The Ten Commandments
“The greatest event in motion picture history!”
1956•G•3h 40m•7.8•Released
DramaHistory
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.
Director
Cecil B. DeMille
Writer
Fredric M. Frank, Jesse Lasky Jr., Jack Gariss, Aeneas MacKenzie
Budget
$13M
Revenue
$123M
Languages
English
Studio
Paramount Pictures
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
Production
Company
Paramount Pictures
Company
Motion Picture Associates
Producer
Cecil B. DeMille
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