Drama · History
The Ten Commandments
Avg rating 8.0 / My rating TBC
1956 · Directed by Cecil B. DeMille · With Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter
- Biblical Epic
- Historical Epic
- Classical Hollywood
A Hebrew infant is raised inside Pharaoh's palace as an Egyptian prince, with every advantage of rank. As he grows, his place in Egypt and his sense of who he is begin to pull against each other. DeMille tells the story of Moses on the largest scale Hollywood could manage.
Film info
- Runtime
- 3h 40m · 220 min
- Format
- Technicolor and VistaVision, framed widescreen. Elmer Bernstein's large orchestral score carries much of the emotion.
- IMDb
- 7.9 / 10 (83,457 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 82% (critics)
- TMDB
- 7.8 / 10 (audience, 1,936 votes)
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