The Ten Commandments

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Enjoying a life of ease in the court of Egypt's pharaoh, Moses (Charlton Heston) discovers his Hebrew heritage and, later, God's expectations of him. He dedicates himself to liberating his people from captivity and -- with the aid of plagues and divine intervention -- manages to lead them out of Egypt and across the Red Sea. A greater challenge comes in the form of the golden calf idol, however, and it takes an unforgettable visitation by God on Mount Sinai for Moses' mission to prevail.

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Critics Consensus

Bombastic and occasionally silly but extravagantly entertaining, Cecil B. DeMille's all-star spectacular is a muscular retelling of the great Bible story.

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Patty

Very good presentation for a movie made over 60 years ago.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Brad D

Should be shown in every school ,, The Best Movie Ever Made

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/29/23

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Gloria Leon

A great movie, cinematography, casting, story! It was moving and the time flew by. Also a great venue at The Alamo Drafthouse!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/18/22

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marcos f

ES LA MEJOR PELICULA LA DE HISTORIA

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/26/24

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scott d

classic movie will talk more about it later

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/15/24

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Watching it on 4k, was like watching it for the first time! The first “blockbuster” film to me with all its spectacle. The parting of the Red Sea is still one of the most jaw-dropping scene in cinema to me.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/12/24

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Cecil B. DeMille

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Charlton Heston

Moses

Yul Brynner

Rameses

Edward G. Robinson

Dathan

Anne Baxter

Nefretiri

Yvonne De Carlo

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Sydney Morning Herald

It is all a grandly unrestrained act of regression to the infantile days of the cinema, which DeMille seems never to have outgrown.

Nov 17, 2021

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James Powers

Hollywood Reporter

There is no other picture like it. There will be none. If it could be summed up in a word, the word would be sublime. And the man responsible for that, when all is said and done is Cecil B. DeMille.

Apr 7, 2015

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Kate Cameron

New York Daily News

DeMille's direction of the action is superb and the various roles are played with feeling by a large and competent cast, headed by Charlton Heston.

Rated: 5/5

Dec 10, 2014

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Great fun. This lovably corny Biblical epic is always entertaining no matter when you tune in on Easter night.

Rated: A-

Nov 29, 2022

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Dilys Powell

Sunday Times (UK)

The whole experience (with an interval) lasts roughly four hours. I am afraid that long before the time was up I was silently imploring Mr. DeMille to let his people go.

Aug 9, 2022

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Bill Chambers

Film Freak Central

...De Mille places each actor and drapes each Edith Head gown with such fastidious pride it's as if the hands of history, if not God himself, were responsible.

Rated: 3.5/4

Mar 3, 2022

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Synopsis

Enjoying a life of ease in the court of Egypt's pharaoh, Moses (Charlton Heston) discovers his Hebrew heritage and, later, God's expectations of him. He dedicates himself to liberating his people from captivity and -- with the aid of plagues and divine intervention -- manages to lead them out of Egypt and across the Red Sea. A greater challenge comes in the form of the golden calf idol, however, and it takes an unforgettable visitation by God on Mount Sinai for Moses' mission to prevail.

Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Screenwriter: Æneas MacKenzie, Jesse Lasky Jr., Fredric M. Frank, Jack Gariss
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: G
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 5, 1956, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 24, 2016
Runtime: 3h 40m
Sound Mix: Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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