]
* [[Ralph Fiennes]]
* [[Michelle Pfeiffer]]
* [[Sandra Bullock]]
* [[Jeff Goldblum]]
* [[Danny Glover]]
* [[Patrick Stewart]]
* [[Helen Mirren]]
* [[Steve Martin]]
* [[Martin Short]]
}}
| editing        = [[Nick Fletcher (film editor)|Nick Fletcher]]
| music          = [[Hans Zimmer]]
| studio         = {{Plainlist|
* [[DreamWorks Pictures]]<ref name="VarietyReview">{{cite news|last1=Lovell|first1=Glenn|title=Review: 'The Prince of Egypt'|url=https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/the-prince-of-egypt-1117487966/|access-date=April 23, 2017|work=Variety|date=December 10, 1998|archive-date=November 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119200925/https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/the-prince-of-egypt-1117487966/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[DreamWorks Animation]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The Prince of Egypt (1998) |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Prince-of-Egypt-The#tab=summary |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=February 18, 2019 |archive-date=August 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826044058/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Prince-of-Egypt-The#tab=summary |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| distributor    = DreamWorks Pictures (through DreamWorks Distribution)<ref name="VarietyReview"/><ref name="BOM"/>
| released       = {{Film date|1998|12|16|[[Royce Hall]]|1998|12|18|United States|ref1=<ref name=premiere/>|ref2=<ref>{{cite web|title=DreamWorks debuts "Prince of Egypt" albums|url=https://www.awn.com/news/dreamworks-debuts-prince-egypt-albums|publisher=Animation World Network|access-date=May 29, 2014|date=October 30, 1998|archive-date=September 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917134710/https://www.awn.com/news/dreamworks-debuts-prince-egypt-albums|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| runtime        = 99 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 98:53--><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-prince-of-egypt-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zmjq3mdq | title=''The Prince of Egypt'' (U) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=November 26, 1998 | access-date=August 27, 2016 | archive-date=June 2, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602204720/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/prince-egypt-1970-3 | url-status=live}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $60–100 million<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Prince of Egypt (1998) - Financial Information |url=https://m.the-numbers.com/movie/Prince-of-Egypt-The#tab=summary |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=The Numbers |archive-date=September 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927153425/https://m.the-numbers.com/movie/Prince-of-Egypt-The |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="BOM"/><ref name=NYTPrinceNoKing/>
| gross          = $218.6 million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0120794/ | title=Prince of Egypt (1998) | website=[[Box Office Mojo]] | access-date=May 14, 2020 | archive-date=September 1, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901025439/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0120794/ | url-status=live}}</ref>
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'''''The Prince of Egypt''''' is a 1998 American animated [[musical film|musical]] [[drama film]]<!-- MUSICAL DRAMA IS THE PRIMARY GENRE, AND PLEASE DO NOT ADD MORE UNNECESSARY GENRES LIKE RELIGION FILM OR EPIC. --> directed by [[Brenda Chapman]], [[Steve Hickner]], and [[Simon Wells]], and written by [[Philip LaZebnik]], from a story by [[Kelly Asbury]] and Lorna Cook. It is the first [[Traditional animation|traditionally animated]] film from [[DreamWorks Animation]], and the first to be animated entirely in-house at DWA Glendale after [[Amblimation]] was closed in 1997. The film is an [[Film adaptation|adaptation]] of the [[Book of Exodus]] and follows the life of [[Moses]] from being a prince of [[Biblical Egypt|Egypt]] to a [[Prophet#Abrahamic religions|prophet]] chosen by [[God]] to carry out his ultimate destiny of [[The Exodus|leading the Hebrews out of Egypt]]. It features songs written by [[Stephen Schwartz]] and a [[Film score|score]] composed by [[Hans Zimmer]]. The film stars the voices of [[Val Kilmer]], [[Ralph Fiennes]], [[Michelle Pfeiffer]], [[Sandra Bullock]], [[Jeff Goldblum]], [[Danny Glover]], [[Patrick Stewart]], [[Helen Mirren]], [[Steve Martin]], and [[Martin Short]].

DreamWorks co-founder and CEO [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]] had frequently suggested an animated adaptation of the 1956 film ''[[The Ten Commandments (1956 film)|The Ten Commandments]]'' while working for [[The Walt Disney Company]], and he decided to put the idea into production after leaving Disney and co-founding DreamWorks Pictures in 1994. To make the project, DreamWorks employed artists who had worked for [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]] and Amblimation, totaling a crew of 350 people from 34 countries. The film has a blend of [[traditional animation]] and [[computer-generated imagery]], created using software from [[Toon Boom Technologies]] and [[Silicon Graphics]].

''The Prince of Egypt'' premiered at [[Royce Hall]] in Los Angeles on December 16, 1998, and was released in theaters on December 18, followed by a release on home video on September 14, 1999. Reviews were generally positive; critics particularly praised the visuals, songs, score, and voice acting. The film grossed $218 million worldwide in theaters, which made it the most successful non-Disney animated feature at the time. The film's success led to the [[direct-to-video]] [[prequel]] ''[[Joseph: King of Dreams]]'' (2000), and a [[The Prince of Egypt (musical)|stage musical adaptation]] which opened in [[London]]'s [[West End theatre|West End]] in 2020.<ref>[https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Norm-Lewis-Aaron-Lazar-Will-be-Joined-by-All-Star-Cast-in-Concert-Reading-of-Stephen-Schwartzs-THE-PRINCE-OF-EGYPT-20150624 Norm Lewis & Aaron Lazar Will be Joined by All-Star Cast in Concert Reading of Stephen Schwartz's THE PRINCE OF EGYPT] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627160704/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Norm-Lewis-Aaron-Lazar-Will-be-Joined-by-All-Star-Cast-in-Concert-Reading-of-Stephen-Schwartzs-THE-PRINCE-OF-EGYPT-20150624 |date=June 27, 2015}} Broadway World, Retrieved July 27, 2015</ref><ref>[https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-PRINCE-OF-EGYPT-Will-Take-World-Premiere-Bow-in-Denmark-20170214 THE PRINCE OF EGYPT Will Take World Premiere Bow in San Francisco, then Play Denmark] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214234556/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-PRINCE-OF-EGYPT-Will-Take-World-Premiere-Bow-in-Denmark-20170214 |date=February 14, 2017}} Broadway World, Retrieved February 14, 2017</ref>

The song "[[When You Believe]]" became a commercially successful single in a [[Pop music|pop]] version performed by [[Whitney Houston]] and [[Mariah Carey]]. The song won [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] at the [[71st Academy Awards]], making ''The Prince of Egypt'' the first animated film independently outside of Disney and [[Pixar]] films, as well as the first DreamWorks Animation film, to receive [[Academy Awards]], succeeded by ''[[Shrek]]'' (2001) and ''[[Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'' (2005). The film also won the inaugural [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature]], in a tie with Disney and Pixar's ''[[A Bug's Life]]''.<ref name="BFCA-1998">{{cite web |url=http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/1998.php |title=The BFCA Critics' Choice Awards :: 1998 |publisher=[[Critics Choice Association|Broadcast Film Critics Association]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212034409/http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/1998.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 12, 2008}}</ref> In the decades since its release, ''The Prince of Egypt'' has been widely acclaimed and regarded as one of DreamWorks' best films and one of the [[List of films considered the best|greatest animated films of all time]].<ref name="Toomer-2019">{{cite web |last=Toomer |first=Jessica |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/its-time-we-recognize-the-prince-of-egypt-as-the-greatest-animated-movie-of-all-time |title=It's Time We Recognize The Prince of Egypt as the Greatest Animated Movie of All Time |website=SyFy |date=March 9, 2019 |access-date=May 30, 2020 |archive-date=May 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525091728/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/its-time-we-recognize-the-prince-of-egypt-as-the-greatest-animated-movie-of-all-time |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ramos |first=Alexandra |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2564478/why-the-prince-of-egypt-remains-one-of-the-best-dreamworks-movies-to-date |title=Why The Prince Of Egypt Remains One Of The Best DreamWorks Movies To Date |website=[[Future plc|CinemaBlend]] |date=March 22, 2021 |access-date=April 9, 2023 |archive-date=April 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409213540/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2564478/why-the-prince-of-egypt-remains-one-of-the-best-dreamworks-movies-to-date |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Kranc-2022">{{cite web|last1=Kranc|first1=Lauren|last2=Rosenberg|first2=Josh|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/g32619839/best-animated-films/|title=The 30 Best Animated Films of All Time|website=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|date=July 18, 2022|access-date=April 9, 2023|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516123637/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/g32619839/best-animated-films/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Empire-2021">{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-animated-movies/ |title=The 50 Best Animated Movies |website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |date=September 14, 2021 |access-date=April 9, 2023 |archive-date=September 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917002214/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-animated-movies/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Plot ==
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In [[Biblical Egypt|Ancient Egypt]], the [[Slavery in ancient Egypt|enslaved]] [[Hebrews|Hebrew people]] pray to God for deliverance. [[Pharaohs in the Bible|Pharaoh]] Seti, fearing that the growing numbers of Hebrews could lead to rebellion, orders a mass [[infanticide]] of all newborn Hebrew boys. [[Yocheved]] and her children, [[Miriam]] and [[Aaron]], rush to the [[Nile|Nile River]], where she places her newborn son in a basket on the water, bidding him farewell with a final lullaby. Miriam follows the basket as it floats to Seti's palace and witnesses her brother safely adopted by Seti's wife, Queen Tuya, who names him [[Moses]]. Before leaving, Miriam prays that Moses will return to free the Hebrews.

