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The Ten Commandments( 1956)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Charlton Heston

      Moses

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      Yul Brynner

      Rameses

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      Anne Baxter

      Nefretiri

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      Edward G. Robinson

      Dathan

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      Yvonne De Carlo

      Sephora

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      Debra Paget

      Lilia

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      John Derek

      Joshua

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      Cedric Hardwicke

      Sethi

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      Nina Foch

      Bithiah

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      Martha Scott

      Yochabel

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      Judith Anderson

      Memnet

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      Vincent Price

      Baka

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      John Carradine

      Aaron

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      Olive Deering

      Miriam

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      Douglass Dumbrille

      Jannes

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      Frank De Kova

      Abiram

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      Henry Wilcoxon

      Pentaur

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      Eduard Franz

      Jethro

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      Donald Curtis

      Mered

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      Lawrence Dobkin

      Hur Ben Caleb

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      H.B. Warner

      Amminadab

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      Julia Faye

      Elisheba

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      Lisa Mitchell

      Jethro's Daughter

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      Noelle Williams

      Jethro's Daughter

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      Joanna Merlin

      Jethro's Daughter

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      Pat Richard

      Jethro's Daughter

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      Joyce van der Veen

      Jethro's Daughter

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      Diane Hall

      Jethro's Daughter

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      Abbas El Boughdadly

      Rameses' Charioteer

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      Fraser Clarke Heston

      The Infant Moses

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      John Miljan

      The Blind One

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      Francis McDonald

      Simon

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      Ian Keith

      Rameses I

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      Paul De Rolf

      Eleazar

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      Woody Strode

      King of Ethiopia

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      Tommy Duran

      Gershom

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      Eugene Mazzola

      Rameses' Son

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      Ramsay Hill

      Korah

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      Joan Woodbury

      Korah's Wife

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      Esther Brown

      Princess Tharbis

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      Rushdy Abaza

      (as Rushti Abaza)

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      Dorothy Adams

      Slave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate

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      Eric Alden

      High Ranking Officer / Taskmaster / Slave / Officer

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      E.J. André

      Sheik of Hazerath

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      Babette Bain

      Little Miriam

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      Baynes Barron

      Taskmaster

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      Kay Bell

      Taskmaster / Red-Bearded Slave

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      Mary Benoit

      Guardian of the Prince / Court Woman / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Mother

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      Henry Brandon

      Commander of the Hosts

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      Robert Carson

      Eleazar as an Adult

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      Bobby Clark

      Little Boy in Exodus

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      Rus Conklin

      Whip-Scarred Brick-Carrier / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent

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      Mike Connors

      Amalekite Herder (as Touch Connors)

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      Henry Corden

      Sheik of Sinai

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      Edna Mae Cooper

      Woman of the Court

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      Kem Dibbs

      Corporal

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      Maude Fealy

      Slave Woman / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor

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      Mimi Gibson

      The Blind One's Granddaughter

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      Gavin Gordon

      Trojan Ambassador

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      Diane Gump

      Slave

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      Nancy Hale

      Court Lady in Pool

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      June Jocelyn

      Court Lady / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Wife of Overseer

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      Richard Kean

      Old Hebrew at Moses' House / Hebrew Toward Corridor

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      Gail Kobe

      Pretty Slave Girl

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      Fred Kohler Jr.

      Foreman

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      Kenneth MacDonald

      Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Slave

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      Peter Mamakos

      Chief Driver

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      Irene Martin

      Tuya

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      George Melford

      Hebrew at Golden Calf / Nobleman

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      John Merton

      Architect's Assistant

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      Amena Mohamed

      Architect's Assistant

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      Paula Morgan

      Hebrew Woman / Slave Woman

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      Dorothy Neumann

      Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Slave / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent

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      John Parrish

      Sheik of Rephidim

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      Rodd Redwing

      Taskmaster / Hebrew at Golden Calf

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      Addison Richards

      Fan Bearer

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      Keith Richards

      Hebrew at Golden Calf / Courtier / Slave / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Overseer

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      Hal Sherman

      Slave (uncredited)

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      Marcoreta Starr

      Slave / Hebrew at Golden Calf

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      Onslow Stevens

      Lugal

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      Clint Walker

      Sardinian Captain

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      Amanda Webb

      Hebrew at Golden Calf / Young Woman / Hebrew in Exodus

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      Frank Wilcox

      Wazir

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      Jeane Wood

      Slave / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Hebrew at Golden Calf

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      Luis Alberni

      Old Hebrew at Moses' House

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      Lillian Albertson

      Slave

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      Barbara Aler

      Lady from Edon / Priestess / Hebrew at Golden Calf

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      Michael Ansara

      Taskmaster (uncredited)

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      William Bagdad

      Slave

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      Lesley-Marie Colburn

      Slave Child

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      Fairy Cunningham

      Court Lady / Slave

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      Kay Hammond

      Grease Woman

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      Mary Ellen Kay

      Court Lady in Pool

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      Robert Vaughn

      Spearman / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)

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      Alan Wells

      Hebrew at Crag and Corridor

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      Richard Farnsworth

      Chariot Driver

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      Madeleine Taylor Holmes

      Slave

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      Nico Minardos

      Courtier

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      Arthur Batanides

      Hebrew at Golden Calf/Hebrew at Rameses' Gate

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      Cecil B. DeMille

      Narrator (uncredited)

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      Ron Nyman

      Egyptian Guard (uncredited)

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      Herbert Lytton

      Sethi's Attendant / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor (uncredited)

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      Emmett Lynn

      Old Slave / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)

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      Norman Leavitt

      Slave (uncredited)

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      Charlotte Knight

      Slave (uncredited)

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      Rex Ingram

      Bit Part (uncredited)

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      Bob Herron

      Courier (uncredited)

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      John Hart

      Cretan Ambassador (uncredited)

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      Frank Hagney

      Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)

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      Paul Wexler

      Hebrew at Golden Calf

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      Charles Stevens

      Slave (uncredited)

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      Steve Mitchell

      Slave (uncredited)

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      Polly Burson

      Slave (uncredited)

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    Review 4Discussion

    A review by Cat Ellington

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    Written by Cat Ellington on Wed Feb 22 2017
    (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 all-time, needs no further analysis. Among the undisputed, where exceptionally classic one-liners are concerned, The Ten Commandments is a timeless generational masterpiece, and a National Film Regis...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    13000000.00

    Revenue

    122700000.00

    Keywords

    • epic
    • egypt
    • israel
    • moses
    • ten commandments
    • christianity
    • slavery
    • miracle
    • bible
    • judaism
    • religion
    • ancient egypt
    • technicolor
    • old testament
    • pharaoh
    • passover
    • christian film
    • 13th century bc