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The Ten Commandments

7.8

Released October 05, 1956Runtime 3h 40min

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.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Motion Picture Associates

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $13,000,000
Revenue: $122,700,000
Profit/Loss: $109,700,000

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Cast

Charlton HestonMoses

Yul BrynnerRameses

Anne BaxterNefretiri

Edward G. RobinsonDathan

Yvonne De CarloSephora

Debra PagetLilia

John DerekJoshua

Cedric HardwickeSethi

Nina FochBithiah

Martha ScottYochabel

Judith AndersonMemnet

Vincent PriceBaka

John CarradineAaron

Olive DeeringMiriam

Douglass DumbrilleJannes

Frank De KovaAbiram

Henry WilcoxonPentaur

Eduard FranzJethro

Donald CurtisMered

Lawrence DobkinHur Ben Caleb

H.B. WarnerAmminadab

Julia FayeElisheba

Lisa MitchellJethro's Daughter

Noelle WilliamsJethro's Daughter

Joanna MerlinJethro's Daughter

Pat RichardJethro's Daughter

Joyce van der VeenJethro's Daughter

Diane HallJethro's Daughter

Abbas El BoughdadlyRameses' Charioteer

Fraser Clarke HestonThe Infant Moses

John MiljanThe Blind One

Francis McDonaldSimon

Ian KeithRameses I

Paul De RolfEleazar

Woody StrodeKing of Ethiopia

Tommy DuranGershom

Eugene MazzolaRameses' Son

Ramsay HillKorah

Joan WoodburyKorah's Wife

Esther BrownPrincess Tharbis

Rushdy Abaza(as Rushti Abaza)

Dorothy AdamsSlave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate

Eric AldenHigh Ranking Officer / Taskmaster / Slave / Officer

E.J. AndréSheik of Hazerath

Babette BainLittle Miriam

Baynes BarronTaskmaster

Kay BellTaskmaster / Red-Bearded Slave

Mary BenoitGuardian of the Prince / Court Woman / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Mother

Henry BrandonCommander of the Hosts

Robert CarsonEleazar as an Adult

Bobby ClarkLittle Boy in Exodus

Rus ConklinWhip-Scarred Brick-Carrier / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent

Mike ConnorsAmalekite Herder (as Touch Connors)

Henry CordenSheik of Sinai

Edna Mae CooperWoman of the Court

Kem DibbsCorporal

Maude FealySlave Woman / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor

Mimi GibsonThe Blind One's Granddaughter

Gavin GordonTrojan Ambassador

Diane GumpSlave

Nancy HaleCourt Lady in Pool

June JocelynCourt Lady / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Wife of Overseer

Richard KeanOld Hebrew at Moses' House / Hebrew Toward Corridor

Gail KobePretty Slave Girl

Fred Kohler Jr.Foreman

Kenneth MacDonaldHebrew at Crag and Corridor / Slave

Peter MamakosChief Driver

Irene MartinTuya

George MelfordHebrew at Golden Calf / Nobleman

John MertonArchitect's Assistant

Amena MohamedArchitect's Assistant

Paula MorganHebrew Woman / Slave Woman

Dorothy NeumannHebrew at Crag and Corridor / Slave / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent

John ParrishSheik of Rephidim

Rodd RedwingTaskmaster / Hebrew at Golden Calf

Addison RichardsFan Bearer

Keith RichardsHebrew at Golden Calf / Courtier / Slave / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Overseer

Hal ShermanSlave

Marcoreta StarrSlave / Hebrew at Golden Calf

Onslow StevensLugal

Clint WalkerSardinian Captain

Amanda WebbHebrew at Golden Calf / Young Woman / Hebrew in Exodus

Frank WilcoxWazir

Jeane WoodSlave / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Hebrew at Golden Calf

Luis AlberniOld Hebrew at Moses' House (uncredited)

Lillian AlbertsonSlave (uncredited)

Barbara AlerLady from Edon / Priestess / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)