Years later, Moses and his adoptive brother Rameses, heir to the throne of Egypt, are scolded by Seti for accidentally destroying a [[Egyptian temple|temple]]. After Moses suggests that Rameses be given the opportunity to prove his responsibility, Seti names Rameses [[prince regent]]. High priests Hotep and Huy offer Rameses a beautiful but rebellious young [[Midian]]ite woman, [[Tzipporah]]. Moses humiliates Tzipporah by letting her fall into a pond after she refuses to submit, appeasing the crowd but disappointing Tuya. Rameses gives Tzipporah to Moses and appoints him Royal Chief Architect.

Later that night, Moses follows Tzipporah as she escapes from the palace, choosing not to stop her. He runs into the now-adult Miriam and Aaron, whom he does not recognize. He disbelieves their claims and almost has them arrested until Miriam sings their mother's lullaby, triggering Moses's memory. He flees in denial, but learns the truth of Seti's genocide from a nightmare, then from Seti himself, who disturbs Moses by claiming the Hebrews were "only slaves". The next day, Moses tries to stop an Egyptian slave driver from flogging an elderly Hebrew slave, accidentally pushing the slave driver to his death. Horrified and ashamed, Moses flees into the desert in exile, despite Rameses's pleas that he stay.

Arriving at an oasis, Moses defends three girls from [[brigand]]s, only to realize their older sister is Tzipporah. Moses is welcomed by [[Jethro (biblical figure)|Jethro]], Tzipporah's father and the [[high priest]] of Midian, who helps Moses gain a more positive outlook on life. Moses becomes a shepherd, falls in love with Tzipporah, marries her, and grows adjusted to life in Midian. Moses discovers a [[burning bush]], through which [[God]] tells him to return to Egypt and [[The Exodus|free the Hebrews]]. God bestows Moses's shepherding [[Staff of Moses|staff]] with his power and promises that he will tell Moses what to say. When Moses tells Tzipporah of his task, she decides to join him.

Arriving in Egypt, Moses is happily greeted by Rameses, who is now Pharaoh with a wife and son. Moses demands the Hebrews' release and transforms his staff into a snake to demonstrate God's power. Hotep and Huy deceptively recreate this transformation, only to have their snakes eaten by Moses's. Not wanting to have his actions cause the empire's collapse and feeling betrayed by Moses, Rameses denies Moses's demand and doubles the Hebrews' workload.

The Hebrews, including Aaron, blame Moses for their increased workload, discouraging Moses, but Miriam inspires Moses to persevere. Moses casts the first of the [[Ten Plagues of Egypt]] by changing the waters of the Nile into blood, but Rameses remains unmoved. God inflicts eight more plagues onto Egypt: frogs, lice, flies, livestock pestilence, boils, hailfire, locusts, and prolonged darkness, but still Rameses refuses to relent, vowing never to release the Hebrews. Disheartened, Moses prepares the Hebrews for the tenth plague, instructing them to [[Passover sacrifice|sacrifice a lamb]] and mark their doorposts with its blood. That night, the final plague kills all the firstborn sons of Egypt, including Rameses's young son, while passing over the Hebrews' marked homes. Grief-stricken, Rameses permits the Hebrews to leave. After leaving the palace, Moses collapses in anguish and remorse.

The following morning, Moses, Miriam, Aaron and Tzipporah lead the Hebrews out of Egypt. Once at the [[Red Sea]], a vengeful Rameses pursues them with his army, intent on killing them. However, a [[Pillars of fire and cloud|pillar of fire]] blocks the army's way, while Moses uses his staff to [[Crossing the Red Sea|part the sea]]. The Hebrews cross the open sea bottom; the fire vanishes and the army gives chase, but the sea closes over and drowns the Egyptian soldiers, sparing Rameses alone. Moses mournfully bids Rameses farewell and leads the Hebrews to [[Mount Sinai (Bible)|Mount Sinai]], where he receives the [[Ten Commandments]].

== Voice cast ==
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* [[Val Kilmer]] as [[Moses]], a Hebrew who was adopted and raised as a prince by the Egyptian royal family
** Kilmer also provides the uncredited voice of [[Names of God in Judaism|God]]
** [[Amick Byram]] provides Moses's singing voice
* [[Ralph Fiennes]] as [[Ramesses II|Rameses]], Moses's adoptive brother and eventual successor to Seti
* [[Michelle Pfeiffer]] as [[Zipporah|Tzipporah]], Jethro's oldest daughter and Moses's wife
* [[Sandra Bullock]] as [[Miriam]], Aaron's sister and Moses's biological sister
** [[Sally Dworsky]] provides Miriam's singing voice
** [[Eden Riegel]] provides the voice of a younger Miriam
* [[Jeff Goldblum]] as [[Aaron]], Miriam's brother and Moses's biological brother
* [[Danny Glover]] as [[Jethro (biblical figure)|Jethro]], Tzipporah's father and Midian's high priest
** [[Brian Stokes Mitchell]] provides Jethro's singing voice
* [[Patrick Stewart]] as [[Seti I|Pharaoh Seti]], Rameses's father and Moses's adoptive father, the Pharaoh at the beginning of the film
* [[Helen Mirren]] as [[Tuya (queen)|Queen Tuya]], Seti's wife, Rameses's mother, and Moses's adoptive mother
** Linda Dee Shayne provides Tuya's singing voice
* [[Steve Martin]] as [[Hotep]], one of the [[high priest]]s who serves as an advisor to Seti, and later Rameses. He is short and fat
* [[Martin Short]] as [[Huy (High Priest of Ptah)|Huy]], Hotep's fellow high priest. He is tall and thin.
* [[Ofra Haza]] as [[Jochebed|Yocheved]], Miriam and Aaron's mother and Moses's biological mother. She sang her character's number, "[[Deliver Us (The Prince of Egypt)|Deliver Us]]", in English and 17 other languages for the film's dubbing.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Linde|first1=Steve|last2=Yeffet|first2=Hod|title=Ofra - the musical|url=https://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Ofra-the-musical|access-date=September 24, 2015|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=December 13, 2009|quote=For that movie, she sang the theme song Deliver Us in English and no less than 17 other languages, including Hebrew,...|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164613/http://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Ofra-the-musical|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Bobby Motown as [[Amun-her-khepeshef|Amun]], Rameses's son
* [[Francesca Marie Smith]] as Ephorah, Jethro's second daughter
* Stephanie Sawyer as Ajolidoforah, Jethro's third daughter
* [[Aria Curzon]] as Jethrodiadah, Jethro's youngest daughter
* [[James Avery]] as Overseer
Director [[Brenda Chapman]] briefly voices Miriam when she sings the lullaby to Moses. The vocals had been recorded for a scratch audio track, which was intended to be replaced later by Dworsky. The track turned out so well that it remained in the film.<ref name="POEAudioCommentary">{{Cite video | people=Chapman, Brenda; Hickner, Steve; Wells, Simon | date=September 14, 1999 | title=The Prince Egypt (audio commentary) | medium=DVD | publisher=DreamWorks Home Entertainment}}</ref>

