The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments (1956)

U/A 13+ 05/10/1956
  • Drama, History
  • 3 hr 40 min
78%
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $13,000,000
  • Revenue :$122,700,000
The greatest event in motion picture history!

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.
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $13,000,000
  • Revenue :$122,700,000
The greatest event in motion picture history!

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.
Top Billed Cast
Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston

Moses

Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner

Rameses

Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter

Nefretiri

Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson

Dathan

Yvonne De Carlo
Yvonne De Carlo

Sephora

Debra Paget
Debra Paget

Lilia

John Derek
John Derek

Joshua

Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke

Sethi

Nina Foch
Nina Foch

Bithiah

Martha Scott
Martha Scott

Yochabel

Judith Anderson
Judith Anderson

Memnet

Vincent Price
Vincent Price

Baka

John Carradine
John Carradine

Aaron

Olive Deering
Olive Deering

Miriam

Douglass Dumbrille
Douglass Dumbrille

Jannes

Frank De Kova
Frank De Kova

Abiram

Henry Wilcoxon
Henry Wilcoxon

Pentaur

Eduard Franz
Eduard Franz

Jethro

Donald Curtis
Donald Curtis

Mered

Lawrence Dobkin
Lawrence Dobkin

Hur Ben Caleb

H.B. Warner
H.B. Warner

Amminadab

Julia Faye
Julia Faye

Elisheba

Joanna Merlin
Joanna Merlin

Jethro's Daughter

Fraser Clarke Heston
Fraser Clarke Heston

The Infant Moses

John Miljan
John Miljan

The Blind One

Francis McDonald
Francis McDonald

Simon

Ian Keith
Ian Keith

Rameses I

Woody Strode
Woody Strode

King of Ethiopia

Eugene Mazzola
Eugene Mazzola

Rameses' Son

Joan Woodbury
Joan Woodbury

Korah's Wife

Rushdy Abaza
Rushdy Abaza

(as Rushti Abaza)

Dorothy Adams
Dorothy Adams

Slave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate

Eric Alden
Eric Alden

High Ranking Officer / Taskmaster / Slave / Officer

E.J. André
E.J. André

Sheik of Hazerath

Baynes Barron
Baynes Barron

Taskmaster

Mary Benoit
Mary Benoit

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

Henry Brandon
Henry Brandon

Commander of the Hosts

Mike Connors
Mike Connors

Amalekite Herder (as Touch Connors)

Henry Corden
Henry Corden

Sheik of Sinai

Edna Mae Cooper
Edna Mae Cooper

Woman of the Court

Maude Fealy
Maude Fealy

Slave Woman / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor

Mimi Gibson
Mimi Gibson

The Blind One's Granddaughter

Gavin Gordon
Gavin Gordon

Trojan Ambassador

Nancy Hale
Nancy Hale

Court Lady in Pool

June Jocelyn
June Jocelyn

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

Gail Kobe
Gail Kobe

Pretty Slave Girl

Fred Kohler Jr.
Fred Kohler Jr.

Foreman

Kenneth MacDonald
Kenneth MacDonald

Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Slave

Peter Mamakos
Peter Mamakos

Chief Driver

George Melford
George Melford

Hebrew at Golden Calf / Nobleman

John Merton
John Merton

Architect's Assistant

Paula Morgan
Paula Morgan

Hebrew Woman / Slave Woman

Dorothy Neumann
Dorothy Neumann

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

John Parrish
John Parrish

Sheik of Rephidim

Rodd Redwing
Rodd Redwing

Taskmaster / Hebrew at Golden Calf

Addison Richards
Addison Richards

Fan Bearer

Keith Richards
Keith Richards

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

Onslow Stevens
Onslow Stevens

Lugal

Clint Walker
Clint Walker

Sardinian Captain

Frank Wilcox
Frank Wilcox

Wazir

Luis Alberni
Luis Alberni

Old Hebrew at Moses' House (uncredited)

Lillian Albertson
Lillian Albertson

Slave (uncredited)

Michael Ansara
Michael Ansara

Taskmaster (uncredited)

William Bagdad
William Bagdad

Slave (uncredited)

Arthur Batanides
Arthur Batanides

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

Polly Burson
Polly Burson

Slave (uncredited)

Fairy Cunningham
Fairy Cunningham

Court Lady / Slave (uncredited)

Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille

Narrator (uncredited)

Richard Farnsworth
Richard Farnsworth

Chariot Driver (uncredited)

Frank Hagney
Frank Hagney

Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)

Kay Hammond
Kay Hammond

Grease Woman (uncredited)

