The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
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.

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Cast

Charlton Heston Charlton Heston As: Moses
Yul Brynner Yul Brynner As: Rameses
Anne Baxter Anne Baxter As: Nefretiri
Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson As: Dathan
Yvonne De Carlo Yvonne De Carlo As: Sephora
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: The greatest event in motion picture history!
Certification: G

Details

Genres: Drama, History

Language: English

Release Date: 05 October 1956

Country: US

Runtime: 220m

Company Credits

Company: Paramount Pictures, Motion Picture Associates

Budget: $13,000,000

Revenue: $122,700,000

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Cast

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Moses

Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner

Rameses

Anne Baxter

Anne Baxter

Nefretiri

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Dathan

Yvonne De Carlo

Yvonne De Carlo

Sephora

Debra Paget

Debra Paget

Lilia

John Derek

John Derek

Joshua

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

Sethi

Nina Foch

Nina Foch

Bithiah

Martha Scott

Martha Scott

Yochabel

Judith Anderson

Judith Anderson

Memnet

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Baka

John Carradine

John Carradine

Aaron

Olive Deering

Olive Deering

Miriam

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Jannes

Frank De Kova

Frank De Kova

Abiram

Henry Wilcoxon

Henry Wilcoxon

Pentaur

Eduard Franz

Eduard Franz

Jethro

Donald Curtis

Donald Curtis

Mered

Lawrence Dobkin

Lawrence Dobkin

Hur Ben Caleb

H.B. Warner

H.B. Warner

Amminadab

Julia Faye

Julia Faye

Elisheba

Lisa Mitchell

Lisa Mitchell

Jethro's Daughter

Noelle Williams

Noelle Williams

Jethro's Daughter

Joanna Merlin

Joanna Merlin

Jethro's Daughter

Pat Richard

Pat Richard

Jethro's Daughter

Joyce van der Veen

Joyce van der Veen

Jethro's Daughter

Diane Hall

Diane Hall

Jethro's Daughter

Abbas El Boughdadly

Abbas El Boughdadly

Rameses' Charioteer

Fraser Clarke Heston

Fraser Clarke Heston

The Infant Moses

John Miljan

John Miljan

The Blind One

Francis McDonald

Francis McDonald

Simon

Ian Keith

Ian Keith

Rameses I

Paul De Rolf

Paul De Rolf

Eleazar

Woody Strode

Woody Strode

King of Ethiopia

Tommy Duran

Tommy Duran

Gershom

Eugene Mazzola

Eugene Mazzola

Rameses' Son

Ramsay Hill

Ramsay Hill

Korah

Joan Woodbury

Joan Woodbury

Korah's Wife

Esther Brown

Esther Brown

Princess Tharbis

Rushdy Abaza

Rushdy Abaza

(as Rushti Abaza)

Dorothy Adams

Dorothy Adams

Slave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate

Eric Alden

Eric Alden

High Ranking Officer / Taskmaster / Slave / Officer

E.J. André

E.J. André

Sheik of Hazerath

Babette Bain

Babette Bain

Little Miriam

Baynes Barron

Baynes Barron

Taskmaster

Kay Bell

Kay Bell

Taskmaster / Red-Bearded Slave

Mary Benoit

Mary Benoit

Guardian of the Prince / Court Woman / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Mother

Henry Brandon

Henry Brandon

Commander of the Hosts

Robert Carson

Robert Carson

Eleazar as an Adult

Bobby Clark

Bobby Clark

Little Boy in Exodus

Rus Conklin

Rus Conklin

Whip-Scarred Brick-Carrier / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent

Mike Connors

Mike Connors

Amalekite Herder (as Touch Connors)

Henry Corden

Henry Corden

Sheik of Sinai

Edna Mae Cooper

Edna Mae Cooper

Woman of the Court

Kem Dibbs

Kem Dibbs

Corporal

Maude Fealy

Maude Fealy

Slave Woman / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor

Mimi Gibson

Mimi Gibson

The Blind One's Granddaughter

Gavin Gordon

Gavin Gordon

Trojan Ambassador

Diane Gump

Diane Gump

Slave

Nancy Hale

Nancy Hale

Court Lady in Pool

June Jocelyn

June Jocelyn

Court Lady / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Wife of Overseer

Richard Kean

Richard Kean

Old Hebrew at Moses' House / Hebrew Toward Corridor

Gail Kobe

Gail Kobe

Pretty Slave Girl

Fred Kohler Jr.

Fred Kohler Jr.

Foreman

Kenneth MacDonald

Kenneth MacDonald

Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Slave

Peter Mamakos

Peter Mamakos

Chief Driver

Irene Martin

Irene Martin

Tuya

George Melford

George Melford

Hebrew at Golden Calf / Nobleman

John Merton

John Merton

Architect's Assistant

Amena Mohamed

Amena Mohamed

Architect's Assistant

Paula Morgan

Paula Morgan

Hebrew Woman / Slave Woman

Dorothy Neumann

Dorothy Neumann

Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Slave / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent

John Parrish

John Parrish

Sheik of Rephidim

Rodd Redwing

Rodd Redwing

Taskmaster / Hebrew at Golden Calf

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Fan Bearer

Keith Richards

Keith Richards

Hebrew at Golden Calf / Courtier / Slave / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Overseer

Hal Sherman

Hal Sherman

Slave (uncredited)