== Production ==
=== Development ===
[[File:Jeffrey Katzenberg (52166167548) (cropped).jpg|thumbnail|right|170px|The film was a passion project for executive producer [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]], who brought the project to the newly-formed DreamWorks Pictures.]]
Former [[Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)|Walt Disney Studios]] chairman [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]] had always wanted to produce a film adaptation of the life of [[Moses]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mcall.com/1998/12/13/prince-of-egypt-takes-an-exodus-from-the-usual-epic/ |title='Prince of Egypt' Takes An Exodus From the Usual Pic |work=[[The Morning Call]] |date=December 13, 1998 |access-date=April 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430161544/https://www.mcall.com/1998/12/13/prince-of-egypt-takes-an-exodus-from-the-usual-epic/ |archive-date=April 30, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> Katzenberg once stated, "It was the project I was pushing for us to make, because it's so different for an animated feature. This is an idea I had to do while I was still working for Disney."<ref>{{cite news |last=Vice |first=Jeff |url=https://www.deseret.com/1998/12/18/19419160/prince-of-egypt-br-dreamworks-mogul-pushed-project-from-inception-of-the-studio/ |title='Prince of Egypt': DreamWorks mogul pushed project from inception of the studio |work=[[Deseret News]] |date=December 18, 1998 |access-date=April 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212172746/https://www.deseret.com/1998/12/18/19419160/prince-of-egypt-br-dreamworks-mogul-pushed-project-from-inception-of-the-studio/ |archive-date=December 12, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> In April 1994, [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney Studios]] president [[Frank Wells]] was killed in a helicopter crash. Katzenberg had assumed that [[Michael Eisner]] would appoint him as Wells's successor, but he refused. (In 1995, Eisner instead hired [[Michael Ovitz]] to fill the position).<ref>{{cite news |last=Mills |first=Mike |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/08/15/disney-hires-michael-ovitz-hollywoods-star-dealmaker/84610c49-07bb-4257-8731-678ecb5cf592/ |title=Disney Hires Michael Ovitz, Hollywood's Star Dealmaker |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 15, 1995 |access-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209010632/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/08/15/disney-hires-michael-ovitz-hollywoods-star-dealmaker/84610c49-07bb-4257-8731-678ecb5cf592/ |archive-date=February 9, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> In August 1994, Eisner called Katzenberg into his office and handed him a four-page memorandum about impending staffing changes, which included Katzenberg's immediate resignation.<ref>{{cite news |last=Weintraub |first=Bernard |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/30/magazine/don-t-say-no-to-jeffrey.html |title=Don't Say No to Jeffrey |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 30, 1996 |access-date=April 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230225033/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/30/magazine/don-t-say-no-to-jeffrey.html |archive-date=December 30, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Horn |first=John |url=https://apnews.com/article/9f0cfc8e5de8df338eeb70071443674d |title=Head of Disney Studio Unexpectedly Resigns |work=[[Associated Press]] |date=August 24, 1994 |access-date=May 26, 2023 |archive-date=April 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417020110/https://apnews.com/article/9f0cfc8e5de8df338eeb70071443674d |url-status=dead}}</ref> Katzenberg resigned on August 23, though he remained at Disney until September 1994.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hochman |first=David |url=https://ew.com/article/1998/11/20/this-holiday-season-its-bugs-life-versus-prince-egypt/ |title=This holiday season, it's ''A Bug's Life'' versus ''Prince of Egypt'' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=November 20, 1998 |access-date=July 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706234019/https://ew.com/article/1998/11/20/this-holiday-season-its-bugs-life-versus-prince-egypt/ |archive-date=July 6, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The idea for ''The Prince of Egypt'' was discussed at the formation of [[DreamWorks Pictures]] on October 12, 1994, when Katzenberg's partners, [[Amblin Entertainment]] founder [[Steven Spielberg]], and music producer [[David Geffen]], were meeting in Spielberg's living room.<ref name=Production3>{{cite web |last=Wooding |first=Dan |url=https://www.assistnews.net/strategic/s0000023.htm |title=The Prince Of Egypt Is A Profound Biblical Epic And "A Quantum Leap In Animation" |website=Assistnews.net |access-date=March 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030329004351/http://assistnews.net/strategic/s0000023.htm |archive-date=March 29, 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Katzenberg had wanted to tackle "bigger-than-life stories", like ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]'', ''[[The Terminator (1984 film)|The Terminator]]'' (both 1984) and ''[[Lawrence of Arabia (film)|Lawrence of Arabia]]'' (1962). Katzenberg recalls that Spielberg looked at him during the meeting and said, "You ought to do ''[[The Ten Commandments (1956 film)|The Ten Commandments]]''".<ref name=Production3 /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wallace |first1=Amy |title=It's Taken More Than One Leap of Faith |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-nov-22-ca-46480-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=26 December 2023 |date=22 November 1998 |archive-date=December 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226170820/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-nov-22-ca-46480-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Grove |first=Lloyd |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/movies/features/katzenbergprince.htm |title=Jeffrey Katzenberg Tackles a Thing of Biblical Proportions. 'The Prince of Egypt'? No, His Fear. |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 29, 1998 |access-date=April 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240430160002/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/movies/features/katzenbergprince.htm |archive-date=April 30, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

''The Prince of Egypt'' was "written" throughout the story process. Beginning with a starting outline, story supervisors [[Kelly Asbury]] and Lorna Cook led a team of fourteen storyboard artists and writers as they sketched out the entire film—sequence by sequence. Once the storyboards were approved, they were put into the [[Avid Media Composer]] digital editing system by editor [[Nick Fletcher (film editor)|Nick Fletcher]] to create a "story reel" or [[animatic]]. The story reel allowed the filmmakers to view and edit the entire film in continuity before production began, and also helped the layout and animation departments understand what is happening in each sequence of the film.<ref name=Production1 />

After casting of the voice talent concluded, dialogue recording sessions began. For the film, the actors recorded individually in a studio under guidance by one of the three directors. The voice tracks were to become the primary aspect as to which the animators built their performances.<ref name=Production1 /> Because DreamWorks was concerned about theological accuracy, Katzenberg decided to call in [[Biblical studies|Biblical scholars]], [[Christianity|Christian]], [[Jewish]], and [[Muslim]] [[Theology|theologians]], and [[Arab American]] leaders to help his film be more accurate and faithful to the original [[The Exodus|story]]. After previewing the developing film, all these leaders noted that the studio executives listened and responded to their ideas, and praised the studio for reaching out for comment from outside sources.<ref name=Production3 /><ref>{{cite news |last=Persall |first=Steve |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/12/08/katzenberg-the-prince-of-animation/ |title=Katzenberg: the prince of animation |work=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |date=December 8, 1998 |access-date=April 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608185453/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/12/08/katzenberg-the-prince-of-animation/ |archive-date=June 8, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Animation and design ===
Art directors Kathy Altieri and Richard Chavez and production designer Darek Gogol led a team of nine visual development artists in setting a visual style for the film that was representative of the time, the scale and the architectural style of Ancient Egypt.<ref name=Production1>{{cite web | url=http://www.filmscouts.com/SCRIPTs/matinee.cfm?Film=pri-egy&File=productn | title=Prince of Egypt-About the Production | publisher=Filmscouts.com | access-date=March 4, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090848/http://www.filmscouts.com/SCRIPTs/matinee.cfm?Film=pri-egy&File=productn | archive-date=March 27, 2019 | url-status=dead}}</ref> Part of the process also included the research and collection of artwork from various artists, as well as taking part in trips such as a two-week journey across Egypt by the filmmakers in December 1995, before the film's production began.<ref name=Production1 /><ref name=Tape2 >{{cite web |title=Tape 68 - The Making of Prince of Egypt Part2 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCY27pRVdls |website=YouTube |publisher=M Gyll |access-date=14 August 2024 |date=December 21, 2022}}</ref> The film's look was inspired by [[Claude Monet]] (backgrounds) and [[David Lean]] (composition).<ref name="auto">{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-apr-06-ca-36445-story.html | title=A Big Gamble in the Making | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=April 6, 1998 }}</ref>

[[File:Prince of Egypt Characters.jpg|left|thumb|300px|A promotional image of the characters from the film. From left to right: Aaron, Miriam, Tzipporah, Moses, Rameses, Hotep, Huy, Pharaoh Seti and Queen Tuya.]]

Character designers Carter Goodrich, [[Carlos Grangel]] and [[Nico Marlet]] worked on setting the design and overall look of the characters. Drawing on various inspirations for the widely known characters, the team of character designers worked on designs that had a more realistic feel than the usual animated characters up to that time.<ref name=Production1 /> Both character design and art direction worked to set a definite distinction between the symmetrical, more angular look of the Egyptians versus the more organic, natural look of the Hebrews and their related environments.<ref name=Production1 /> The backgrounds department, headed by supervisors Paul Lasaine and Ron Lukas, oversaw a team of artists who were responsible for painting the sets/backdrops from the layouts. Within the film, approximately 934 hand-painted backgrounds were created.<ref name=Production1 /> While Katzenberg took the rest of the crew members to Egypt, the background supervisors visited [[Death Valley, California]] to study the colors, textures and landscapes.<ref name=Tape2 />

The animation team for ''The Prince of Egypt'', including 350 artists from 34 different nations, was primarily recruited both from [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]],<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-06-01-ca-64365-story.html | title=Can Anyone Dethrone Disney? | last=Horn | first=John | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | date=June 1, 1997 | access-date=December 25, 2014 | archive-date=March 21, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321030639/http://articles.latimes.com/1997-06-01/entertainment/ca-64365_1_disney-animated-movie/6 | url-status=live}}</ref> which had fallen under Katzenberg's auspices while at the Walt Disney Company, and from [[Amblimation]], a defunct division of Spielberg's [[Amblin Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.inquisitr.com/dreamworks-animation-in-process-of-being-sold-to-japans-softbank | title=DreamWorks Animation In Process Of Being Sold To Japan's SoftBank | date=September 28, 2014 | publisher=Inquisitr.com | access-date=December 25, 2014 | archive-date=December 26, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226162944/http://www.inquisitr.com/1504649/dreamworks-animation-in-process-of-being-sold-to-japans-softbank/ | url-status=live}}</ref> As at Disney's, character animators were grouped into teams by character: for example, Kristof Serrand, as the supervising animator of Older Moses, set the acting style of the character and assigned scenes to his team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://old.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803095111/http://old.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/16|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-08-03|title=The Prince of Egypt|last=Felperin|first=Leslie|date=1998|access-date=December 25, 2014}}</ref> Consideration was given to depicting the ethnicities of the ancient Egyptians, Hebrews, and [[Nubians]] properly.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jan-24-ca-1004-story.html | title=DreamWorks Animation In Process Of Being Sold To Japan's SoftBank | date=January 24, 1999 | publisher=Inquisitr.com | access-date=December 25, 2014 | archive-date=February 15, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215221624/http://articles.latimes.com/1999/jan/24/entertainment/ca-1004 | url-status=live}}</ref> The filmmakers initially worked out of Amblin Entertainment's main offices on the [[Universal Studios Lot]], but quickly outgrew them. In March 1995, as a temporary solution to accommodate increases in crew members, the studio was moved into the Lakeside Plaza facility, nearby on the lot.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tape 68 - The Making of Prince of Egypt Part1 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPeyZYy11b0 |website=YouTube |publisher=M Gyll |access-date=7 August 2024 |date=December 21, 2022}}</ref> As animation increased at the Lakeside building, in June 1996, construction of DreamWorks' new animation studio in [[Glendale, California]] began, under Katzenberg's supervision.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tape 68 - The Making of Prince of Egypt Part3 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYbcUH8VAG8&t=6s |website=YouTube |publisher=M Gyll |access-date=7 August 2024 |date=December 21, 2022}}</ref>

