Film

The Ten Commandments

1956 · 3h 40m · Drama · History

The greatest event in motion picture history!

IMDb

7.9

Rotten Tomatoes

82%

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.

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

Frank De Kova

Abiram

• Cecil B. DeMilleDirector · Producer
• Fredric M. FrankScreenplay
• Jesse Lasky Jr.Screenplay
• Jack GarissScreenplay
• Æneas MacKenzieScreenplay
• A.E. SouthonNovel
• Dorothy Clarke WilsonNovel
• J.H. IngrahamNovel
• Loyal GriggsDirector of Photography
• Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer

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Release date

October 5, 1956

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

3h 40m

Rated

G

Budget

$13,000,000

Revenue

$122,700,000

Genres

Drama, History

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