The Ten Commandments

Synopsis

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

Written by

Jack Gariss, A.E. Southon, Fredric M. Frank

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

Details

Released

October 5, 1956

Runtime

3h 40m

Status

Released

Language

EN

Country

United States of America

Budget

$13,000,000

Box office

$122,700,000