Michael AnsaraTaskmaster (uncredited)

William BagdadSlave (uncredited)

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

Polly BursonSlave (uncredited)

Lesley-Marie ColburnSlave Child (uncredited)

Fairy CunninghamCourt Lady / Slave (uncredited)

Cecil B. DeMilleNarrator (uncredited)

Richard FarnsworthChariot Driver (uncredited)

Frank HagneyHebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)

Kay HammondGrease Woman (uncredited)

John HartCretan Ambassador (uncredited)

Bob HerronCourier (uncredited)

Madeleine Taylor HolmesSlave (uncredited)

Rex IngramBit Part (uncredited)

Mary Ellen KayCourt Lady in Pool (uncredited)

Charlotte KnightSlave (uncredited)

Norman LeavittSlave (uncredited)

Emmett LynnOld Slave / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)

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

Nico MinardosCourtier (uncredited)

Steve MitchellSlave (uncredited)

Ron NymanEgyptian Guard (uncredited)

Charles StevensSlave (uncredited)

Carl SwitzerSlave (uncredited)

Robert VaughnSpearman / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)

Alan WellsHebrew at Crag and Corridor (uncredited)

Paul WexlerHebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)

Crew

Cecil B. DeMilleDirector

Daniel McCauleyAssistant Director

Michael D. MooreAssistant Director

Francisco DayAssistant Director

Edward SalvenAssistant Director

Arthur RossonAssistant Director

Fouad ArefAssistant Director

Jack GarissScreenplay

A.E. SouthonNovel

Fredric M. FrankScreenplay

Jesse Lasky Jr.Screenplay

J.H. IngrahamNovel

Æneas MacKenzieScreenplay

Dorothy Clarke WilsonNovel

Cecil B. DeMilleProducer

Henry WilcoxonAssociate Producer

Gladys PerceyResearcher

Henry NoerdlingerResearcher

C. Kenneth DelandProduction Manager

Donald RobbProduction Manager

Frank CaffeyProduction Manager

Doris TurnerProduction Secretary

Walter H. TylerArt Direction

Anne BauchensEditor

Loyal GriggsDirector of Photography

Albert NozakiArt Direction

Hal PereiraArt Direction

Polly BursonStunts

W. Wallace KelleyAdditional Photography

John F. WarrenAdditional Photography

Ruth GodfreyChoreographer

Ray MoyerSet Decoration

Wally WestmoreMakeup Supervisor

Frank WestmoreMakeup Artist

LeRoy PrinzChoreographer

Frank McCoyMakeup Artist

J. Peverell MarleyAdditional Photography

Nellie ManleyHairstylist

Sam ComerSet Decoration

Loren JanesStunts

Keith C. SeeleThanks

Edith HeadCostume Design

Gordon ColeProperty Master

Gene GarvinSound Recordist

Arnold FribergCostume Design

Ralph MarcusThanks

William C. HayesThanks

Ralph JesterCostume Design

Jerry CookConstruction Coordinator

Robert GoodsteinProperty Master

John JensenCostume Design

Donald MacLeanOther

Rudolph LupoThanks

Frances DawsonOther

Harry LindgrenSound Recordist

John P. FultonSpecial Effects

George R. HughesThanks

Richard MuellerOther

Farciot EdouartSpecial Effects

Dorothy JeakinsCostume Design

Labib HabachiThanks

Louis MesenkopRecording Supervision

Paul K. LerpaeSpecial Effects

Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer

Olga CelesteAnimal Wrangler

Bob HerronStunts

Albert SimpsonMatte Painter

Norbert HaringGrip

Albert SchevingAssistant Camera

Bud Bashaw Jr.Makeup Artist

Loren L. RyderSound Re-Recording Mixer

Murray YoungKey Grip

Helen LierlyHairstylist

Glen E. RichardsonStill Photographer

George DuttonSound Effects Designer

Vera TomeiHairstylist

Joshua MeadorSpecial Effects

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Reviews

by Cat Ellington

(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...