There are 1,192 scenes in the film, and 1,180 contain work done by the special effects department, which animates everything in an animated scene which is not a character: blowing wind, dust, rainwater, shadows, etc. A blend of traditional animation and computer-generated imagery was used in the depictions of the ten plagues of Egypt and the parting of the Red Sea.<ref name=Production3 /><ref name="AniArt" /> The Red Sea scene was animated by twelve people and took three years to complete.<ref name="auto"/> The characters were animated with the digital paint software [[Cambridge Animation Systems|Animo by Cambridge Animation]] (now merged with [[Toon Boom Technologies]]),<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Respect for Tradition Combined With Technological Excellence Drives Cambridge Animation's Leadership|url=https://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.5/siggraph/s98cambridge.html|magazine=Animation World Magazine|access-date=December 23, 2014|archive-date=August 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802191915/http://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.5/siggraph/s98cambridge.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and the compositing of the 2D and 3D elements was done using the "Exposure Tool", a digital solution developed for [[Alias Research]] by [[Silicon Graphics]].<ref name="AniArt">{{cite web | title=Breathing Life Into The Prince of Egypt | last=Tracy | first=Joe | date=1998 | publisher=AnimationArtist.com | url=https://animationartist.com/InsideAnimation/PrinceEygpt.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030813024645/http://www.animationartist.com/InsideAnimation/PrinceEygpt.html | archive-date=August 13, 2003 | url-status=usurped | access-date=December 25, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Docu">{{cite AV media | people=Schaffer, Christen Harty (Writer-Producer) | date=1998 | title=The Making of The Prince Of Egypt | medium=Short-form video | location=United States | publisher=Triage Inc., DreamWorks, LLC}}</ref> Additional final line animation was outsourced to [[Bardel Entertainment]], [[Fox Animation Studios]] and Heart of Texas Productions.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Prince of Egypt (1998) |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7e9a6ce8 |website=[[British Film Institute]] |access-date=August 31, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=August 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831222119/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7e9a6ce8 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Creating the voice of God ===
The task of creating God's voice was given to [[Lon Bender]] and the team working with the film's music composer, [[Hans Zimmer]].<ref name=Production2>{{cite web | url=https://www.filmsound.org/studiosound/postpro.html | title=Sound design of Prince of Egypt | publisher=Filmsound.org | access-date=March 13, 2009 | archive-date=January 14, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114103152/http://www.filmsound.org/studiosound/postpro.html | url-status=live}}</ref> According to Bender: "The challenge with that voice was to try to evolve it into something that had not been heard before. We did a lot of research into the voices that had been used for past Hollywood movies as well as for radio shows, and we were trying to create something that had never been previously heard not only from a casting standpoint but from a voice manipulation standpoint as well". It was decided that the voice of God would be provided by Val Kilmer, who portrayed Moses in the film, in order to indicate that God was communicating with Moses via the voice he would otherwise perceive in his mind, as opposed to the "larger-than-life tones" used to portray God in previous theatrical releases.<ref name=Production2 />

== Music ==
{{see also|The Prince of Egypt (soundtrack){{!}}''The Prince of Egypt'' (soundtrack)}}
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Composer and lyricist [[Stephen Schwartz (composer)|Stephen Schwartz]] began working on writing songs for the film from the beginning of its production. As the story evolved, he continued to write songs that would serve both to entertain and help move the story along. Composer [[Hans Zimmer]] arranged and produced the songs and then eventually wrote the film's score. The film's score was recorded entirely in [[London]].<ref name=Production1 />

[[DreamWorks Records]] released three soundtrack albums simultaneously for ''The Prince of Egypt'', each of them aimed towards a different target audience. While the other two accompanying records, the [[country music|country]]-themed "[[The Prince of Egypt (Nashville)|Nashville]]" soundtrack and the [[Gospel music|gospel]]-based "[[The Prince of Egypt (Inspirational)|Inspirational]]" soundtrack, functioned as film tributes, the [[The Prince of Egypt (soundtrack)|official ''The Prince of Egypt'' soundtrack]] contained the actual songs from the film.<ref name=Soundtrack1>{{cite web | url=https://www.soundtrack.net/album/the-prince-of-egypt-1998/ | title=SoundtrackNet:The Prince of Egypt Soundtrack | publisher=SoundtrackNet.net | access-date=March 4, 2009 | archive-date=June 14, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614193548/http://www.soundtrack.net/albums/database/?id=1648 | url-status=live}}</ref> This album combines elements from the score composed by Hans Zimmer and film songs by Stephen Schwartz.<ref name=Soundtrack1 /> The songs were either voiced over by professional singers, such as [[Salisbury Cathedral Choir]], or sung by the film's voice actors, such as Michelle Pfeiffer and Ofra Haza. Various tracks by contemporary artists such as [[Amy Grant]], [[K-Ci & JoJo]], and [[Boyz II Men]] were added, including the [[Mariah Carey]] and [[Whitney Houston]] duet "When You Believe", a [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] rewrite of the original Schwartz composition, sung by Michelle Pfeiffer and [[Sally Dworsky]] in the film.

== Release ==
''The Prince of Egypt'' had its premiere at [[UCLA]]'s [[Royce Hall]] on December 16, 1998,<ref name=premiere>{{cite press release|title=DreamWorks' 'The Prince of Egypt' Attends UCLA's Royce Hall.|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/DreamWorks'+%60The+Prince+of+Egypt'+Attends+UCLA's+Royce+Hall.-a053417206|access-date=May 29, 2014|date=December 16, 1998|archive-date=December 14, 2018|agency=Business Wire|via=The Free Library|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214135043/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/DreamWorks%27+%60The+Prince+of+Egypt%27+Attends+UCLA%27s+Royce+Hall.-a053417206|url-status=live}}</ref> with its [[wide release]] occurring two days later.<ref name="BOM" /> Despite being the inaugural production by DreamWorks Animation, it wound up the second to get a theatrical release, as ''[[Antz]]'' was rushed to reach theatres in October.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-feb-26-ca-11769-story.html|title=Production on Animated Films Gets Drawn Out|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 26, 1999|author=Natale, Richard|access-date=May 20, 2015|archive-date=February 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208121525/http://articles.latimes.com/1999/feb/26/entertainment/ca-11769|url-status=live}}</ref> The international release occurred simultaneously with that of the United States, as according to DreamWorks' distribution chief Jim Tharp, opening one week prior to the "global holiday" of [[Christmas]], audiences all over the world would be available at the same time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-22-2-story.html|title=Waters Don't Part for DreamWorks' 'Prince of Egypt'|work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 22, 1998|author1=Eller, Claudia|author2=Bates, James Richard|access-date=May 20, 2015|archive-date=January 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123113841/http://articles.latimes.com/1998/dec/22/business/fi-56384/2|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The accompanying marketing campaign was aimed to appeal to adults, who at the time were perceived as being averse to animated films. Merchandising was limited to a line of collectable figures and books.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-apr-06-ca-36445-story.html|title=A Big Gamble in the Making|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 6, 1998|author=Wallace, Amy|access-date=May 20, 2015|archive-date=July 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714045342/http://articles.latimes.com/1998/apr/06/entertainment/ca-36445|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Walmart]] served as a promotional partner and offered in stores a package featuring two tickets to ''The Prince of Egypt'', a storybook and the film's soundtrack.<ref>{{cite news|title=Marketing Without Toys, Action Figures|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-27-ca-36417-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=October 27, 1998|author=Wallace, Amy|access-date=May 20, 2015|archive-date=December 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213093949/http://articles.latimes.com/1998/oct/27/entertainment/ca-36417|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Burger King]] promotions were scrapped as both DreamWorks and Burger King felt it would be a "terrible disservice" to push any kind of merchandise that would trivialize the film.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Masters |first=Kim |date=December 14, 1998 |title=The Prince And The Promoter |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,989816-3,00.html |access-date=September 23, 2024 |magazine=Time}}</ref> ''The Prince of Egypt: Classic Edition'' storybook, published by [[Dutton Children's Books]] in 1998, was written by [[Jane Yolen]] and illustrated by Michael Koelsch.<ref name="Koelsch-1998">{{Cite book|last1=Koelsch|first1=Michael|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1BQyxo3aVHwC|title=The Prince of Egypt|last2=Navarro|first2=Larry|date=December 1, 1998|publisher=Ladybird|isbn=978-0-7214-2870-3|location=|pages=|language=en|access-date=May 31, 2021|archive-date=September 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917134710/https://books.google.com/books?id=1BQyxo3aVHwC|url-status=live}}</ref> Koelsch received an honorable mention from the [[Society of Illustrators]] for this book's illustrations.<ref name="Illustrators-1999">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xj5QAAAAMAAJ&q=%22michael+koelsch%22|title=Illustrators 41 - The Society of Illustrators' 41st Annual of American Illustration|publisher=Hastings House|year=1999|isbn=978-2-88046-466-0|location=New York, United States|pages=55, 58, 82|language=en|access-date=May 11, 2021|archive-date=September 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917134711/https://books.google.com/books?id=Xj5QAAAAMAAJ&q=%22michael+koelsch%22|url-status=live}}</ref>

