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The Ten Commandments

- The greatest event in motion picture history!

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.

Release Date : 1956-10-05

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount PicturesMotion Picture Associates

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Charlton Heston

Character Name : Moses

Original Name : Charlton Heston

Gender : Male

Yul Brynner

Character Name : Rameses

Original Name : Yul Brynner

Gender : Male

Anne Baxter

Character Name : Nefretiri

Original Name : Anne Baxter

Gender : Female

Edward G. Robinson

Character Name : Dathan

Original Name : Edward G. Robinson

Gender : Male

Yvonne De Carlo

Character Name : Sephora

Original Name : Yvonne De Carlo

Gender : Female

Debra Paget

Character Name : Lilia

Original Name : Debra Paget

Gender : Female

John Derek

Character Name : Joshua

Original Name : John Derek

Gender : Male

Cedric Hardwicke

Character Name : Sethi

Original Name : Cedric Hardwicke

Gender : Male

Nina Foch

Character Name : Bithiah

Original Name : Nina Foch

Gender : Female

Martha Scott

Character Name : Yochabel

Original Name : Martha Scott

Gender : Female

Judith Anderson

Character Name : Memnet

Original Name : Judith Anderson

Gender : Female

Vincent Price

Character Name : Baka

Original Name : Vincent Price

Gender : Male

John Carradine

Character Name : Aaron

Original Name : John Carradine

Gender : Male

Olive Deering

Character Name : Miriam

Original Name : Olive Deering

Gender : Female

Douglass Dumbrille

Character Name : Jannes

Original Name : Douglass Dumbrille

Gender : Male

Frank De Kova

Character Name : Abiram

Original Name : Frank De Kova

Gender : Male

Henry Wilcoxon

Character Name : Pentaur

Original Name : Henry Wilcoxon

Gender : Male

Eduard Franz

Character Name : Jethro

Original Name : Eduard Franz

Gender : Male

Donald Curtis

Character Name : Mered

Original Name : Donald Curtis

Gender : Male

Lawrence Dobkin

Character Name : Hur Ben Caleb

Original Name : Lawrence Dobkin

Gender : Male

H.B. Warner

Character Name : Amminadab

Original Name : H.B. Warner

Gender : Male

Julia Faye

Character Name : Elisheba

Original Name : Julia Faye

Gender : Female

Lisa Mitchell

Character Name : Jethro's Daughter

Original Name : Lisa Mitchell

Gender : Female

Noelle Williams

Character Name : Jethro's Daughter

Original Name : Noelle Williams

Gender : Female

Joanna Merlin

Character Name : Jethro's Daughter

Original Name : Joanna Merlin

Gender : Female

Pat Richard

Character Name : Jethro's Daughter

Original Name : Pat Richard

Gender : Male

Joyce van der Veen

Character Name : Jethro's Daughter

Original Name : Joyce van der Veen

Gender : Female

Diane Hall

Character Name : Jethro's Daughter

Original Name : Diane Hall

Gender : Female

Abbas El Boughdadly

Character Name : Rameses' Charioteer

Original Name : Abbas El Boughdadly

Gender : Male

Fraser Clarke Heston

Character Name : The Infant Moses

Original Name : Fraser Clarke Heston

Gender : Male

John Miljan

Character Name : The Blind One

Original Name : John Miljan

Gender : Male

Francis McDonald

Character Name : Simon

Original Name : Francis McDonald

Gender : Male

Ian Keith

Character Name : Rameses I

Original Name : Ian Keith

Gender : Male

Paul De Rolf

Character Name : Eleazar

Original Name : Paul De Rolf

Gender : Male

Woody Strode

Character Name : King of Ethiopia

Original Name : Woody Strode

Gender : Male

Tommy Duran

Character Name : Gershom

Original Name : Tommy Duran

Gender : Male

Eugene Mazzola

Character Name : Rameses' Son

Original Name : Eugene Mazzola

Gender : Male

Ramsay Hill

Character Name : Korah

Original Name : Ramsay Hill

Gender : Male

Joan Woodbury

Character Name : Korah's Wife

Original Name : Joan Woodbury

Gender : Female

Esther Brown

Character Name : Princess Tharbis

Original Name : Esther Brown

Gender : Male

Rushdy Abaza

Character Name : (as Rushti Abaza)

Original Name : رشدي أباظة

Gender : Male

Dorothy Adams

Character Name : Slave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate

Original Name : Dorothy Adams

Gender : Female

Eric Alden

Character Name : High Ranking Officer / Taskmaster / Slave / Officer

Original Name : Eric Alden

Gender : Male

E.J. André

Character Name : Sheik of Hazerath

Original Name : E.J. André

Gender : Male

Babette Bain

Character Name : Little Miriam

Original Name : Babette Bain

Gender : Male

Baynes Barron

Character Name : Taskmaster

Original Name : Baynes Barron

Gender : Male

Kay Bell

Character Name : Taskmaster / Red-Bearded Slave

Original Name : Kay Bell

Gender : Male

Mary Benoit

Character Name : Guardian of the Prince / Court Woman / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Mother

