The Ten Commandments
A humble Hebrew infant raised as Egyptian royalty discovers his true heritage and must confront an unforgiving pharaoh to lead his enslaved people to freedom, risking war and divine wrath in the quest for a promised destiny.
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Synopsis
A Hebrew infant who narrowly escapes death is raised within a royal household and grows up as a prince. After learning of his true origins, Moses begins a personal journey to fulfill his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.
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The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 450+ credited
Why a floor?
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Anne BauchensShot by Loyal GriggsScored by Elmer BernsteinSound by A H Barnett
Box Office
1956 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 9.4× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$122.7M
Versions & cuts
- Roadshow Version· 231 min
Also known as
- Die zehn Gebotede
- Los diez mandamientoses
- Les Dix Commandementsfr
- I dieci comandamentiit
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- United StatesOct 5, 1956
- BrazilJan 4, 1957
- ItalyJun 29, 1957
- PeruNov 21, 1957
- United KingdomNov 28, 1957
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Cast & Crew
450 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
250Vincent Price
as Baka
John Carradine
as Aaron
Olive Deering
as Miriam
Douglass Dumbrille
as Jannes
Frank Dekova
as Abiram
Henry Wilcoxon
as Pentaur
Eduard Franz
as Jethro
Donald Curtis
as Mered
Lawrence Dobkin
as Hur Ben Caleb
H B Warner
as Amminadab
Rex Ingram Director
as as Bit Part (uncredited)
Julia Faye
as Elisheba
Lisa Mitchell
as Jethro's Daughter
Noelle Williams
as Jethro's Daughter
Joanna Merlin
as Jethro's Daughter
Pat Richard
as Jethro's Daughter
Joyce Vanderveen
as Jethro's Daughter
Diane Hall
as Jethro's Daughter
Abbas El Boughdadly
as Rameses' Charioteer
Fraser C Heston
as The Infant Moses
John Miljan
as The Blind One
Francis Mcdonald
as Simon
Ian Keith
as Rameses I
Paul De Rolf
as Eleazar
Woody Strode
as King of Ethiopia
Tommy Duran
as Gershom
Eugene Mazzola
as Rameses' Son
Ramsay Hill
as Korah
Joan Woodbury
as Korah's Wife
Esther Brown
as Princess Tharbis
Rushdy Abaza
as Hebrew at Golden Calf
Dorothy Adams
as Slave Woman, Hebrew at Golden Calf, Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
Eric Alden
as High Ranking Officer, Taskmaster, Slave, Officer
E J Andre
as Sheik of Hazerath
Babette Bain
as Little Miriam
Baynes Barron
as Taskmaster
Kay Bell
as Taskmaster, Red-Bearded Slave
Mary Benoit
as Guardian of the Prince, Court Woman, Hebrew at Dathan's Tent, Hebrew at Crag and Corridor, Mother
Henry Brandon
as Commander of the Hosts
Robert Carson
as Eleazar as an Adult
Bobby Clark
as Little Boy in Exodus
Rus Conklin
as Whip-Scarred Brick-Carrier, Hebrew at Dathan's Tent
Mike Connors
as Amalekite Herder
Henry Corden
as Sheik of Sinai
Edna Mae Cooper
as Woman of the Court
Kem Dibbs
as Corporal
Maude Fealy
as Slave Woman, Hebrew at Crag and Corridor
Mimi Gibson
as The Blind One's Granddaughter
Diane Gump
as Slave
Nancy Hale
as Court Lady in Pool
June Jocelyn
as Court Lady, Hebrew at Crag and Corridor, Hebrew at Dathan's Tent, Wife of Overseer
Richard Kean
as Old Hebrew at Moses' House, Hebrew Toward Corridor
Gail Kobe
as Pretty Slave Girl
Fred Kohler Jr
as Foreman
Kenneth Macdonald
as Hebrew at Crag and Corridor, Slave
Peter Mamakos
as Chief Driver
Irene Martin
as Tuya
George Melford
as Hebrew at Golden Calf, Nobleman
John Merton
as Architect's Assistant
Amena Mohamed
as Architect's Assistant
Paula Morgan
as Hebrew Woman, Slave Woman
Dorothy Neumann
as Hebrew at Crag and Corridor, Slave, Hebrew at Dathan's Tent
John Parrish
as Sheik of Rephidim