A 4K restoration of the film, remastered from the original 35mm camera negative under the supervision of the film's directors, premiered at the [[Annecy International Animation Film Festival]] in June 2018, to commemorate the film's 20th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.annecyfestival.com/programme/index:plng-100001501826 | title=Annecy > Programme > Index | access-date=March 22, 2023 | archive-date=March 22, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322202013/https://www.annecyfestival.com/programme/index:plng-100001501826 | url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Home media ===
''The Prince of Egypt'' was released on [[DVD]], [[VHS]], and [[LaserDisc]] in the United States on September 14, 1999.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hartl |first=John |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-pop-egyptolog/146880725/ |title=Pop Egyptology on video next month
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509015745/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-pop-egyptolog/146880725/ |date=August 27, 1999 |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-date=May 9, 2024 |page=53 |work=Seattle Times |publisher=[[San Francisco Examiner|The San Francisco Examiner]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kilmer|first1=David|title=DreamWorks sponsors chariot race on Hollywood Boulevard|url=https://www.awn.com/news/dreamworks-sponsors-chariot-race-hollywood-boulevard|publisher=Animation World Network|access-date=November 4, 2014|date=September 13, 1999|archive-date=November 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105062638/http://www.awn.com/news/dreamworks-sponsors-chariot-race-hollywood-boulevard|url-status=live}}</ref> It was released worldwide over a two-month period, the fastest global rollout for a home media release at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 10, 2000|page=126|last=Graser|first=Marc|title='Menace' to hit home globally in April rollout|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/fox-hits-home-with-menace-1117760506/|access-date=May 24, 2024}}</ref> The ownership of the film was assumed by [[DreamWorks Animation]] (DWA) when that company split from [[DreamWorks Pictures]] in 2004; as of July 2018, the rights to the film are now owned by [[Universal Pictures]] via its parent company [[NBCUniversal]]'s acquisition of DWA. A [[Blu-ray]] of the film was released on October 16, 2018, by [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Prince-of-Egypt-Blu-ray/80245/|title=The Prince of Egypt Blu-ray|work=Blu-ray.com|date=August 26, 2018|access-date=August 27, 2018|archive-date=August 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828035638/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Prince-of-Egypt-Blu-ray/80245/|url-status=live}}</ref> For the 25th anniversary of the film, a [[4K Blu-ray]] utilizing the remastered print from the 2018 Annecy Film Festival screening, was released on March 14, 2023, and grossed $58,803, but every release of the film on home media prior to the 4K Blu-ray used a 35mm [[interpositive]] print of the film, rather than using the original files to encode the film directly to digital.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCall |first=Kevin |date=2023-01-28 |title='The Prince of Egypt' Sets 4K UHD, Blu-Ray, and Digital Release Date |url=https://collider.com/prince-of-egypt-4k-uhd-release-date/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=Collider |language=en |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311205551/https://collider.com/prince-of-egypt-4k-uhd-release-date/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://aframe.oscars.org/news/post/4k-restorations-available-in-march-2023?amp | title=4K Restorations Available in March: 'The Mask of Zorro', 'The Prince of Egypt' and More | access-date=April 5, 2023 | archive-date=April 5, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405045137/https://aframe.oscars.org/news/post/4k-restorations-available-in-march-2023?amp | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Prince of Egypt (1998) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Prince-of-Egypt-The |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=The Numbers |archive-date=August 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826044058/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Prince-of-Egypt-The |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Box office ===
''The Prince of Egypt'' grossed {{US$|101.4 million|long=no}} in the United States and Canada, and {{US$|117.2&nbsp;million|long=no}} in other territories, for a worldwide total of {{US$|218.6&nbsp;million|long=no}}.<ref name="BOM" />

In its opening weekend, the film grossed $14.5 million (a $4,658 average) from 3,118 theaters, finishing second place at the box office, behind ''[[You've Got Mail]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hindes |first=Andrew |url=https://variety.com/1998/film/news/mail-shows-a-prophet-1117489601/ |title='Mail' shows a prophet |work=Variety |date=December 20, 1998 |access-date=February 4, 2021 |archive-date=February 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209162435/https://variety.com/1998/film/news/mail-shows-a-prophet-1117489601/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The opening was seen as somewhat disappointing given the film's high production and promotional costs, as well as the studio's faith in the project, and industry insiders had doubts it could leg out to $100 million domestically.<ref name=NYTPrinceNoKing>{{cite news|last1=Fabrikant|first1=Geraldine|title='Prince of Egypt' Is No King at the Box-Office|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/28/business/prince-of-egypt-is-no-king-at-the-box-office.html|access-date=February 25, 2017|work=The New York Times|date=December 28, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527084912/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/28/business/prince-of-egypt-is-no-king-at-the-box-office.html|archive-date=May 27, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the holiday season, the film [[Second weekend in box office performance#Second-weekend increase|gained 4% in its second weekend]], earning $15.1 million and finishing in fourth place.<ref>{{cite news |last=Welkos |first=Robert B. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-29-ca-58424-story.html |title='Patch Adams' Just What Holiday Ordered |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 29, 1998 |access-date=February 4, 2021 |archive-date=September 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915160318/http://articles.latimes.com/1998/dec/29/entertainment/ca-58424 |url-status=live}}</ref> It would hold well in its third weekend, with only a 25% drop to $11.2 million for a $3,511 average from 3,202 theaters and once again finishing in fourth place.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hindes |first=Andrew |url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/patch-pulls-b-o-snow-job-1117489863/ |title='Patch' pulls B.O. snow job |work=Variety |date=January 3, 1999 |access-date=February 4, 2021 |archive-date=February 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209203840/https://variety.com/1999/film/news/patch-pulls-b-o-snow-job-1117489863/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
On [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 79% based on 92 reviews and an average rating of 7.1/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "''The Prince of Egypt''{{'}}s stunning visuals and first-rate voice cast more than compensate for the fact that it's better crafted than it is emotionally involving".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/prince_of_egypt |title=The Prince of Egypt (1998) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |access-date=May 27, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514160327/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/prince_of_egypt |archive-date=May 14, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 64 out of 100 based on 26 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Prince of Egypt Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-prince-of-egypt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514160328/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-prince-of-egypt |archive-date=May 14, 2020 |access-date=May 14, 2020 |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=CinemaScore |language=en-US |archive-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102130540/https://www.cinemascore.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' praised the film in his review saying that "''The Prince of Egypt'' is one of the best-looking animated films ever made. It employs computer-generated animation as an aid to traditional techniques, rather than as a substitute for them, and we sense the touch of human artists in the vision behind the Egyptian monuments, the lonely desert vistas, the thrill of the chariot race, the personalities of the characters. This is a film that shows animation growing up and embracing more complex themes, instead of chaining itself in the category of children's entertainment".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-prince-of-egypt-1998|title=The Prince of Egypt: Roger Ebert|publisher=[[Chicago Suntimes]]|access-date=March 29, 2021|archive-date=June 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623154443/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-prince-of-egypt-1998|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Richard Corliss]] of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine gave a negative review of the film saying that the film lacks creativity and joy.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,989841-1,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710004602/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,989841-1,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=July 10, 2009 | title=Can a Prince be a movie king? - TIME | magazine=[[Time Magazine]] | access-date=March 12, 2009 | date=December 14, 1998 | first=Richard | last=Corliss}}</ref> [[Stephen Hunter]] from ''[[The Washington Post]]'' praised the film saying that "the movie's proudest accomplishment is that it revises our version of Moses toward something more immediate and believable, more humanly knowable".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/princeofegypthunter.htm|title=The Prince of Egypt: Review|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=February 27, 2009|date=September 7, 1999|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612020017/https://www.washingtonpost.com/?noredirect=on|url-status=live}}</ref>

