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A scribe is a person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession and helps the city keep track of its records. The profession, previously found in all literate cultures in some form, lost most of its importance and status with the advent of printing. The work could involve copying books, including sacred texts, or secretarial and administrative duties such as taking of dictation and the keeping of business, judicial and historical records for kings, nobility, temples and cities. Later the profession developed into public servants, journalists, accountants, typists, and lawyers. In societies with low literacy rates, street corner letter-writers (and readers) may still be found providing a service.[citation needed]
The Ancient Egyptian scribe, or sesh, was a person educated in the arts of writing (using both hieroglyphics and hieratic scripts, and from the second half of the first millennium BCE the demotic script, used as shorthand and for commerce) and dena (arithmetics). Sons of scribes were brought up in the same scribal tradition, sent to school and, upon entering the civil service, inherited their fathers' positions.
Actors: Tim Halpin (actor), Montgomery Paulsen (actor), Ray Medved (actor), Glen Caspillo (actor), David Alan Poe (actor), Gabriel Koura (actor), Keenan Johnston (actor), Tressa Ohler (actress), Karl J. Arana (actor), Karl J. Arana (actor), Nancy Hamilton Myers (writer), Nancy Hamilton Myers (producer), Hannah Marshall (actor), Nancy Hamilton Myers (director), Hannah Marshall (actress),
Plot: "Jesus - The Desire of Ages" is a soft glove in a hard hand as far as Christian movies go. It packs a punch of theological and emotional power gloved in all the soft, warm fuzzies that make family viewing so enjoyable. The movie opens with a glimpse of the nativity scene portrayed in a very touching and human way and then quickly jumps into the drama of the closing hours of the life of Christ. Within the framework of the walk to Calvary and the crucifixion are interwoven numerous flashback sequences portraying the transformation of some ten individuals whose lives were transformed by the power and love of Christ. Jesus - The Desire of Ages tells this "Old, Old Story" is in an amazingly fresh and living way through the eyes of the people who knew and loved the man of Calvary. The inspiring and triumphant music score combines with a visual artistry that truly grips the viewers heart as no other "Jesus" movie ever has. Personal and powerful, moving and heart-wrenchingly beautiful - this film will leave you feeling like you've had an intimate encounter with someone you thought you always knew, but really didn't. Jesus - The Desire of Ages is a must see for every family member, every church and every human being no matter what their religion or creed.
Keywords: bible, bible-story, biblical, biblical-stories, christian, crucifixion, disciple, jesus-christ, judea, last-days-of-jesusActors: Kari Wishingrad (actress), Adrian Bustamante (actor), Christa Bella (actress), Ross Turner (actor), Amanda Gronich (writer), Rex Vigil (miscellaneous crew), Julie Nelson (producer), Michael Andrew Reed (actor), Grant Henderson (actor), Lisa Mao (miscellaneous crew), Dalia Vidor (actress), Braidon Thorn (actor), Dee Watt (editor), Zach Perkins (miscellaneous crew), Michele Strider (actress),
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Andy Leonard (actor), Jan Langford Penny (actress), Wendy Strehlow (actress), Emma Rozanski (editor), Emma Rozanski (director), Emma Rozanski (writer), John Ma (producer), Francesca Savige (actress), Angus O'Sullivan (composer), Abigail Austin (actress), Susan Liu (editor), Saban Berrell (actor), Donna Brooks (actress), Matt Charleston (actor), Kay Harrison (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Jared Leto (actor), Christopher Plummer (actor), John Kavanagh (actor), Jonathan Rhys Meyers (actor), Colin Farrell (actor), Oliver Stone (actor), Stéphane Ferrara (actor), Jason Croot (actor), Tim Pigott-Smith (actor), Anthony Hopkins (actor), Féodor Atkine (actor), Brian Blessed (actor), Val Kilmer (actor), Angelina Jolie (actress), Rosario Dawson (actress),
Plot: Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians he leads his Army across the then known world venturing further than any Westerner had ever gone all the way to India.
