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The Ten Commandments: Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. With Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson. 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.
- Cecil B. Demille
- 2 min
The Ten Commandments. The life of Moses (Charlton Heston), once favoured in the Pharaoh’s (Yul Brynner) household, who turned his back on a privileged life to lead his people to freedom. 25,722 IMDb 7.9 3 h 40 min 1956. X-Ray G. Drama · Adventure · Philosophical · Strange. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.79. Buy. HD $16.99. More purchase.
Enjoying a life of ease in the court of Egypt's pharaoh, Moses (Charlton Heston) discovers his Hebrew heritage and, later, God's expectations of him.
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- Cecil B. Demille
- G
- Charlton Heston
Cecil B. DeMille picked Charlton Heston for the role of Moses because he bore a resemblance to Michelangelo's statue of Moses in Rome, Italy. Heston played Michelangelo in "The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)."
Genre Drama, History, Biography, Adventure, Fantasy. Interpreted by. Charlton Heston. John Derek. Martha Scott. Judith Anderson. Cedrick Webster Hardwicke. Yul Brynner. Plot – Survived to the massacre of the Jews firstborns, little Moses has grown up as a true Egyptian.
It 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. It stars Charlton Heston in the lead role, Yul Brynner as Rameses, Anne Baxter as Nefretiri ...
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Moses (Charlton Heston) leads the slaves from the tyranny of Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II (Yul Brynner) and into the desert where he is later given the law of God. Once the Pharaoh's chief architect, Moses receives the attentions of Queen Nefretiri (Anne Baxter) until he rebels and is cast into exile.
