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About the Film

Year

1956

Rating

G

Genre

Drama

Running Time

231 MIN

Synopsis

For sheer pageantry and spectacle, few motion pictures can claim to equal the splendor of Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 remake of his epic “The Ten Commandments”. Filmed in Egypt and the Sinai with one of the biggest sets ever constructed for a motion picture, this version tells the story of the life of Moses (Charlton Heston), once favoured in the Pharaoh’s (Yul Brynner) household, who turned his back on a privileged life to lead his people to freedom. With a rare on-screen introduction by Cecil B. DeMille himself.

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Where to Watch

Digital

About the Cast

Charlton Heston

God (Uncredited) (Voice) / Moses

Yul Brynner

Rameses

Anne Baxter

Nefertiri

Edward G. Robinson

Dathan

Yvonne De Carlo

Sephora

Debra Paget

Lilia

John Derek

Joshua

Nina Foch

Bithiah

Cedric Hardwicke

Sethi

Martha Scott

Yochabel

About the Crew

Director

Cecil B. DeMille

Producer

Cecil B. DeMille

Producer

Henry Wilcoxon

Based on Novel By

Rev. J.H. Ingraham

Writer

Rev. G.E. Southon

Writer

Dorothy Clarke Wilson

Writer

Fredric M. Frank

Writer

Jesse L. Lasky

Writer

Aeneas Mackenzie

Music Scoring

Elmer Bernstein