John Hart
John Hart

Cretan Ambassador (uncredited)

Bob Herron
Bob Herron

Courier (uncredited)

Madeleine Taylor Holmes
Madeleine Taylor Holmes

Slave (uncredited)

Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram

Bit Part (uncredited)

Mary Ellen Kay
Mary Ellen Kay

Court Lady in Pool (uncredited)

Charlotte Knight
Charlotte Knight

Slave (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt
Norman Leavitt

Slave (uncredited)

Emmett Lynn
Emmett Lynn

Old Slave / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton
Herbert Lytton

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

Nico Minardos
Nico Minardos

Courtier (uncredited)

Steve Mitchell
Steve Mitchell

Slave (uncredited)

Ron Nyman
Ron Nyman

Egyptian Guard (uncredited)

Charles Stevens
Charles Stevens

Slave (uncredited)

Carl Switzer
Carl Switzer

Slave (uncredited)

Robert Vaughn
Robert Vaughn

Spearman / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)

Paul Wexler
Paul Wexler

Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)

lines
Crew Members
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille

Director

Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille

Producer

Anne Bauchens
Anne Bauchens

Editor

Polly Burson
Polly Burson

Stunts

Michael D. Moore
Michael D. Moore

Assistant Director

Sam Comer
Sam Comer

Set Decoration

Henry Wilcoxon
Henry Wilcoxon

Associate Producer

Wally Westmore
Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

Loren Janes
Loren Janes

Stunts

Dorothy Jeakins
Dorothy Jeakins

Costume Design

Edith Head
Edith Head

Costume Design

Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

Olga Celeste
Olga Celeste

Animal Wrangler

Bob Herron
Bob Herron

Stunts

Loren L. Ryder
Loren L. Ryder

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Media
Backdrops
Posters
Videos
/3e3dVaVrla2GH6CWKbNRjTvk3s8.jpg
/rI1u4JgtnAZC99wXX4gwro4yaxe.jpg
/3HyVZmVKLLQQr40a6iJAfAA5FLP.jpg
/rKiNFQYpe0qPbVKkBWbUJAVtNl.jpg
/3aAMtuXcJRBiO8d7DLlNyWAFx76.jpg
/tJYdp2qigUzKb78mwuWxnkiV3Vn.jpg
/w322LaxrYDI5I78zfEsXDC6Arw8.jpg
/vEcEXc3lnS0mWPLiOLiFhAS67Oj.jpg
/sN4iO3vCpehFpJR8W0Bo28EbfRu.jpg
/s94Wf4kwLgdyQpdVbecteNJWaPg.jpg
/6TKtYWjZhHSEmeByGOmHF404n5M.jpg
/5fKuOZy90uZ9XYpkoqsdHA3U4ZX.jpg
/iPGj5y0lrlWEFrfTI6MUE8kVJuU.jpg
/lendg58BpKgd3cJHUlE1tcpMygI.jpg
/iucctlro8zpNtQ9kU4hn7mPVzGP.jpg
/jr1x2qF83kc8I6D5dU0gx3ApEE4.jpg
/fsIFVLNxQrUKoZL9l0dsbjAmdL4.jpg
/nGh17Xgqb8pEtHS9Fc20AUKjtji.jpg
/mbfWPCLUC3C6GCUkrEAzBJ1e1Jp.jpg
/mIHS2SbnX7AHhzwoecwsGo0s0Fr.jpg
/kZd3z1cMHB4bgFax40q2soB34A7.jpg
/z3pdq861zjQ51QbIeLr84Pdrzls.jpg
/CQMSvdV37JrEL64qthE7EUIQ9L.jpg
/uVfulyJflZq2o1lHRjuyZc3aKkN.jpg
/vu5Wmnj7csEbRVsUUib3iSthD9j.jpg
/wD0cDRhNOAQN1apZXPxFwI8feLs.jpg
/2w5jm8aZilHjDTpqP3uQRG8kmeV.jpg
/xcpk7H0gUN3omfcQXveHTUwnwMJ.jpg
/cMpSZNiPOFqoVLI9R97EHAsiuyy.jpg
/eDUIFQCGdYUf1J33uazib2FyqwV.jpg
/uRyThIqii5IsnkMWiRtC7BN7xky.jpg
/cbOsPScp6jjpLtwiYKfvrjmHW7L.jpg
/zG35EXXoZEMZadrr9SKnYjRbFLi.jpg
/aHzT9RlfdamFe6OYSD4qiQJ5MxT.jpg
/dXjUXctFedFVtlgwPHob8dREsAq.jpg
/s7R4TmqIOEZY3koZL4aun7R3XAe.jpg
/ujbmTl8b0Hy0HjqS3ThMbEXdpSQ.jpg
/h9PUukTu0onLaVhkD1kN8o2Qt89.jpg
/6OToF7oWpexlG897X8c34IkFlYo.jpg
/vyWqnCjUMRjI8xvmk5sM5lqfUrv.jpg
/9Bz4qfuBxymKcrUGKxUrAHrISNr.jpg
/55RaIoedjUYDVW346QWepnzepXu.jpg
/kCIVmnu9zx9bNJPYRL1bYgNuVhc.jpg
/jw6mUWtmp5idecsFj7Q8Cyux72l.jpg
/chaudrgAVorfGiVNPvT8JGYnyP4.jpg
/5l4Q8iVeAfaTDP79RpZgkmpHNsi.jpg
/dKujYSVUPlCsYgqwI11B8iHOgxH.jpg
/1pWzXxqaZpODAriM3z6wsh38b4Q.jpg
/cVAAzxtqRIj9wMoSeatztdw2mF8.jpg
/edP4LYxGrkqujgoJ8ePkiser4pa.jpg
/mmNqmJwyXvwveVSxrnDYe0k7Rdt.jpg
/eKaDkcqvkjOrXl6QHyR5mYVMy8P.jpg
/aACEeziMm37R1ip6Qdyn9XWDDmB.jpg
/6jiV0CHwJFvvQYzvNbofPUEuAqe.jpg
/iz3UzeVeMyVPXQimno6JYZXevIH.jpg
/cTV4P7vOWvHFnpHmbt90WAiEleU.jpg
/ivF1pzU7JaZ7K35UNLl7rTIKfDV.jpg
/poOp40CENGRMn5uY4cZC1PfFWQk.jpg
/xmlTZ63zcQboM2lsL4u3KWN0kgA.jpg
/zMNCsWZd9kXca4j5VtkhBxdUlrf.jpg
/ixsmUhUC591L3XImQl6f9Ay93WK.jpg
/rwQiFdMcBLevNruf7tEPv1t179T.jpg
/dT6st5n5Bfda54IxWGMcn3EzRrm.jpg
/7CgG4SkSihnsR2Hu2h4Lvbajisd.jpg
/mMUMTOqHuyBSmt9nBmmwRACjq7v.jpg
/4ErYMlHQC7XZW4hbdVSGieskpbY.jpg
/5mBeksPwL99hN7mFNoyDVpvhPP6.jpg
/rE9fdtfGz9U4edaq8UNmPcU0D4R.jpg
/kvLDt0gHGT4oijAJWNq2zyHohHF.jpg

