The Ten Commandments
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.
Critics Sentiment
Moses parts the Red Sea for Hebrew crossing
Dathan leads Hebrews in golden calf worship orgy
The film drops from its spectacular Red Sea climax to the campy golden calf sequence before recovering with Moses's powerful tablet-smashing finale.
The Ten Commandments builds steadily through Moses's origin story to spectacular plague sequences, peaks magnificently with the Red Sea parting, then maintains strong sentiment through its biblical conclusion. Critics consistently praised the epic spectacle, Heston's commanding performance, and Brynner's excellent Rameses, though some noted occasional campy dialogue in the final act.
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Charlton Heston
Moses
Yul Brynner
Rameses
Anne Baxter
Nefretiri
Edward G. Robinson
Dathan
Yvonne De Carlo
Sephora
Debra Paget
Lilia
John Derek
Joshua
Cedric Hardwicke
Sethi
Nina Foch
Bithiah
Martha Scott
Yochabel
Judith Anderson
Memnet
Vincent Price
Baka
John Carradine
Aaron
Olive Deering
Miriam
Douglass Dumbrille
Jannes
Frank De Kova
Abiram
Henry Wilcoxon
Pentaur
Eduard Franz
Jethro
Donald Curtis
Mered
Lawrence Dobkin
Hur Ben Caleb
Crew
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