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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.
CinemaSerf
Jun 1, 2024 · via TMDB
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 proceedings as Seti, but once he has gone the film loses much of it's class and just becomes a vehicle for Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner to play Moses and Ramses as this overly scripted tale of frail brotherly love becomes enmity and ultimately open hostility. Edward G. Robinson and Vincent Price present us with a bit of menace; the special effects are cleverly applied - giving the plagues an extra bit of potency and Elmer Bernstein provides a strong score but basically this is just one long story more of biblical, than, epic proportions.
moard
Nov 20, 2023 · via TMDB
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
John Chard
Apr 12, 2020 · via TMDB
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. The story cribs from a number of biblical sources, some of which are hokum and not to be taken as a religio lesson, but basically it tells the tale of Moses (Charlton Heston) and how he came to lead the Israelites to their exodus from Egypt - culminating in his delivering of God's own Ten Commandments to the people. No expense is spared, with a top line ensemble cast being joined by over 25,000 extras. The wide-screen special effects work dazzles the eyes, the direction of ginormous crowd sequences impressive, and an ebullient spectacle is never far away in what is a picture running at three hours thirty minutes (add ten for the glory of an intermission). It would have been easy for the cast to get lost amongst such a large scale production, but the principals shine bright and make telling characteristic marks. Heston was born for the Moses role, Yul Brynner absolutely excels as Moses' silky and sulky nemesis - Rameses, Anne Baxter gives Nefretiri a beauteous and villainous twin arc, which in turn is counterpointed by Yvonne De Carlo's sultry yet homely Sephora (wife of Moses). Elsewhere we get Debra Paget filling out a trio of gorgeous lady stars, where as Lilia she does determined and heartfelt oomph as a woman yearning to be freed from male dominance. Edward G. Robinson (Dathan) and Vincent Price (Baka) camp it up and have a good time, while Cedric Hardwicke (Sethi) turns in a heartfelt old Pharaoh and John Derek as Joshua, Moses' underling, does surprisingly well given the enormity of the character trajectory. As the music (Elmer Bernstein) swirls and thunders we are treated to Loyal Griggs' colour photography that pings out the screen and brings to life expert costuming. John Fulton's special effects work won him the Academy Award, and even though a couple look creaky these days, they all still today hold great entertaining spectacle worth. While the sheer gusto of the performances overcomes some less than stellar dialogue. Lavish yet vulgar, hokey yet magnificent, this maty not be the greatest historical epic ever made, but it booms loud and proud and is an utter joy for like minded fans of the genre's output. 9/10
Cat Ellington
Feb 22, 2017 · via TMDB
(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 Cecil B. DeMille-directed, Academy Award-winning biblical epic, the seventh most successful film of all-time, needs no further analysis. Among the undisputed, where exceptionally classic one-liners are concerned, The Ten Commandments is a timeless generational masterpiece, and a National Film Registry-honored landmark of the Hollywood cinema industry ... Period. Five out of five glittering stars.
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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
Henry Wilcoxon
Pentaur
Eduard Franz
Jethro
Donald Curtis
Mered
Lawrence Dobkin
Hur Ben Caleb
H.B. Warner
Amminadab
Julia Faye
Elisheba
Joanna Merlin
Jethro's Daughter
Fraser Clarke Heston
The Infant Moses
John Miljan
The Blind One
Francis McDonald
Simon
Ian Keith
Rameses I
Woody Strode
King of Ethiopia
Eugene Mazzola
Rameses' Son
Joan Woodbury
Korah's Wife
Rushdy Abaza
(as Rushti Abaza)
Dorothy Adams
Slave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
Eric Alden
High Ranking Officer / Taskmaster / Slave / Officer
E.J. André
Sheik of Hazerath
Baynes Barron
Taskmaster
Mary Benoit
Guardian of the Prince / Court Woman / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Mother
Henry Brandon
Commander of the Hosts
Mike Connors
Amalekite Herder (as Touch Connors)
Henry Corden
Sheik of Sinai
Edna Mae Cooper
Woman of the Court
Maude Fealy
Slave Woman / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor
Mimi Gibson
The Blind One's Granddaughter
Gavin Gordon
Trojan Ambassador
Nancy Hale
Court Lady in Pool
June Jocelyn
Court Lady / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Wife of Overseer
Gail Kobe
Pretty Slave Girl
Fred Kohler Jr.
Foreman
Kenneth MacDonald
Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Slave
Peter Mamakos
Chief Driver
George Melford
Hebrew at Golden Calf / Nobleman
John Merton
Architect's Assistant
Paula Morgan
Hebrew Woman / Slave Woman
Dorothy Neumann
Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Slave / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent
John Parrish
Sheik of Rephidim
Rodd Redwing
Taskmaster / Hebrew at Golden Calf
Addison Richards
Fan Bearer
Keith Richards
Hebrew at Golden Calf / Courtier / Slave / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Overseer
Onslow Stevens
Lugal
Clint Walker
Sardinian Captain
Frank Wilcox
Wazir
Luis Alberni
Old Hebrew at Moses' House (uncredited)
Lillian Albertson
Slave (uncredited)
Michael Ansara
Taskmaster (uncredited)
William Bagdad
Slave (uncredited)
Arthur Batanides
Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate (uncredited)
Polly Burson
Slave (uncredited)
Fairy Cunningham
Court Lady / Slave (uncredited)
Cecil B. DeMille
Narrator (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth
Chariot Driver (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)
Kay Hammond
Grease Woman (uncredited)
John Hart
Cretan Ambassador (uncredited)
Bob Herron
Courier (uncredited)
Madeleine Taylor Holmes
Slave (uncredited)
Rex Ingram
Bit Part (uncredited)
Mary Ellen Kay
Court Lady in Pool (uncredited)
Charlotte Knight
Slave (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Slave (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn
Old Slave / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton
Sethi's Attendant / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor (uncredited)
Nico Minardos
Courtier (uncredited)
Steve Mitchell
Slave (uncredited)
Charles Stevens
Slave (uncredited)
Carl Switzer
Slave (uncredited)
Robert Vaughn
Spearman / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)
Paul Wexler
Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)
Frankie Darro
Slave (uncredited)
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design
Edith Head
Costume Design
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Olga Celeste
Animal Wrangler
Bob Herron
Stunts
Loren Janes
Stunts
Polly Burson
Stunts
Michael D. Moore
Assistant Director
Cecil B. DeMille
Director
Anne Bauchens
Editor
Henry Wilcoxon
Associate Producer
Cecil B. DeMille
Producer
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Loren L. Ryder
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Æneas MacKenzie
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Jesse Lasky Jr.
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