The Ten Commandments (1956 film)

The Ten Commandments

Directed by  |  Cecil B. DeMille
Produced by  |  Cecil B. DeMille
Written by  |  Æneas MacKenzie
Jesse L. Lasky Jr.
Jack Gariss
Fredric M. Frank
Narrated by  |  Cecil B. DeMille
Starring  |  Charlton Heston
Yul Brynner
Anne Baxter
Edward G. Robinson
Music by  |  Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography  |  Loyal Griggs
Editing by  |  Anne Bauchens
Distributed by  |  Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)  |  October 5, 1956
Running time  |  220 min
Country  |  USA
Language  |  English

The Ten Commandments is a Biblical epic film released in 1956 by Paramount Pictures, produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner. It is based on the story of Moses as derived from the Biblical books of Genesis and Exodus and other sources. It is an expanded semi-remake of DeMille's 1923 silent version of The Ten Commandments, which was also released by Paramount and entered the public domain in 2019.

## Contents

* 1 Plot
* 2 Trivia
* 3 Production notes
* 4 External link

## Plot[edit]

## Trivia[edit]

## Production notes[edit]

## External link[edit]

* The Ten Commandments (1956) at IMDb