Keywords: 25-year-old, 285-bc, 323-bc, 3rd-century-b.c., 4th-century-b.c., african-lion, alexander-the-great, alexandria-egypt, ambition, ancient-egyptActors: Gary Glassman (producer), Gary Glassman (director), Michael Richard Plowman (composer), Ed Tomney (composer), Kevin Cirone (actor), Kevin Cirone (actor), Americo Presciutti (actor), Americo Presciutti (actor), Grady Justice (actor), Jillian Cohen (miscellaneous crew), Erika Frankel (producer), Sayed Najem (actor), Ben Sweeney (miscellaneous crew), Patrick Vitalone (actor), Allegra De Vita (actress),
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Andrea Occhipinti (actor), Patrick Dempsey (actor), Anita Zagaria (actress), Bruce Broughton (composer), Luca Bernabei (producer), Franco Castellano (actor), Franco Fantasia (actor), Oliver Reed (actor), Klaus Maria Brandauer (actor), Leonor Varela (actress), David A. Simmons (editor), Vincent Regan (actor), Franco Penna (miscellaneous crew), Roberto Penna (miscellaneous crew), Carla Maria Perrina (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: The young Jeremiah grows up in a priest's family in the village of Anathoth, near Jerusalem. God appears to Jeremiah in different human guises on several occasions, and makes it clear to him that he has been selected to announce God's message to the people of Jerusalem: a mighty ruler from the north will attack the Kingdom of Judah if the people there continue to worship false idols, and fail to remember the One God. No-one in Anathoth believes Jeremiah's prophecy, however. Instead, he is accused of blasphemy and is physically attacked - and not even his family comes to his aid. Nevertheless, with the help of Baruch, a temple scribe who hears Jeremiah's first sermon and becomes his disciple, Jeremiah succeeds in announcing the word of God. The prophet's message of impending doom incurs only the wrath and rejection of the ruling classes, the priesthood and the King. Jeremiah can find no audience, and lands up in captivity again - but even though he even has to leave his true love for Judith to fate, he still sticks firmly to his mission. It is only when war with the enemy forces from Babylon seems inevitable that the people of Jerusalem start to grow restless, and Jeremiah gradually starts to win support. However the King, who is taking the advice of the false prophet Hananiah, is certain that the country's powerful neighbours, the Egyptians, will come to his assistance. Shortly afterwards, however, the Babylonians lay siege to the Holy City. Although the King now believes Jeremiah, he still finds it impossible to make the decision to surrender the city. Jerusalem goes up in flames, and the people are led off into exile in Babylon.
Keywords: biblical, character-name-in-title, jewish, one-word-title, religionActors: Maia Morgenstern (actress), Assumpta Serna (actress), Michael Byrne (actor), Julia Ormond (actress), Leon Lissek (actor), Amanda Plummer (actress), Adolf Hitler (actor), Tchéky Karyo (actor), F. Murray Abraham (actor), Rutger Hauer (actor), John F. Kennedy (actor), Saddam Hussein (actor), Michael Gough (actor), Angela Allen (miscellaneous crew), Barrington Pheloung (composer),
Plot: Recounts the life and loves of the physician, astrologer, and famed prognosticator; his encounters with medieval science and the Inquisition; and his early struggles with his visions of the future. The film is set in France in the 16th century during one of the periodic plague outbreaks (as opposed to the Black Death [mid-14th-century Europe] or the Black Plague [mid-17th-century London]). The film depicts Nostradamus's rise in influence, because of both his success in treating plague and his predictions, culminating in his appointment as court physician to Charles IX of France.
Keywords: 1500s, apocalypse, historical-event, independent-film, nostradamus, prophecyActors: Charles Horvath (actor), Thomas Browne Henry (actor), Joe Haworth (actor), Marshall Bradford (actor), James Griffith (actor), William Bakewell (actor), Paul Fierro (actor), Henry Brandon (actor), Paul E. Burns (actor), David Bond (actor), Ken Christy (actor), Danny Borzage (actor), Gordon B. Clarke (actor), Gene Coogan (actor), Robert F. Hoy (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Rex Evans (actor), Al Ferguson (actor), Douglass Dumbrille (actor), Richard Alexander (actor), Turhan Bey (actor), John Berkes (actor), Colin Campbell (actor), Paul Cavanagh (actor), Joseph E. Bernard (actor), Ray Collins (actor), Harry Cording (actor), Pedro de Cordoba (actor), Jerome Cowan (actor), Wade Crosby (actor), Thomas Gomez (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Harry Harvey (actor), Hooper Atchley (actor), Leon Belasco (actor), Eddy Chandler (actor), Russ Clark (actor), Brooks Benedict (actor), James Blaine (actor), Tom Dugan (actor), Martin Faust (actor), Dick French (actor), John George (actor), Jonathan Hale (actor), Tom Hanlon (actor), Tom Hanlon (actor), Al Hill (actor),
Plot: Young undefeated boxer Terry Dolan, who's been lying to his invalid mother about his career, confides to Maisie that he hates and is terrified by boxing and wants out. Not wanting to let down his best friend and manager Skeets Maguire, who has hopes of him becoming the next champion, he is reluctant to bring up the subject with him. Maisie convinces Terry to tell Skeets, whose unexpected reaction induces him to step into the ring again.
Keywords: accident, adirondack-mountains, blindness, boxer, boxing, boxing-manager, character-name-in-title, dancer, dancing, deception