Lisa Alspector from the ''[[Chicago Reader]]'' praised the film and wrote: "The blend of animation techniques somehow demonstrates mastery modestly, while the special effects are nothing short of magnificent".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://chicagoreader.com/movies/capsules/17161_PRINCE_OF_EGYPT|title=The Prince of Egypt: Review|newspaper=[[Chicago Reader]]|access-date=February 27, 2009|archive-date=July 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709230455/http://onfilm.chicagoreader.com/movies/capsules/17161_PRINCE_OF_EGYPT|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''{{'s}} Jeff Millar praised the animation of ''Prince of Egypt'' and called it "an amalgam of Hollywood biblical epic, Broadway supermusical and nice Sunday school lesson".<ref>{{cite news|last=Millar|first=Jeff|title=Prince of Egypt|url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/movies_tv/article/prince-of-egypt-1991413.php|access-date=April 4, 2012|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|date=December 18, 1998|archive-date=June 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613234253/https://www.chron.com/entertainment/movies/article/Prince-of-Egypt-1991413.php|url-status=live}}</ref> [[James Berardinelli]] from ''Reelviews'' praised the film highly, describing the animation as "top-notch" and able to match Disney films in that regard.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://preview.reelviews.net/movies/p/prince_egypt.html|title=Review:The Prince of Egypt|publisher=Reelviews.net|access-date=February 27, 2009|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327035031/http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/p/prince_egypt.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Liam Lacey of ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' gave a somewhat negative review, writing that ''Prince of Egypt'' is spectacular but that the film takes itself too seriously.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/movie/MOVIEREVIEWS/19981218/TALAIM|title=The Globe and Mail Review:The Prince of Egypt|newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]|access-date=March 12, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040818045143/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/movie/MOVIEREVIEWS/19981218/TALAIM |archive-date = August 18, 2004}}</ref> [[MovieGuide]] also reviewed the film favorably, saying that ''The Prince of Egypt'' took animated films to a new level of entertainment, also commenting that the "magnificent" art, music, story, and realization make ''The Prince of Egypt'' "one of the most entertaining masterpieces of all time".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.movieguide.org/reviews/the-prince-of-egypt.html |title=Movie Review: The Prince of Egypt |website=Movie Guide |date=September 10, 2013 |access-date=March 10, 2014 |archive-date=March 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310232458/http://www.movieguide.org/reviews/the-prince-of-egypt.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Retrospective reception ===
Since its release, the film continues to receive acclaim from critics and audiences alike. When the film reached its 20th anniversary, [[SyFy]] made a retrospective review of ''The Prince of Egypt'', calling it the greatest animated film of all time, predominantly due to its [[voice cast]], [[animation]], [[Character (arts)|characters]], [[cinematography]], and most importantly, its [[Film score|musical score]].<ref name="Toomer-2019"/> Lisa Laman of ''[[Collider (website)|Collider]]'' wrote that it "stands out" among the other films in DreamWorks Animation's catalog for its dark but inspirational and uplifting tone when compared to the studio's later titles. Laman further noted that the film is "content to let these kinds of dark moments simmer. Sadness is allowed to wash over the audience rather than get undercut by abrupt jokes", and he called it the studio's best film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/prince-of-egypt-dreamworks-best-movie/ |title=Why 'The Prince of Egypt' Is DreamWorks' Best Film |website=Collider |date=April 7, 2023 |access-date=April 9, 2023 |archive-date=April 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409213541/https://collider.com/prince-of-egypt-dreamworks-best-movie/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Julia Polster of ''[[The Daily Pennsylvanian]]'' wrote that the film showcases "complex emotions and history in ways even children can appreciate" and positively compared its handling of the portrayal of Jews under oppression to Steven Spielberg's film ''[[Schindler's List]]'' (1993) and the stage musicals ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' and ''[[Parade (musical)|Parade]]''. She went on to explain how the film continues to remain relevant and essential in modern times, in part due to an increase of [[antisemitism]] and [[Holocaust denial]] in the United States during the early months of 2020, saying that "this lack of security is why films like ''The Prince of Egypt'' and its more adult counterparts must exist: to teach in an accessible way" and that ''The Prince of Egypt'' and other films carry on the history and legacy of Judaism.<ref>{{cite web|first=Julia|last=Polster|url=https://www.34st.com/article/2020/12/the-prince-of-egypt-moses-judaism-jewish-val-kilmer-ralph-fiennes-stephen-schwartz-hans-zimmer-voctave-dreamworks|title=No Animated Film Can Compare to 'The Prince of Egypt'|website=The Daily Pennsylvanian|date=December 2, 2020|access-date=April 9, 2023|archive-date=April 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409213551/https://www.34st.com/article/2020/12/the-prince-of-egypt-moses-judaism-jewish-val-kilmer-ralph-fiennes-stephen-schwartz-hans-zimmer-voctave-dreamworks|url-status=live}}</ref>

For ''[[The Film Magazine]]'', Katie Doyle in her 2015 retrospective called the film's portrayal of Moses's encounter with God's voice coming through the burning bush as "a masterpiece of animation" and one of the best depictions of God shown in the film, and she wrote that, for younger viewers, it is "a shining example of a children's movie that delivers mature content to children in a manner that is not too frightening but still gets the deep message across".<ref>{{cite web|first=Katie|last=Doyle|url=https://www.thefilmagazine.com/a-celebration-of-the-prince-of-egypt/|title=A Celebration of the Animated Classic "The Prince of Egypt"|website=The Film Magazine|date=August 1, 2015|access-date=April 9, 2023|archive-date=April 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409213542/https://www.thefilmagazine.com/a-celebration-of-the-prince-of-egypt/|url-status=live}}</ref>

It has appeared on many lists as among the best animated films of all time.<ref name="Kranc-2022"/><ref name="Empire-2021"/> Jackson Lockhart of ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'' ranked it first place on his list of the top 10 non-Disney animated musical films, writing that the "songs and visuals are transcendent and packed with symbolism, such as God collapsing a statue of [[Amun|Amun-Ra]], the Egyptian God of the sun, before inflicting his plague of darkness".<ref>{{cite web|first=Jackson|last=Lockhart|url=https://www.cbr.com/best-animated-musicals-that-arent-disney/#the-prince-of-egypt-might-be-the-greatest-animated-film-ever-made|title=Best Animated Musicals That Aren't Disney|website=Comic Book Resources|date=January 21, 2023|access-date=April 9, 2023|archive-date=April 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409213540/https://www.cbr.com/best-animated-musicals-that-arent-disney/#the-prince-of-egypt-might-be-the-greatest-animated-film-ever-made|url-status=live}}</ref> Hannah Shortt of ''[[MovieWeb]]'' ranked it at number 8 on her list of the "Best Animated Movies From the 1990s", commenting that placing Moses and Rameses's relationship as brothers at the forefront of the film's focus helped make the story feel new and fresh for a modern audience.<ref>{{cite web|first=Shortt|last=Hannah|url=https://movieweb.com/90s-movies-animated/#the-prince-of-egypt|title=Best Animated Movies From the 90s, Ranked|website=MovieWeb|date=April 26, 2022|access-date=April 9, 2023|archive-date=April 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409213541/https://movieweb.com/90s-movies-animated/#the-prince-of-egypt|url-status=live}}</ref> Jacob Oller of ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' named it the third-best DreamWorks Animation film of all time, calling it "dark, beautiful, and filled with songs as epic as its visuals".<ref>{{cite web|first=Jacob|last=Oller|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/best-dreamworks-animated-movies|title=The 10 Best Dreamworks Animated Movies of All Time|website=Paste Magazine|date=March 8, 2022|access-date=April 9, 2023|archive-date=April 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409213542/https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/best-dreamworks-animated-movies|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also voted number 40 on the "Top 100 Animated Features of All Time" list by the [[Online Film Critics Society]], published in March 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ofcs.org/ofcs-top-100-top-100-animated-features/ |title=OFCS Top 100 Animated Features |website=ofcs.org |date=29 September 2010 |publisher=[[Online Film Critics Society]]|access-date=12 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117140109/http://ofcs.org/ofcs-top-100-top-100-animated-features/|archive-date=17 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Cultural impact ===
''The Prince of Egypt'' saw a resurgence in visibility during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in 2020, most notably when [[Cynthia Erivo]] and [[Shoshana Bean]], with piano accompaniment by Stephen Schwartz, performed a rendition of "When You Believe" during the virtual [[Saturday Night Seder]] that April, in response to the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performing arts|shutdown of Broadway]] and the film's stage musical adaptation suspending performances in the [[West End theatre|West End]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Madison|last=Malone Kircher|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/04/cynthia-erivo-shoshana-bean-miracles-performance.html|title=Why Is This Rendition of 'When You Believe' Different From All Other Renditions?|website=Vulture|date=April 30, 2020|access-date=April 9, 2023|archive-date=April 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409213540/https://www.vulture.com/2020/04/cynthia-erivo-shoshana-bean-miracles-performance.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/theater/saturday-night-seder-when-you-believe-prince-of-egypt/|title=This Saturday Night Seder performance of 'When You Believe' makes us believe in miracles|date=April 13, 2020|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=April 16, 2023|archive-date=April 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416143720/https://ew.com/theater/saturday-night-seder-when-you-believe-prince-of-egypt/|url-status=live}}</ref> The performance was well-received and their rendition was released as a single on June 30, 2020, to benefit the [[Jews for Racial and Economic Justice]] organization.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/saturday-night-seder-songs-charity-1234693239/|title=Songs From Virtual Passover 'Saturday Night Seder' Released for Charity|date=June 30, 2020|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=April 16, 2023|archive-date=April 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416143720/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/saturday-night-seder-songs-charity-1234693239/|url-status=live}}</ref> Erivo would go on to perform the song with her ''[[Wicked (2024 film)|Wicked]]'' co-star [[Ariana Grande]] at the 2024 [[Met Gala]] and by herself at the 35th [[National Memorial Day Concert]], both in May 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo-sing-mariah-carey-whitney-houston-duet-8644976|title=Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo channel Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston with 'When You Believe' at Met Gala|last=Stenzel|first=Wesley|date=May 7, 2024|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=May 29, 2024}}</ref> In November 2021, the "River Lullaby" leitmotif became the subject of a [[TikTok]] mash-up between that and Hans Zimmer's "Gom Jabbar" score cue from the film adaptation of ''[[Dune (2021 film)|Dune]]'', created by Nashville singer JADA. The video went viral on the platform within its first 24 hours, garnering 2.3 million views and over 500,000 likes.<ref>{{cite web|first=Rachel|last=Wegner|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2021/11/02/nashville-singer-jada-viral-tiktok-dune-hans-zimmer-mashup/6235299001/|title=Nashville singer goes viral with Hans Zimmer Dune mash-up|website=The Tennessean|date=November 2, 2021|access-date=April 9, 2023|archive-date=September 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917134711/https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2021/11/02/nashville-singer-jada-viral-tiktok-dune-hans-zimmer-mashup/6235299001/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2023, to celebrate the film's 25-year anniversary, many crew members who worked on the film, including directors [[Brenda Chapman]], [[Steve Hickner]] and [[Simon Wells]], songwriter Stephen Schwartz, and cast members [[Amick Byram]] and [[Eden Riegel]], reunited by participating in a 3-hour livestream on YouTube on ''The Tammy Tuckey Show''. The event had been organized ahead of time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tuckey |first=Tammy |date=July 2023 |title=The Prince of Egypt - 25th Anniversary Creative Team Reunion - The Tammy Tuckey Show |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzscvRJx6Vc |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=YouTube |publisher=Tammy Tuckey |format=video |archive-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714193237/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzscvRJx6Vc |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Censorship ===
''The Prince of Egypt'' was banned in the [[Maldives]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Egypt]], and all [[state religion|state Islam]] countries, on the grounds that [[Prophets and messengers in Islam|Islamic prophets]] are not to be [[Aniconism in Islam|visually depicted]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Maldives Say No To Prince Of Egypt Flick |last=Green |first=Willow|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/maldives-say-prince-egypt-flick/ |website=Empire |date=January 18, 1999 |publisher=Bauer Media Group |access-date=13 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123185620/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/maldives-say-prince-egypt-flick/ |archive-date=2023-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia bans 'The Prince of Egypt' |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1999/01/27/Malaysia-bans-The-Prince-of-Egypt/9849917413200/ |website=UPI |publisher=United Press International, Inc |access-date=13 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708013602/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1999/01/27/Malaysia-bans-The-Prince-of-Egypt/9849917413200 |archive-date=2017-07-08}}</ref> The film was also banned in [[Indonesia]] but was later released in video CD format.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

The Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs in the Maldives stated that "all [[Prophets in Islam|prophets]] and [[Apostle (Islam)|messengers]] of God are revered in Islam, and therefore cannot be portrayed".<ref>"There can be miracles", ''[[The Independent]]'', January 24, 1999</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/News/9901/27/showbuzz/index.html |access-date= March 12, 2009 |title= CNN Showbuzz — January 27, 1999 |date= January 27, 1999 |publisher= CNN |archive-date= February 3, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170203052519/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/News/9901/27/showbuzz/index.html |url-status= dead}}</ref> Following this ruling, the censor board banned the film in January 1999. In the same month, the [[Film Censorship Board of Malaysia]] banned the film "so as not to offend the country's majority Muslim population". The board's secretary said that the censor body ruled the film was "insensitive for religious and moral reasons".<ref name=bbc>{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/263905.stm |access-date= July 17, 2007 |title= Malaysia bans Spielberg's Prince |date= January 27, 1999 |work= BBC News |archive-date= March 6, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120306223801/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/263905.stm |url-status= live}}</ref>

=== Accolades ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! colspan="5" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | List of awards and nominations
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[71st Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Musical or Comedy Score]]
| Music and Lyrics by [[Stephen Schwartz (composer)|Stephen Schwartz]]; <br> Orchestral Score by [[Hans Zimmer]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Oscars1999">{{cite news|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1999 |title=The 71st Academy Awards (1999) Nominees and Winners |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=November 19, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109171019/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1999 |archive-date=November 9, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]
| "[[When You Believe]]" <br> Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[27th Annie Awards|Annie Awards]]
| [[Annie Award for Best Animated Feature|Best Animated Feature]]
| Penney Finkelman Cox and Sandra Rabins
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://annieawards.org/legacy/27th-annie-awards |title=27th Annual Annie Awards |publisher=[[Annie Awards]] |access-date=June 6, 2021 |archive-date=June 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612102716/https://annieawards.org/legacy/27th-annie-awards |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature Production|Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production]]
| [[Brenda Chapman]], [[Steve Hickner]], and [[Simon Wells]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production|Outstanding Individual Achievement for Effects Animation]]
| Jamie Lloyd (Burning Bush/Angel of Death)
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in a Feature Production|Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature <br> Production]]
| Lorna Cook
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in a Feature Production|Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature <br> Production]]
| [[Ralph Fiennes]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[4th Critics' Choice Awards|Critics' Choice Movie Awards]]
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature|Best Animated Feature]]
| Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, and Simon Wells
| {{won}}{{efn|Tied with ''[[A Bug's Life]]''.}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="BFCA-1998"/>
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song|Best Song]]
| "When You Believe" <br> Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 1998|Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film|Best Animated Film]]
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 
|-
| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 1998|Florida Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Special Notice to 1998 animation features
| {{won}}{{efn|Tied with ''[[Antz]]'', ''[[A Bug's Life]]'' and ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]''.}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2013/11/16/1998-ffcc-award-winners/ |title=1998 FFCC AWARD WINNERS |publisher=[[Florida Film Critics Circle]] |access-date=August 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110102838/http://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2013/11/16/1998-ffcc-award-winners/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2"| [[56th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]
| Stephen Schwartz and Hans Zimmer
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/prince-egypt |title=The Prince of Egypt |publisher=[[Golden Globe Awards]] |access-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-date=June 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623113236/https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/prince-egypt |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]
| "When You Believe" <br> Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[MPSE Golden Reel Awards|Golden Reel Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film|Best Sound Editing – Animated Feature]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
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| [[Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Underscore|Best Sound Editing – Music – Animated Feature]]
| Adam Milo Smalley and Brian Richards
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[42nd Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media|Best Soundtrack Album]]
| ''[[The Prince of Egypt (soundtrack)|The Prince of Egypt: Music from the Motion Picture]]'' <br> Various Artists and Hans Zimmer
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/42nd-annual-grammy-awards |title=42nd Annual GRAMMY Awards |publisher=[[Grammy Awards]] |access-date=December 18, 2021 |archive-date=March 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308120651/https://www.grammy.com/awards/42nd-annual-grammy-awards |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media|Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media]]
| "When You Believe" <br> [[Babyface (musician)|Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds]] and Stephen Schwartz
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[International Film Music Critics Association|International Film Music Critics Association Awards]]
| [[International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film|Best Original Score for an Adventure Film]]
| Hans Zimmer
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://filmmusiccritics.org/awards-archive/1998-fmcj-awards/ |title=1998 FMCJ Awards |date=October 18, 2009 |publisher=[[International Film Music Critics Association]] |access-date=May 1, 2020 |archive-date=February 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130220055817/http://filmmusiccritics.org/awards-archive/1998-fmcj-awards/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2"| [[Movieguide Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Movie for Families
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://movieguideawards.com/1999-movieguide-awards-winners/ |title=1999 Movieguide Awards Winners |publisher=[[Movieguide Awards]] |date=February 2, 1999 |access-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412084158/https://movieguideawards.com/1999-movieguide-awards-winners/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| colspan="2"| Most Inspiring Movie
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="8"| Online Film & Television Association Awards
| Best Family Picture
| Penney Finkelman Cox and Sandra Rabins
| {{won}}
| rowspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/3rd-annual-film-awards-1998/ |title=3rd Annual Film Awards (1998) |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=May 15, 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200420111643/http://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/3rd-annual-film-awards-1998/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| Best Family Actor
| rowspan="2"| Ralph Fiennes
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Voice-Over Performance
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Family Score
| Hans Zimmer and Stephen Schwartz
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| Best Original Song
| "Deliver Us" <br> Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
| {{nom}}
|-
| "When You Believe" <br> Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Cinematic Moment
| "The Parting of the Red Sea"
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Family Ensemble
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Awards 1998|Online Film Critics Society Awards]]
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]
| Hans Zimmer
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://ofcs.org/awards/1998-awards-2nd-annual/ |title=1998 Awards (2nd Annual) |publisher=[[Online Film Critics Society]] |date=January 3, 2012 |access-date=November 21, 2021 |archive-date=January 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121121446/https://ofcs.org/awards/1998-awards-2nd-annual/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[3rd Golden Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature|Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pressacademy.com/awards_1999.html |title=1999 Awards |publisher=[[International Press Academy]] |access-date=June 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000712204120/http://www.pressacademy.com/awards_1999.html |archive-date=July 12, 2000}}</ref>
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]
| "When You Believe" <br> Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[25th Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Saturn Award for Best Action or Adventure Film|Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |title=Past Saturn Awards |publisher=[[Saturn Awards]] |access-date=May 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914184217/http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |archive-date=September 14, 2008 |df=mdy}}</ref>
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Music|Best Music]]
| Hans Zimmer
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[20th Youth in Film Awards|Young Artist Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Family Feature Film – Animated
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms20.htm |title=The 20th Annual Youth in Film Awards |publisher=[[Young Artist Award]]s |access-date=March 24, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128203408/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms20.htm |archive-date=November 28, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Best Performance in a Voice-Over in a Feature or TV – Best Young Actress
| [[Aria Curzon]]
| {{won}}
|}