Rodd Redwing
as Taskmaster, Hebrew at Golden Calf
Addison Richards
as Fan Bearer
Keith Richards
as Hebrew at Golden Calf, Courtier, Slave, Hebrew at Dathan's Tent, Hebrew at Crag and Corridor, Overseer
Marcoreta Starr
as Slave, Hebrew at Golden Calf
Onslow Stevens
as Lugal
Clint Walker
as Sardinian Captain
Amanda Webb
as Hebrew at Golden Calf, Young Woman, Hebrew in Exodus
Frank Wilcox
as Wazir
Jeane Wood
as Slave, Hebrew at Crag and Corridor, Hebrew at Golden Calf
Abdullah Abbas
as Taskmaster
Ray Aghayan
as Hebrew at Golden Calf
Ahmed Salah Sayed Ahmed
as Slave
Luis Alberni
as Old Hebrew at Moses' House
Lillian Albertson
as Slave
Barbara Aler
as Lady from Edon, Priestess, Hebrew at Golden Calf
Ted Allan
as Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
Herb Alpert
as Drummer on Mt. Sinai
Claire Andre
as Slave
Dorothy Andre
as Slave
Michael Ansara
as Taskmaster
Bart Antinora
as Slave
Alan Aric
as Hebrew at Golden Calf
Joel Ashley
as Taskmaster
Maria Elena Aza
as Dancing Girl
William Bagdad
as Slave
Vicki Bakken
as Egyptian Courtesan
Peter Baldwin
as Courtier
Patti Ballon
as Hebrew Girl at Rameses' Gate
Judith Barrett
as Hebrew at Golden Calf
Norman Bartold
as Signalman
Betty Bassett
as Court Woman
Jack Baston
as Fan Bearer
Arthur Batanides
as Hebrew at Rameses' Gate, Hebrew at Golden Calf
George Baxter
as 2nd Wazir
Prudence Beers
as Hebrew at Crag and Corridor, Hebrew at Golden Calf
Don Bender
as Young Boy
Marc Bender
as Child Slave
Richard Bender
as Granary Child, Child Slave
Rita Bennett
as Slave
Steven Benson
as Little Boy in Exodus
Dehl Berti
as Pharaoh's Manservant, Architect's Assistant
Robert Bice
as Sergeant
Harriett Brest
as Hebrew in Exodus
Cindy Brown
as Slave
Linda Sue Brown
as Girl with Doll
Naaman Brown
as Ethiopian
Wanda Brown
as Slave
Zev Bufman
as Slave, Hebrew in Exodus, Hebrew at Golden Calf
Rexford Burnett
as Slave
Polly Burson
as Slave
Iris Burton
as Dancer
Herb Butterfield
as Royal Physician
Lillian Buyeff
as Mother
Tim Cagney
as Gershom - Age 6
Florine Carlan
as Hebrew Woman
Cliff Carnell
as Edomite Ambassador
Larry Chance
as Taskmaster at Brick Pits
Anna Cheselka
as Extra
Babs Christie
as Jethro's Daughter
Ken Christy
as Slave
Adalet Cimcoz
as Nefretiri
Shari Clark
as Slave, Hebrew Toward Corridor
Elizabeth Cloud Miller
as Old Hebrew Woman at Moses' House
Fred Coby
as Taskmaster, Hebrew at Golden Calf
Peter Coe
as Egyptian Soldier
Lesley Marie Colburn
as Slave Child
Edward Colebrook
as Slave
Zebedy Colt
as Slave
John Compton
as Slave
Roger Creed
as Taskmaster, Slave, Baka's Guard
John F Cretan
as Courtier, Slave, Hebrew Toward Corridor
Dorothy Crider
as Hebrew in Exodus
Dean Cromer
as Courtier
Kio Cuddy
as Priestess
Fairy Cunningham
as Court Lady, Slave
Jack Cunningham
as Spearman
Tony Dante
as Libyan Captain
Jann Darlyn
as Swimmer
Steve Darrell
as Man with Bedding
Frankie Darro
as Slave
Madelyn Darrow
as Court Lady in Pool
James Davies
as Hebrew at Golden Calf
Terence De Marney
as Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
Adeline De Walt Reynolds
as Frail Old Lady
Jerado Decordovier
as Slave
Cecil B Demille
as Narrator
Vera Denham
as Slave, Hebrew in Dathan's Tent, Hebrew at Crag and Corridor
John Diggs
as Babylonian Ambassador
Sophie Dimitry
as Slave
Allan Douglas
as Hebrew in Exodus, Hebrew at Golden Calf
John Drexel
as Courtier
Robert Dumas
as Palace Guard
Wade Dumas
as Extra
Margie Duncan
as Slave
Marjie Duncan
as Slave
Edward Earle
as Slave
Mohamed El Deeb
as Elder
Mah Salah Eldin
as Treasury Guard
Nestor Eristoff
as Extra
Henry A Escalante
as Taskmaster, Palace Guard
Hanaf Abou Esma
as Treasury Guard
Anthony Eustrel
as First High Priest
Charles Evans
as Councillor
Luigi Faccuito
as Dancer
Matty Fain
as Slave
Gamel Faris
as Sergeant
Richard Farnsworth
as Chariot Driver
