The Ten Commandments (1956 movie)

The Ten Commandments (1956) trailer starring Charlton Heston.

June 9, 2019 by Jessie Mendoza

The Ten Commandments is a 1956 American epic religious drama film produced, directed, and narrated by Cecil B. DeMille, shot in VistaVision (color by Technicolor), and released by Paramount Pictures.

The film is based on Prince of Egypt by Dorothy Clarke Wilson, Pillar of Fire by J.H. Ingraham, On Eagle’s Wings by A.E. Southon, and the Book of Exodus.

The Ten Commandments dramatizes the biblical story of the life of Moses, an adopted Egyptian prince who becomes the deliverer of his real brethren, the enslaved Hebrews, and therefore leads the Exodus to Mount Sinai, where he receives, from God, the Ten Commandments.

The film stars Charlton Heston in the lead role, Yul Brynner as Rameses, Anne Baxter as Nefretiri, Edward G. Robinson as Dathan, Yvonne De Carlo as Sephora, Debra Paget as Lilia, and John Derek as Joshua; and features Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Sethi, Nina Foch as Bithiah, Martha Scott as Yochabel, Judith Anderson as Memnet, and Vincent Price as Baka, among others.

Starring : Charlton Heston
Genre : Adventure / Drama
Country : United States
Language : English
Director : Cecil B. DeMille
Production : Motion Picture Associates (II)
Distributor : Paramount Pictures / Paramount British Pictures / Paramount / Paramount-Films / Film AB Paramount / Cinema International Corporation (CIC) / American Broadcasting Company (ABC) / Yleisradio (YLE) / Paramount Home Video / Paramount Home Entertainment / Warner Home Video / Classics Films Distribución / Fathom Events / CIC Video / CIC Vídeo / CIC-Taft Home Video / Esselte CIC Video / Esselte Video / Netflix / Trifecta Entertainment and Media