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    The Ten Commandments

    G1956 · Historical drama · 3h 40m

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  1. Brief Synopsis. To escape the edict of Egypt's Pharoah, Rameses I, condemning all first-born Hebrew males, the infant Moses is set adrift on the Nile in a reed basket. Saved by the pharaoh's daughter Bithiah, he is adopted by her and brought up in the court of her brother, Pharaoh Seti.

  2. The film covers the life of Moses from his discovery in a basket floating on the Nile as a baby by Bithiah, a childless young widow and daughter of the then-Pharaoh, Rameses I, to his prohibition from entering the land of Israel in the wake of God's judgment on him at the waters of Meribah.

  3. The Ten Commandments. G Now Playing 3 hr. 40 min. History Drama List. 84% 45 Reviews Tomatometer 87% 50,000+ Ratings Audience Score Enjoying a life of ease in the court of Egypt's pharaoh,...

  4. Overview. 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. Cecil B. DeMille. Director. J.H. Ingraham. Novel. A.E. Southon. Novel. Dorothy Clarke Wilson. Novel.

  5. The Ten Commandments is a 1956 American epic religious drama film produced, directed, and narrated by Cecil B. DeMille, shot in VistaVision (color by Technicolor ), and released by Paramount Pictures.

  6. About this movie. 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.

  7. Dec 7, 2014 · Movies. Movie News. ‘The Ten Commandments’: THRs 1956 Review. In the fall of 1956, moviegoers were greeted with what would become one of Hollywood's most enduring Biblical-themed...

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