Franklyn Farnum
as High Official
Frank Fayad
as Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
Tido Fedderson
as Court Lady
Lila Finn
as Slave
Jack Fleming
as Servant
Joe Flynn
as Bit Part
Mary Elizabeth Forbes
as Hebrew Woman, Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
Eddie Foster
as Slave
Mona Fouad
as Slave
Vera Francis
as Nubian Slave
John Frederick Nm0292796
as Officer, Egyptian Captain
Robert Fuller
as Extra
Kathy Garver
as Rachel
Paul Gary
as Slave
Anthony George
as Slave
Leonard George
as Slave
Hal Gerard
as Slave, Hebrew at Crag and Corridor, Hebrew at Golden Calf
Jeanne Gerson
as Slave Woman with Donkey, Hebrew in Exodus
Emily Getchell
as Old Hebrew Woman, Woman at Moses' House
Jo Gilbert
as Slave
Richard Gilden
as Hebrew in Dathan's Tent
Andy Glick
as Hebrew Boy at Rameses' Gate
Joe Gold
as Egyptian Guard
Gavin Gordon
as Trojan Ambassador
Judy Goren
as Girl with Donkey
Cliff Gould
as Nobleman
Bernie Gozier
as Extra
Joe Gray
as Palace Guard
Jaclynne Greene
as Mother
Maia Gregory
as Slave
Robert Griffin
as High Priest
Mary Ann Griggs
as Hebrew at Golden Calf
Lyn Guild
as Slave
Frank Hagney
as Hebrew at Golden Calf
Chuck Hamilton
as Slave, Hebrew at Crag and Corridor
Kay Hammond
as Grease Woman
Peter Hansen
as Young Aide
Charmienne Harker
as Court Lady, Cretan Lady
Michael Harris
as Courtier
John Hart
as Cretan Ambassador
Maurice Hart
as Slave
Jean Harvey
as Slave
Paul Harvey
as Royal Physician
Edmund Hashim
as Captain of the Guards, Officer, Captain of Trumpeters
Mary Ann Hawkins
as Slave
Donald Hayne
as God (Pillar of Fire)
Shirley Heart
as Egyptian Dancer
Helene Heigh
as Court Lady
Len Hendry
as Hebrew in Dathan's Tent
Bob Herron
as Courier
Herbert Heyes
as Old Councillor
Salah Higazy
as Sergeant
Hallene Hill
as Old Woman
Ed Hinton
as Taskmaster, Flagman
Patricia Hitchcock
as Court Lady
Madeleine Taylor Holmes
as Slave
Robert Hunter
as Courier
Patricia Iannone
as Granary Child
Rex Ingram
as Bit Part
Delos Jewkes
as God
Adele Cook Johnson
as Court Lady
Llorna Jordon
as Hebrew at Golden Calf
Eddie Kane
as Hebrew at Crag and Corridor
Mary Ellen Kay
as Court Lady in Pool
Max Keith
as Nobleman
Robert Kendall
as Slave Boy with Pigeons, Architect's Assistant
Don Kent
as Captain of Tintyru
George Khoury
as Hebrew at Golden Calf
George Kilburn
as Slave
Glen Kilburn
as Hebrew at Dathan's Tent
Walter Woolf King
as Herald
Charlott Knight
as Slave
Mel Koontz
as Ethiopian Witch Doctor
Walter Kray
as Courtier
Frank Lackteen
as Old Slave Praying
Ethan Laidlaw
as Elder of Joseph
Harry Landers
as Architect's Assistant, Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
Bob Lavarre
as Taskmaster
Anthony Lawrence
as Slave
Norman Leavitt
as Slave
Directors
1Writers
4Producers
3Other crew
194Erich Dunskus
Aaron
Dietrich Frauboes
Abiram
Hussein Makram
accountant: transportation department (uncredited)
Keith C Seele
acknowledgment for valuable cooperation is given to (as Dr. Keith C. Seele)
Ralph Marcus
acknowledgment for valuable cooperation is given to (as Dr. Ralph Marcus)
Labib Habachi
acknowledgment for valuable cooperation is given to: Department of Antiquities, Luxor, Egypt (as Dr. Labib Habachi)
Rudolph Lupo
acknowledgment for valuable cooperation is given to: Jewish Community Library, Los Angeles (as Rabbi Rudolph Lupo)
William C Hayes
acknowledgment for valuable cooperation is given to: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (as Dr. William C. Hayes)
George R Hughes
acknowledgment for valuable cooperation is given to: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago (as Dr. George R. Hughes)
J Peverell Marley
additional photographer
John F Warren
additional photographer (as John Warren)
W Wallace Kelley
additional photographer (as Wallace Kelley)
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