Watch Next: Similar Picks

La Passion de Jeanne d'ArcLa Passion de Jeanne d'Arc
80%

The Passion of Joan of Arc

21 Apr 1928
Saving Private RyanSaving Private Ryan
82%

Saving Private Ryan

24 Jul 1998
Planet of the ApesPlanet of the Apes
76%

Planet of the Apes

07 Feb 1968
Adams æblerAdams æbler
74%

Adam's Apples

15 Apr 2005
Blood DiamondBlood Diamond
76%

Blood Diamond

08 Dec 2006
The Discovery of HeavenThe Discovery of Heaven
65%

The Discovery of Heaven

01 Oct 2001
ApocalyptoApocalypto
76%

Apocalypto

07 Dec 2006
RopeRope
79%

Rope

11 Mar 1948
The FountainThe Fountain
69%

The Fountain

22 Nov 2006
The RaptureThe Rapture
59%

The Rapture

04 Oct 1991
무사무사
70%

The Warrior

07 Sep 2001
Kingdom of HeavenKingdom of Heaven
70%

Kingdom of Heaven

03 May 2005
The African QueenThe African Queen
73%

The African Queen

07 Jan 1952
Man on FireMan on Fire
75%

Man on Fire

23 Apr 2004
The Prince of EgyptThe Prince of Egypt
73%

The Prince of Egypt

16 Dec 1998
Dukh Bhanjan Tera NaamDukh Bhanjan Tera Naam

Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam

15 Mar 1974
The Last Sin EaterThe Last Sin Eater
55%

The Last Sin Eater

09 Feb 2007
Pharaoh's Revenge: Egypt's Lost TreasurePharaoh's Revenge: Egypt's Lost Treasure

Pharaoh's Revenge: Egypt's Lost Treasure

01 Jan 2004
The MissionThe Mission
74%

The Mission

06 Sep 1986
जोधा अकबरजोधा अकबर
73%

Jodhaa Akbar

13 Feb 2008