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The Ten Commandments
“The greatest event in motion picture history!”
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.
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
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1,904 votes
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Status
Released
Released
October 5, 1956
Runtime
3h 40m
Language
English
Budget → Revenue
$13M → $122.7M
Top 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
