Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 12 wins & 12 nominations total
Cedric Hardwicke
- Sethi
- (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
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- TriviaAt least 14,000 extras and 15,000 animals were used in this movie.
- GoofsWhen the Israelites are making the golden calf, one of the male dancers carelessly, but harmlessly, backs into the pot of molten metal.
- Crazy creditsThis film ends with the line: "So it was written, so it shall be done."
- Alternate versionsIn all of the film's theatrical releases, Cecil B. DeMille appears in a short prologue in which he prepares the audience for what they will see, including the fact that the picture will concentrate heavily on the early years of Moses before he led the Hebrews out of Egypt; he also indicates the length of the film and the fact that it will be shown with an intermission. This prologue has always been cut in the film's network television showings.
- ConnectionsEdited into Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
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Underrated Classic
The parting of the red sea! The confrontation at Mount Sinai! This movie is full of spectacular scenes and images! De Mille truly was a great filmmaker. His powerful imagination is evident in the Ten Commandments. This is his masterpiece. It carries you along on an epic adventure that is as big as the old testament. It captures the ancient, epic feel of the original Bible story. It has several stunning performances that could have easily been cheesy and fake, but are convincing and fascinating. Some say that the dialog is campy. I don't think so. I've seen this movie many times and have never thought so. It's nothing like the terrible dialog in Plan 9 From Outer Space from the same decade. The romance may be a cliché now, but it was quite original when it first came out and is still interesting. I personally don't like romance, so the fact that I wasn't bothered by this one is really saying something. This marvelous story is wonderfully told by De Mille and I would strongly recommend it.
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- jerkyshaw
- Aug 30, 2005
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- Budget
- $13,282,712 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $65,500,000
- Gross worldwide
- $65,500,755
- Runtime3 hours 40 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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