Ten Commandments
Adventure, Drama
Paramount Pictures  (1956) 220 mins G

7.9 (17,060 votes)
Cecil B. DeMille's

For sheer pageantry and spectacle, few motion pictures can claim to equal the splendor of Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 remake of his epic The Ten Commandments. Filmed in Egypt and the Sinai with one of the biggest sets ever constructed for a motion picture, this version tells the story of the life of Moses (Charlton Heston), once favored in the Pharaoh's (Yul Brynner) household, who turned his back on a privileged life to lead his people to freedom. With a rare on-screen introduction by Cecil B. DeMille himself....

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Cast and Crew
Vincent Price  ...... 
Charlton Heston  ......  Moses
Anne Baxter  ......  Nefretiri
Judith Anderson  ...... 
Nina Foch  ......  Bithiah
Debra Paget  ......  Lilia
Director  .....  Cecil B. DeMille
Producer  .....  Cecil B. DeMille; Henry Wilcoxon
Writer  .....  Jesse Lasky, Jr.; Aenas MacKenzie; J.H. Ingraham; A.E. Southon
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When the chariots are riding out of the city, the shots alternate between a clear blue sky and a sky with clouds. (more)

Trivia:
This was legendary film composer Elmer Bernstein's first major project. Bernstein had just had some success with his jazz score for The Man with the Golden Arm (1955). However, he was not Cecil B. DeMille's first choice to score the film. DeMille had a long relationship with Paramount contract composer Victor Young, who had been working with DeMille since North West Mounted Police (1940). Unfortunately, Young had become very ill and could not accept the assignment. (more)

Filming Locations:
Abu Rudeis, Egypt (more)

Quotes:
Sethi: Harden yourself against subordinates. Have no friend. Trust no woman. (more)

Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations (more)