=== American Film Institute recognition ===
The film is recognized by [[American Film Institute]] in these lists:
* 2004: [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs]]:
** "[[When You Believe]]" – Nominated<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/songs400.pdf |title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs Nominees |access-date=August 6, 2016 |archive-date=April 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417023552/http://afi.com/Docs/100Years/songs400.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Expanded franchise==
=== Prequel ===
{{main|Joseph: King of Dreams{{!}}''Joseph: King of Dreams''}}
In November 2000, DreamWorks Animation released ''[[Joseph: King of Dreams]]'', a direct-to-video spin-off prequel based on the story of [[Joseph (son of Jacob)|Joseph]] from the [[Book of Genesis]]. The project began during production of ''The Prince of Egypt'', employing some of the same animation crew and featuring director Steve Hickner as an executive producer.<ref name="Crosswalk-2000">{{cite web |url=https://www.crosswalk.com/520020/ |title=Archive - Joseph: King of Dreams |publisher=Crosswalk.com |date=November 3, 2000 |access-date=June 1, 2014 |archive-date=June 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140601155107/http://www.crosswalk.com/520020/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/out-character-making-joseph |title=Out of Character: The Making of Joseph |author=Ramirez, Robert |publisher=Animation World Network |date=November 7, 2000 |access-date=May 30, 2014 |archive-date=May 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521231750/http://www.awn.com/animationworld/out-character-making-joseph |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Stage musical ===
{{main|The Prince of Egypt (musical){{!}}''The Prince of Egypt (musical)''}}
A [[The Prince of Egypt (musical)|stage musical adaptation]] debuted at [[TheatreWorks (Silicon Valley)|TheatreWorks]] in [[Mountain View, California]] on October 14, 2017. The show had an international premiere on April 6, 2018, in Denmark at the Fredericia Teater. It made its [[West End theatre|West End]] debut at the [[Dominion Theatre]] on February 5, 2020, with an official opening on February 25 and was to spend a 39-week engagement through October 31.<ref>{{cite news |last=McPhee |first=Ryan |url=https://playbill.com/article/musical-adaptation-of-dreamworks-the-prince-of-egypt-to-play-londons-west-end |title=Musical Adaptation of DreamWorks' The Prince of Egypt to Play London's West End |work=[[Playbill]] |date=May 2, 2019 |access-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907182808/http://www.playbill.com/article/musical-adaptation-of-dreamworks-the-prince-of-egypt-to-play-londons-west-end |url-status=live}}</ref> Performances were then halted on March 17, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/the-prince-of-egypt-tickets |title=The Prince of Egypt Tickets |website=[[London Theatre]] |access-date=October 16, 2020 |archive-date=October 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006074517/https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/the-prince-of-egypt-tickets |url-status=live}}</ref> The show reopened on July 1, 2021, and ran through January 8, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Prince of Egypt Reopens at the Dominion Theatre on 1 July {{!}} BestOfTheatre|url=https://www.bestoftheatre.co.uk/blog/post/prince-of-egypt-reopens|access-date=2021-03-12|website=www.bestoftheatre.co.uk|language=en-GB|archive-date=March 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321123944/https://www.bestoftheatre.co.uk/blog/post/prince-of-egypt-reopens|url-status=live}}</ref> The production was filmed by [[Universal Pictures]] Content Group and [[Brett Sullivan|STEAM Motion + Sound]] for a future broadcast, and was released in theaters on October 19, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/londons-the-prince-of-egypt-musical-filmed-for-future-broadcast|title=London's The Prince of Egypt Musical Filmed for Future Broadcast|website=Playbill.com|language=English|access-date=2021-12-10|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406064158/https://www.playbill.com/article/londons-the-prince-of-egypt-musical-filmed-for-future-broadcast|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmedonstage.com/news/902-tickets-now-on-sale-for-prince-of-egypt-musical-cinema-screenings |title=Tickets Now on Sale for Prince of Egypt Musical Cinema Screenings |access-date=September 5, 2023 |archive-date=September 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905040132/https://www.filmedonstage.com/news/902-tickets-now-on-sale-for-prince-of-egypt-musical-cinema-screenings |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/the-prince-of-egypt-to-be-screened-in-cinemas-next-month_1522446/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=September 5, 2023 |archive-date=September 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905040132/https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/the-prince-of-egypt-to-be-screened-in-cinemas-next-month_1522446/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The recorded performance was released on [[BroadwayHD]] on November 15 and was followed by a digital release on December 5.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://playbill.com/article/west-end-prince-of-egypt-stage-film-sets-digital-release-watch-the-trailer|title=West End Prince of Egypt Stage Film Sets Digital Release; Watch the Trailer|website=Playbill.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2023-12-19|archive-date=December 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226230344/https://playbill.com/article/west-end-prince-of-egypt-stage-film-sets-digital-release-watch-the-trailer|url-status=live}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of films featuring slavery]]
* {{translit|hi|[[Krishna Aur Kans]]}} – a [[Hindi]] animated film with similar story

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}
{{refbegin}}
# {{note|1}} In July 2014, the film's distribution rights were purchased by [[DreamWorks Animation]] from [[Paramount Pictures]] and transferred to [[20th Century Fox]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chney|first1=Alexandra|title=DreamWorks Animation Q2 Earnings Fall Short of Estimates, SEC Investigation Revealed|url=https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/dreamworks-animation-q2-earnings-fall-short-of-estimates-1201271262/|access-date=July 30, 2014|work=Variety|date=July 29, 2014|archive-date=June 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623141606/https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/dreamworks-animation-q2-earnings-fall-short-of-estimates-1201271262/|url-status=live}}
</ref> The rights were moved to [[Universal Pictures]] in 2018 after the buyout of DreamWorks Animation by Comcast/NBCUniversal.
{{refend}}
{{refbegin}}
# {{note|2}} During the production of ''The Prince of Egypt'', DreamWorks had hoped that the film would be a box office success, so they had been pressuring employees to work on the film, but if they were unable to work on the film, they were then forced to work on ''[[Shrek]]'', which was expected to flop. Despite this, ''Shrek'' was the victor in the box office, as ''The Prince of Egypt'' was only a moderate success.<ref>{{cite news |last=Calahan |first=Susannah |url=https://nypost.com/2010/05/16/ugly-green-montrous/ |title=When DreamWorks punished animators by making them work on 'Shrek' |work=The New York Post |date=May 16, 2010 |access-date=May 31, 2020 |archive-date=September 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917134712/https://nypost.com/2010/05/16/ugly-green-montrous/ |url-status=live}}
</ref>
{{refend}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite book |editor1=Adele Berlin |editor2=Marc Ziv Brettler |title=The Jewish Study Bible |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aDuy3p5QvEYC |year=2004  |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-529751-5}}
* {{cite journal |author1=A. Caroline Berry |author2=R. J. Berry |author3=Peter J. Ucko |title=Genetically Change in Ancient Egypt |journal=[[Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute]] |date=1967 |volume=2 |issue=4 |pages=551–568 |jstor=2799339}}
* {{cite journal |last=Černý |first=Jaroslav |title=The Will of Naunakhte and the Related Documents |journal=The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology |year=1945 |volume=31 |issue=31 |pages=29–53 |doi=10.1177/030751334503100104 |jstor=3855381|s2cid=194052314}}
* {{cite journal |last=Toivari |first=Jaana |title=Man versus Woman: Interpersonal Disputes in the Workmen's Community of Deir el-Medina |journal=Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient |year=1997 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=153–173 |doi=10.1163/1568520972600775 |jstor=3632680}}

== External links ==
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* {{Official website|https://www.dreamworks.com/movies/the-prince-of-egypt}}
* {{IMDb title|0120794}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}

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