Original Name : Mary Benoit

Gender : Female

Henry Brandon

Character Name : Commander of the Hosts

Original Name : Henry Brandon

Gender : Male

Robert Carson

Character Name : Eleazar as an Adult

Original Name : Robert Carson

Gender : Male

Bobby Clark

Character Name : Little Boy in Exodus

Original Name : Bobby Clark

Gender : Male

Rus Conklin

Character Name : Whip-Scarred Brick-Carrier / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent

Original Name : Rus Conklin

Gender : Male

Mike Connors

Character Name : Amalekite Herder (as Touch Connors)

Original Name : Mike Connors

Gender : Male

Henry Corden

Character Name : Sheik of Sinai

Original Name : Henry Corden

Gender : Male

Edna Mae Cooper

Character Name : Woman of the Court

Original Name : Edna Mae Cooper

Gender : Female

Kem Dibbs

Character Name : Corporal

Original Name : Kem Dibbs

Gender : Male

Maude Fealy

Character Name : Slave Woman / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor

Original Name : Maude Fealy

Gender : Female

Mimi Gibson

Character Name : The Blind One's Granddaughter

Original Name : Mimi Gibson

Gender : Female

Gavin Gordon

Character Name : Trojan Ambassador

Original Name : Gavin Gordon

Gender : Male

Diane Gump

Character Name : Slave

Original Name : Diane Gump

Gender : Male

Nancy Hale

Character Name : Court Lady in Pool

Original Name : Nancy Hale

Gender : Female

June Jocelyn

Character Name : Court Lady / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Wife of Overseer

Original Name : June Jocelyn

Gender : Female

Richard Kean

Character Name : Old Hebrew at Moses' House / Hebrew Toward Corridor

Original Name : Richard Kean

Gender : Male

Gail Kobe

Character Name : Pretty Slave Girl

Original Name : Gail Kobe

Gender : Female

Fred Kohler Jr.

Character Name : Foreman

Original Name : Fred Kohler Jr.

Gender : Male

Kenneth MacDonald

Character Name : Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Slave

Original Name : Kenneth MacDonald

Gender : Male

Peter Mamakos

Character Name : Chief Driver

Original Name : Peter Mamakos

Gender : Male

Irene Martin

Character Name : Tuya

Original Name : Irene Martin

Gender : Female

George Melford

Character Name : Hebrew at Golden Calf / Nobleman

Original Name : George Melford

Gender : Male

John Merton

Character Name : Architect's Assistant

Original Name : John Merton

Gender : Male

Amena Mohamed

Character Name : Architect's Assistant

Original Name : Amena Mohamed

Gender : Male

Paula Morgan

Character Name : Hebrew Woman / Slave Woman

Original Name : Paula Morgan

Gender : Male

Dorothy Neumann

Character Name : Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Slave / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent

Original Name : Dorothy Neumann

Gender : Female

John Parrish

Character Name : Sheik of Rephidim

Original Name : John Parrish

Gender : Male

Rodd Redwing

Character Name : Taskmaster / Hebrew at Golden Calf

Original Name : Rodd Redwing

Gender : Male

Addison Richards

Character Name : Fan Bearer

Original Name : Addison Richards

Gender : Male

Keith Richards

Character Name : Hebrew at Golden Calf / Courtier / Slave / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Overseer

Original Name : Keith Richards

Gender : Male

Hal Sherman

Character Name : Slave

Original Name : Hal Sherman

Gender : Male

Marcoreta Starr

Character Name : Slave / Hebrew at Golden Calf

Original Name : Marcoreta Starr

Gender : Male

Onslow Stevens

Character Name : Lugal

Original Name : Onslow Stevens

Gender : Male

Clint Walker

Character Name : Sardinian Captain

Original Name : Clint Walker

Gender : Male

Amanda Webb

Character Name : Hebrew at Golden Calf / Young Woman / Hebrew in Exodus

Original Name : Amanda Webb

Gender : Female

Frank Wilcox

Character Name : Wazir

Original Name : Frank Wilcox

Gender : Male

Jeane Wood

Character Name : Slave / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Hebrew at Golden Calf

