The Ten Commandments
"The greatest event in motion picture history!"
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Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.
🎬 DirectorCecil B. DeMille
📅 Release1956-10-05
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioParamount Pictures, Motion Picture Associates
🗳 Votes1,796
🔥 Popularity7
💰 Budget$13,000,000
💵 Revenue$122,700,000
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🎭 Cast
Charlton Heston
Moses
Yul Brynner
Rameses
Anne Baxter
Nefretiri
Edward G. Robinson
Dathan
Yvonne De Carlo
Sephora
Debra Paget
Lilia
John Derek
Joshua
Cedric Hardwicke
Sethi
Nina Foch
Bithiah
Martha Scott
Yochabel
Judith Anderson
Memnet
Vincent Price
Baka
John Carradine
Aaron
Olive Deering
Miriam
Douglass Dumbrille
Jannes
🎥 Crew
Art DirectionWalter H. Tyler
ScreenplayJack Gariss
NovelA.E. Southon
ProducerCecil B. DeMille
EditorAnne Bauchens
ScreenplayFredric M. Frank
ScreenplayJesse Lasky Jr.
NovelJ.H. Ingraham
Director of PhotographyLoyal Griggs
Art DirectionAlbert Nozaki
🖼 Gallery
🏷 Keywords
egyptisraelmosesten commandmentschristianityslaverymiraclebiblejudaismreligionancient egyptold testament
💬 Reviews
(The King of Egypt - with his sword drawn - and his Queen, together, converse about killing Moses, servant of the Most High God) ... Queen Nefretiri: 'Bring it back to me, stained with his blood!' Pharoah Rameses: 'I will... to mingle with your own!' Inspired by the Book of Exodus, this Cecil B. DeMille-directed, Academy Award-winning biblical epic, the seventh most successful film of a…
His God "is" God! The Ten Commandments is at the top end of Hollywood historical epics. It was to be Cecil B. DeMille's last ever directing assignment and he bows out with a gargantuan epic that to this day stands as a testament to his brilliant talent as one of the masters of epic film making. The story cribs from a number of biblical sources, some of which are hokum and not to be taken as …
As good today as in 1956 This film consists of an all star cast and is an amazing movie. The special effects are incredible especially for 1956. The acting is clearly amazing in this account of Moses and the Ten Commandments. 9-10…
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