Marcoreta Starr

Marcoreta Starr

Slave / Hebrew at Golden Calf

Onslow Stevens

Onslow Stevens

Lugal

Clint Walker

Clint Walker

Sardinian Captain

Amanda Webb

Amanda Webb

Hebrew at Golden Calf / Young Woman / Hebrew in Exodus

Frank Wilcox

Frank Wilcox

Wazir

Jeane Wood

Jeane Wood

Slave / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Hebrew at Golden Calf

Luis Alberni

Luis Alberni

Old Hebrew at Moses' House

Lillian Albertson

Lillian Albertson

Slave

Barbara Aler

Barbara Aler

Lady from Edon / Priestess / Hebrew at Golden Calf

Michael Ansara

Michael Ansara

Taskmaster (uncredited)

William Bagdad

William Bagdad

Slave

Lesley-Marie Colburn

Lesley-Marie Colburn

Slave Child

Fairy Cunningham

Fairy Cunningham

Court Lady / Slave

Kay Hammond

Kay Hammond

Grease Woman

Mary Ellen Kay

Mary Ellen Kay

Court Lady in Pool

Robert Vaughn

Robert Vaughn

Spearman / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)

Alan Wells

Alan Wells

Hebrew at Crag and Corridor

Richard Farnsworth

Richard Farnsworth

Chariot Driver

Madeleine Taylor Holmes

Madeleine Taylor Holmes

Slave

Nico Minardos

Nico Minardos

Courtier

Arthur Batanides

Arthur Batanides

Hebrew at Golden Calf/Hebrew at Rameses' Gate

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Narrator (uncredited)

Ron Nyman

Ron Nyman

Egyptian Guard (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton

Herbert Lytton

Sethi's Attendant / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor (uncredited)

Emmett Lynn

Emmett Lynn

Old Slave / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt

Norman Leavitt

Slave (uncredited)

Charlotte Knight

Charlotte Knight

Slave (uncredited)

Rex Ingram

Rex Ingram

Bit Part (uncredited)

Bob Herron

Bob Herron

Courier (uncredited)

John Hart

John Hart

Cretan Ambassador (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Frank Hagney

Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)

Paul Wexler

Paul Wexler

Hebrew at Golden Calf

Charles Stevens

Charles Stevens

Slave (uncredited)

Steve Mitchell

Steve Mitchell

Slave (uncredited)

Polly Burson

Polly Burson

Slave (uncredited)

Directed By

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Director

Daniel McCauley

Daniel McCauley

Assistant Director

Michael D. Moore

Michael D. Moore

Assistant Director

Francisco Day

Francisco Day

Assistant Director

Edward Salven

Edward Salven

Assistant Director

Arthur Rosson

Arthur Rosson

Assistant Director

Fouad Aref

Fouad Aref

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Producer

Henry Wilcoxon

Henry Wilcoxon

Associate Producer

Gladys Percey

Gladys Percey

Researcher

Henry Noerdlinger

Henry Noerdlinger

Researcher

C. Kenneth Deland

C. Kenneth Deland

Production Manager

Donald Robb

Donald Robb

Production Manager

Frank Caffey

Frank Caffey

Production Manager

Doris Turner

Doris Turner

Production Secretary

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Wally Westmore

Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

Frank Westmore

Frank Westmore

Makeup Artist

Frank McCoy

Frank McCoy

Makeup Artist

Nellie Manley

Nellie Manley

Hairstylist

Edith Head

Edith Head

Costume Design

Arnold Friberg

Arnold Friberg

Costume Design

Ralph Jester

Ralph Jester

Costume Design

John Jensen

John Jensen

Costume Design

Dorothy Jeakins

Dorothy Jeakins

Costume Design

Bud Bashaw Jr.

Bud Bashaw Jr.

Makeup Artist

Helen Lierly

Helen Lierly

Hairstylist

Vera Tomei

Vera Tomei

Hairstylist

Sound

Gene Garvin

Gene Garvin

Sound Recordist

Harry Lindgren

Harry Lindgren

Sound Recordist

Louis Mesenkop

Louis Mesenkop

Recording Supervision

Elmer Bernstein

Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

Loren L. Ryder

Loren L. Ryder

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

George Dutton

George Dutton

Sound Effects Designer

Visual Effects

Albert Simpson

Albert Simpson

Matte Painter

Camera

Loyal Griggs

Loyal Griggs

Director of Photography

W. Wallace Kelley

W. Wallace Kelley

Additional Photography

John F. Warren

John F. Warren

Additional Photography

J. Peverell Marley

J. Peverell Marley

Additional Photography

Richard Mueller

Richard Mueller

Other

Norbert Haring

Norbert Haring

Grip

Albert Scheving

Albert Scheving

Assistant Camera

Murray Young

Murray Young

Key Grip

Glen E. Richardson

Glen E. Richardson

Still Photographer

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Walter H. Tyler

Walter H. Tyler

Art Direction

Albert Nozaki

Albert Nozaki

Art Direction

Hal Pereira

Hal Pereira

Art Direction

Ray Moyer

Ray Moyer

Set Decoration

Sam Comer

Sam Comer

Set Decoration

Gordon Cole

Gordon Cole

Property Master

Jerry Cook

Jerry Cook

Construction Coordinator

Robert Goodstein

Robert Goodstein

Property Master

Other Crew

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