Original Name : Jeane Wood

Gender : Female

Luis Alberni

Character Name : Old Hebrew at Moses' House

Original Name : Luis Alberni

Gender : Male

Lillian Albertson

Character Name : Slave

Original Name : Lillian Albertson

Gender : Female

Barbara Aler

Character Name : Lady from Edon / Priestess / Hebrew at Golden Calf

Original Name : Barbara Aler

Gender : Female

Michael Ansara

Character Name : Taskmaster

Original Name : Michael Ansara

Gender : Male

William Bagdad

Character Name : Slave

Original Name : William Bagdad

Gender : Male

Lesley-Marie Colburn

Character Name : Slave Child

Original Name : Lesley-Marie Colburn

Gender : Female

Fairy Cunningham

Character Name : Court Lady / Slave

Original Name : Fairy Cunningham

Gender : Female

Kay Hammond

Character Name : Grease Woman

Original Name : Kay Hammond

Gender : Male

Mary Ellen Kay

Character Name : Court Lady in Pool

Original Name : Mary Ellen Kay

Gender : Female

Robert Vaughn

Character Name : Spearman / Hebrew at Golden Calf

Original Name : Robert Vaughn

Gender : Male

Alan Wells

Character Name : Hebrew at Crag and Corridor

Original Name : Alan Wells

Gender : Male

Richard Farnsworth

Character Name : Chariot Driver

Original Name : Richard Farnsworth

Gender : Male

Madeleine Taylor Holmes

Character Name : Slave

Original Name : Madeleine Taylor Holmes

Gender : Female

Nico Minardos

Character Name : Courtier

Original Name : Nico Minardos

Gender : Male

Arthur Batanides

Character Name : Hebrew at Golden Calf/Hebrew at Rameses' Gate

Original Name : Arthur Batanides

Gender : Male

Cecil B. DeMille

Character Name : Narrator

Original Name : Cecil B. DeMille

Gender : Male

Ron Nyman

Character Name : Egyptian Guard

Original Name : Ron Nyman

Gender : Male

Herbert Lytton

Character Name : Sethi's Attendant / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor

Original Name : Herbert Lytton

Gender : Male

Emmett Lynn

Character Name : Old Slave / Hebrew at Golden Calf

Original Name : Emmett Lynn

Gender : Male

Norman Leavitt

Character Name : Slave

Original Name : Norman Leavitt

Gender : Male

Charlotte Knight

Character Name : Slave

Original Name : Charlotte Knight

Gender : Female

Rex Ingram

Character Name : Bit Part

Original Name : Rex Ingram

Gender : Male

Bob Herron

Character Name : Courier

Original Name : Bob Herron

Gender : Male

John Hart

Character Name : Cretan Ambassador

Original Name : John Hart

Gender : Male

Frank Hagney

Character Name : Hebrew at Golden Calf

Original Name : Frank Hagney

Gender : Male

Paul Wexler

Character Name : Hebrew at Golden Calf

Original Name : Paul Wexler

Gender : Male

Charles Stevens

Character Name : Slave

Original Name : Charles Stevens

Gender : Male

Steve Mitchell

Character Name : Slave

Original Name : Steve Mitchell

Gender : Male

Polly Burson

Character Name : Slave

Original Name : Polly Burson

Gender : Female

Carl Switzer

Character Name : Slave

Original Name : Carl Switzer

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Cat Ellington

@CatEllington

2021-06-23

(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 all-time, needs no further analysis. Among the undisputed, where exceptionally classic one-liners are concerned, The Ten Commandments is a timeless generational masterpiece, and a National Film Registry-honored landmark of the Hollywood cinema industry ... Period. Five out of five glittering stars.

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

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 a religio lesson, but basically it tells the tale of Moses (Charlton Heston) and how he came to lead the Israelites to their exodus from Egypt - culminating in his delivering of God's own Ten Commandments to the people. No expense is spared, with a top line ensemble cast being joined by over 25,000 extras. The wide-screen special effects work dazzles the eyes, the direction of ginormous crowd sequences impressive, and an ebullient spectacle is never far away in what is a picture running at three hours thirty minutes (add ten for the glory of an intermission). It would have been easy for the cast to get lost amongst such a large scale production, but the principals shine bright and make telling characteristic marks. Heston was born for the Moses role, Yul Brynner absolutely excels as Moses' silky and sulky nemesis - Rameses, Anne Baxter gives Nefretiri a beauteous and villainous twin arc, which in turn is counterpointed by Yvonne De Carlo's sultry yet homely Sephora (wife of Moses). Elsewhere we get Debra Paget filling out a trio of gorgeous lady stars, where as Lilia she does determined and heartfelt oomph as a woman yearning to be freed from male dominance. Edward G. Robinson (Dathan) and Vincent Price (Baka) camp it up and have a good time, while Cedric Hardwicke (Sethi) turns in a heartfelt old Pharaoh and John Derek as Joshua, Moses' underling, does surprisingly well given the enormity of the character trajectory. As the music (Elmer Bernstein) swirls and thunders we are treated to Loyal Griggs' colour photography that pings out the screen and brings to life expert costuming. John Fulton's special effects work won him the Academy Award, and even though a couple look creaky these days, they all still today hold great entertaining spectacle worth. While the sheer gusto of the performances overcomes some less than stellar dialogue. Lavish yet vulgar, hokey yet magnificent, this maty not be the greatest historical epic ever made, but it booms loud and proud and is an utter joy for like minded fans of the genre's output. 9/10

M

moard

@moard

2023-11-21

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

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-06-01

Until very recently, I had never actually made it all the way through this Cecil B. De Mille marathon. It is a glorious piece of cinema but no amount of beautiful colour and costumes can detract from what is really rather a staid, over-egged production. Sir Cedric Hardwicke helps open the proceedings as Seti, but once he has gone the film loses much of it's class and just becomes a vehicle for Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner to play Moses and Ramses as this overly scripted tale of frail brotherly love becomes enmity and ultimately open hostility. Edward G. Robinson and Vincent Price present us with a bit of menace; the special effects are cleverly applied - giving the plagues an extra bit of potency and Elmer Bernstein provides a strong score but basically this is just one long story more of biblical, than, epic proportions.