The Ten Commandments

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The Ten Commandments (1956)

G 10/05/1956 (US) Drama, History 3h 40m

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The greatest event in motion picture history!

Overview

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.

Cecil B. DeMille

Director
A.E. Southon

Novel
Dorothy Clarke Wilson

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J.H. Ingraham

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Jesse Lasky Jr.

Screenplay
Æneas MacKenzie

Screenplay
Jack Gariss

Screenplay
Fredric M. Frank

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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
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A review by John Chard

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Written by John Chard on April 12, 2020

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 Commandme... read the rest.

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