The Ten Commandments

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.

Genre : DramaHistory

Runtime : 220 mins

Release Date : 1956-10-05

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(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 ...

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. ...

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

Until very recently, I had never actually made it all the way through this Cecil B. De Mille marathon. It is a glorious piece of cinema but no amount of beautiful colour and costumes can detract from what is really rather a staid, over-egged production. Sir Cedric Hardwicke helps open the proceedin...

Cast

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)

Martha Scott

(Yochabel)

Judith Anderson

(Memnet)

Vincent Price

(Baka)

John Carradine

(Aaron)

Olive Deering

(Miriam)

Douglass Dumbrille

(Jannes)

Frank De Kova

(Abiram)

Henry Wilcoxon

(Pentaur)

Eduard Franz

(Jethro)

Donald Curtis

(Mered)

Lawrence Dobkin

(Hur Ben Caleb)

H.B. Warner

(Amminadab)

Julia Faye

(Elisheba)

Lisa Mitchell

(Jethro's Daughter)

Noelle Williams

(Jethro's Daughter)

Joanna Merlin

(Jethro's Daughter)

Pat Richard

(Jethro's Daughter)

Joyce van der Veen

(Jethro's Daughter)

Diane Hall

(Jethro's Daughter)

Abbas El Boughdadly

(Rameses' Charioteer)

Fraser Clarke Heston

(The Infant Moses)

John Miljan

(The Blind One)

Francis McDonald

(Simon)

Ian Keith

(Rameses I)

Paul De Rolf

(Eleazar)

Woody Strode

(King of Ethiopia)

Tommy Duran

(Gershom)

Eugene Mazzola

(Rameses' Son)

Ramsay Hill

(Korah)

Joan Woodbury

(Korah's Wife)

Esther Brown

(Princess Tharbis)

رشدي أباظة

((as Rushti Abaza))

Dorothy Adams

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

Eric Alden

(High Ranking Officer / Taskmaster / Slave / Officer)

E.J. André

(Sheik of Hazerath)

Babette Bain

(Little Miriam)

Baynes Barron

(Taskmaster)

Kay Bell

(Taskmaster / Red-Bearded Slave)

Mary Benoit

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

Henry Brandon

(Commander of the Hosts)

Robert Carson

(Eleazar as an Adult)

Bobby Clark

(Little Boy in Exodus)

Rus Conklin

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

Mike Connors

(Amalekite Herder (as Touch Connors))

Henry Corden

(Sheik of Sinai)

Edna Mae Cooper

(Woman of the Court)

Kem Dibbs

(Corporal)

Maude Fealy

(Slave Woman / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor)

Mimi Gibson

(The Blind One's Granddaughter)

Gavin Gordon

(Trojan Ambassador)

Diane Gump

(Slave)

Nancy Hale

(Court Lady in Pool)

June Jocelyn

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

Richard Kean

(Old Hebrew at Moses' House / Hebrew Toward Corridor)

Gail Kobe

(Pretty Slave Girl)

Fred Kohler Jr.

(Foreman)

Kenneth MacDonald

(Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Slave)

Peter Mamakos

(Chief Driver)

Irene Martin

(Tuya)

George Melford

(Hebrew at Golden Calf / Nobleman)

John Merton

(Architect's Assistant)

Amena Mohamed

(Architect's Assistant)

Paula Morgan

(Hebrew Woman / Slave Woman)

Dorothy Neumann

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

John Parrish

(Sheik of Rephidim)

Rodd Redwing

(Taskmaster / Hebrew at Golden Calf)

Addison Richards

(Fan Bearer)

Keith Richards

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

Hal Sherman

(Slave)

Marcoreta Starr

(Slave / Hebrew at Golden Calf)

Onslow Stevens

(Lugal)

Clint Walker

(Sardinian Captain)

Amanda Webb

(Hebrew at Golden Calf / Young Woman / Hebrew in Exodus)

Frank Wilcox

(Wazir)

Jeane Wood

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

Luis Alberni

(Old Hebrew at Moses' House (uncredited))

Lillian Albertson

(Slave (uncredited))

Barbara Aler

(Lady from Edon / Priestess / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited))

Michael Ansara

(Taskmaster (uncredited))

William Bagdad

(Slave (uncredited))

Arthur Batanides

(Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate (uncredited))

Polly Burson

(Slave (uncredited))

Lesley-Marie Colburn

(Slave Child (uncredited))

Fairy Cunningham

(Court Lady / Slave (uncredited))

Cecil B. DeMille

(Narrator (uncredited))

Richard Farnsworth

(Chariot Driver (uncredited))

Frank Hagney

(Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited))

Kay Hammond

(Grease Woman (uncredited))

John Hart

(Cretan Ambassador (uncredited))

Bob Herron

(Courier (uncredited))

Madeleine Taylor Holmes

(Slave (uncredited))

Rex Ingram

(Bit Part (uncredited))

Mary Ellen Kay

(Court Lady in Pool (uncredited))

Charlotte Knight

(Slave (uncredited))

Norman Leavitt

(Slave (uncredited))

Emmett Lynn

(Old Slave / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited))

Herbert Lytton

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

Nico Minardos

(Courtier (uncredited))

Steve Mitchell

(Slave (uncredited))

Ron Nyman

(Egyptian Guard (uncredited))

Charles Stevens

(Slave (uncredited))

Carl Switzer

(Slave (uncredited))

Robert Vaughn

(Spearman / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited))

Alan Wells

(Hebrew at Crag and Corridor (uncredited))

Paul Wexler

(Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited))