The Ten Commandments [1956 film]

by Cecil B. DeMille (Director), Fredric M. Frank (Screenwriter), Jack Gariss (Screenplay), J. H. Ingraham (Story), Jesse L. Lasky, Jr. (Screenplay) — 3 more, Æneas MacKenzie (Screenplay), A. E. Southon (Story), Dorothy Clarke Wilson (Story)

Other authors: Dorothy Adams (Actor), Judith Anderson (Actor), Anne Baxter (Actor), Elmer Bernstein (Composer), Henry Brandon (Actor) — 19 more, Yul Brynner (Actor), John Carradine (Actor), Mike Connors (Actor), Yvonne De Carlo (Actor), Olive Deering (Actor), John Derek (Actor), Douglass Dumbrille (Actor), Nina Foch (Actor), Loyal Griggs (Director of Photography), Sir Cedric Hardwicke (Actor), Charlton Heston (Actor), Debra Paget (Actor), Vincent Price (Actor), Vincent Price (Actor), Edward G. Robinson (Actor), Martha Scott (Actor), Woody Strode (Actor), Frank Wilcox (Actor), Joan Woodbury (Actor)

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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. Once favored in the Pharaoh's bousehold, Moses turned his back on a privileged life to lead his people to freedom. Now celebrating its 55th anniversary, this film has been fully restored.… (more)

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The life of Moses, skipping most of the stuff in the Bible.

It's an awful movie, but it's a reasonably entertaining sort of awful, with plenty of opportunity for exclaiming "sweet fancy Moses" at the screen. Surprisingly, it took nearly three hours before I started to get bored. I can't figure out what audience it's intended for: it's too preachy for the non-religious, and too grossly inaccurate for the religious.

Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: F
Pacing: C
Cinematography: D
Special effects/design: D
Acting: F
Music: B

Enjoyment: C

GPA: 1.5/4 (

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comfypants | Nov 20, 2015 |

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MenoraChurch | Dec 18, 2022 |

Handset, printed and bound by Bella Blau. Text is in Hebrew and English. This beautiful miniature book has a jewel-like quality. [mtkk/83@Dawsons]

fredheid | Apr 5, 2006 |

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librisissimo | Jun 22, 2021 |

NO OF PAGES: 0 SUB CAT I: Bible Stories SUB CAT II: SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: For sheer pageantry and spectacle, few pictures can claim t equal the splendor of Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 remake of his epic The Ten Commandments. Filmed in Egypt and the Sinai wit one of the biggest sets ever constructed for a motion picture. Color.NOTES: SUBTITLE:

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
DeMille, Cecil B.	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Frank, Fredric M.	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Gariss, Jack	Screenplay	main author	all editions	confirmed
Ingraham, J. H.	Story	main author	all editions	confirmed
Lasky, Jesse L., Jr.	Screenplay	main author	all editions	confirmed
MacKenzie, Æneas	Screenplay	main author	all editions	confirmed
Southon, A. E.	Story	main author	all editions	confirmed
Wilson, Dorothy Clarke	Story	main author	all editions	confirmed
Adams, Dorothy	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Anderson, Judith	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Baxter, Anne	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Bernstein, Elmer	Composer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Brandon, Henry	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Brynner, Yul	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Carradine, John	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Connors, Mike	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
De Carlo, Yvonne	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Deering, Olive	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Derek, John	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Dumbrille, Douglass	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Foch, Nina	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Griggs, Loyal	Director of Photography	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hardwicke, Sir Cedric	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Heston, Charlton	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Paget, Debra	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Price, Vincent	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Price, Vincent	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Robinson, Edward G.	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Scott, Martha	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Strode, Woody	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Wilcox, Frank	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Woodbury, Joan	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

▾Series and work relationships

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The Ten Commandments: 50th Anniversary Collection [1923 & 1956 films] by Cecil B. DeMille

Has as a reference guide/companion

The Ten Commandments: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Elmer Bernstein

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National Film Registry (1999)

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501 Must-See Movies (Emma Beare, 2004) (Action/Adventure & Epic)

AFI's 10 Top 10 (Epic)

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The Ten Commandments [1956 film]

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1956-10-05

People/Characters

Moses (Charlton Heston)

Ramses II (Yul Brynner)

Nefertari (Anne Baxter)

Dathan (Edward G. Robinson)

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The Ten Commandments (1956 | IMDb)

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This is the 1956 film starring Charlton Heston.

Do not combine with:
The Vincent Price Collection: The Pit & The Pendulum/The Masque Of The Red Death/The Haunted Palace/The Fall Of The House Of Usher/The Abominable Dr. Phibes/Witchfinder General (aka The Conqueror Worm)

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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. Once favored in the Pharaoh's bousehold, Moses turned his back on a privileged life to lead his people to freedom. Now celebrating its 55th anniversary, this film has been fully restored.

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231 min, rated G.
The story of Moses.

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