Movie
The Ten Commandments
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1956-10-05
- Runtime
- 220 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures, Motion Picture Associates
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Charlton Heston as Moses
- Yul Brynner as Rameses
- Anne Baxter as Nefretiri
- Edward G. Robinson as Dathan
- Yvonne De Carlo as Sephora
- Debra Paget as Lilia
- John Derek as Joshua
- Cedric Hardwicke as Sethi
- Nina Foch as Bithiah
- Martha Scott as Yochabel
- Judith Anderson as Memnet
- Vincent Price as Baka
Crew
- Cecil B. DeMille - Director
- Æneas MacKenzie - Screenplay
- Jesse Lasky Jr. - Screenplay
- Jack Gariss - Screenplay
- Fredric M. Frank - Screenplay
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