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The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments
★ 7.8/10•1956•3h 40m•G•Drama•History

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.

Jack Gariss · Screenplay

Fredric M. Frank · Screenplay

Jesse Lasky Jr. · Screenplay

Aeneas MacKenzie · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime3h 40m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 8, 1956
Budget$13,000,000
Revenue$122,700,000

Actors

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Moses

Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner

Rameses

Anne Baxter

Anne Baxter

Nefretiri

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Dathan

Yvonne De Carlo

Yvonne De Carlo

Sephora

Debra Paget

Debra Paget

Lilia

John Derek

John Derek

Joshua

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

Sethi

Nina Foch

Nina Foch

Bithiah

Martha Scott

Martha Scott

Yochabel

Judith Anderson

Judith Anderson

Memnet

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Baka

John Carradine

John Carradine

Aaron

Olive Deering

Olive Deering

Miriam

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Jannes

Frank De Kova

Frank De Kova

Abiram

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