The Ten Commandments official wallpaper
The Ten Commandments poster

The Ten Commandments

  • 7.9 /10

  • 1721

  • 84%

Plot

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.

Cast

Charlton Heston as Moses
Charlton Heston

as Moses

Yul Brynner as Rameses
Yul Brynner

as Rameses

Anne Baxter as Nefretiri
Anne Baxter

as Nefretiri

Edward G. Robinson as Dathan
Yvonne De Carlo as Sephora
Yvonne De Carlo

as Sephora

Debra Paget as Lilia
Debra Paget

as Lilia

John Derek as Joshua
John Derek

as Joshua

Cedric Hardwicke as Sethi
Nina Foch as Bithiah
Nina Foch

as Bithiah

Martha Scott as Yochabel
Martha Scott

as Yochabel

Movie Facts

Rated

  • G

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • October 5, 1956

Production Companies

  • Paramount Pictures

  • Motion Picture Associates

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $13,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $122,700,000.00

Runtime

  • 3.67 hrs

Links

Gallery

Reviews

(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 …

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…

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