

The Ten Commandments
1956-11-08 · 220 min · ★ 7.8
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.
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- Directors
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures, Motion Picture Associates
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 13,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 122,700,000
Top 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 CalebTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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