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The Ten Commandments
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.
1956 · Directed by Cecil B. DeMille · 220 min · Drama · History · 49 frames
Tagline
The greatest event in motion picture history!
Crew
- Screenplay: Fredric M. Frank, Jesse Lasky Jr., Jack Gariss, Æneas MacKenzie
- Cinematography: Loyal Griggs
- Edited by: Anne Bauchens
- Music: Elmer Bernstein
- Produced by: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast
- Charlton Heston as Moses
- Yul Brynner as Rameses
- Anne Baxter as Nefretiri
- Edward G. Robinson as Dathan
- Yvonne De Carlo as Sephora
- Debra Paget as Lilia
- John Derek as Joshua
- Cedric Hardwicke as Sethi
- Nina Foch as Bithiah
- Martha Scott as Yochabel
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Paramount Pictures, Motion Picture Associates
- Budget: $13,000,000
- Box office: $122,700,000
- Themes: egypt, israel, moses, ten commandments, christianity, slavery, miracle, bible, judaism, religion
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