The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments(1956)

"The greatest event in motion picture history!"

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1,768 votes
220 minOctober 5, 1956

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.

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Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Moses

Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner

Rameses

Anne Baxter

Anne Baxter

Nefretiri

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Dathan

Yvonne De Carlo

Yvonne De Carlo

Sephora

Debra Paget

Debra Paget

Lilia

John Derek

John Derek

Joshua

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

Sethi

Nina Foch

Nina Foch

Bithiah

Martha Scott

Martha Scott

Yochabel

Judith Anderson

Judith Anderson

Memnet

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Baka

John Carradine

John Carradine

Aaron

Olive Deering

Olive Deering

Miriam

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Jannes

Frank De Kova

Frank De Kova

Abiram

Henry Wilcoxon

Henry Wilcoxon

Pentaur

Eduard Franz

Eduard Franz

Jethro

Donald Curtis

Donald Curtis

Mered

Lawrence Dobkin

Lawrence Dobkin

Hur Ben Caleb

H.B. Warner

H.B. Warner

Amminadab

Julia Faye

Julia Faye

Elisheba

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Lisa Mitchell

Jethro's Daughter

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Noelle Williams

Jethro's Daughter

Joanna Merlin

Joanna Merlin

Jethro's Daughter

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Pat Richard

Jethro's Daughter

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Joyce van der Veen

Jethro's Daughter

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Diane Hall

Jethro's Daughter

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Abbas El Boughdadly

Rameses' Charioteer

Fraser Clarke Heston

Fraser Clarke Heston

The Infant Moses

John Miljan

John Miljan

The Blind One

Francis McDonald

Francis McDonald

Simon

Ian Keith

Ian Keith

Rameses I

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Paul De Rolf

Eleazar

Woody Strode

Woody Strode

King of Ethiopia

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Tommy Duran

Gershom

Eugene Mazzola

Eugene Mazzola

Rameses' Son

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Ramsay Hill

Korah

Joan Woodbury

Joan Woodbury

Korah's Wife

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Esther Brown

Princess Tharbis

Rushdy Abaza

Rushdy Abaza

(as Rushti Abaza)

Dorothy Adams

Dorothy Adams

Slave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate

Eric Alden

Eric Alden

High Ranking Officer / Taskmaster / Slave / Officer

E.J. André

E.J. André

Sheik of Hazerath

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Babette Bain

Little Miriam

Baynes Barron

Baynes Barron

Taskmaster

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Kay Bell

Taskmaster / Red-Bearded Slave

Mary Benoit

Mary Benoit

Guardian of the Prince / Court Woman / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Mother

Henry Brandon

Henry Brandon

Commander of the Hosts

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Robert Carson

Eleazar as an Adult

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Bobby Clark

Little Boy in Exodus

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Rus Conklin

Whip-Scarred Brick-Carrier / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent

Mike Connors

Mike Connors

Amalekite Herder (as Touch Connors)

Henry Corden

Henry Corden

Sheik of Sinai

Edna Mae Cooper

Edna Mae Cooper

Woman of the Court

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Kem Dibbs

Corporal

Maude Fealy

Maude Fealy

Slave Woman / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor

Mimi Gibson

Mimi Gibson

The Blind One's Granddaughter

Gavin Gordon

Gavin Gordon

Trojan Ambassador

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Diane Gump

Slave

Nancy Hale

Nancy Hale

Court Lady in Pool

June Jocelyn

June Jocelyn

Court Lady / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Wife of Overseer

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Richard Kean

Old Hebrew at Moses' House / Hebrew Toward Corridor

Gail Kobe

Gail Kobe

Pretty Slave Girl

Fred Kohler Jr.

Fred Kohler Jr.

Foreman

Kenneth MacDonald

Kenneth MacDonald

Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Slave

Peter Mamakos

Peter Mamakos

Chief Driver

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Irene Martin

Tuya

George Melford

George Melford

Hebrew at Golden Calf / Nobleman

John Merton

John Merton

Architect's Assistant

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Amena Mohamed

Architect's Assistant

Paula Morgan

Paula Morgan

Hebrew Woman / Slave Woman

Dorothy Neumann

Dorothy Neumann

Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Slave / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent

John Parrish

John Parrish

Sheik of Rephidim

Rodd Redwing

Rodd Redwing

Taskmaster / Hebrew at Golden Calf

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Fan Bearer

Keith Richards

Keith Richards

Hebrew at Golden Calf / Courtier / Slave / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Overseer

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Hal Sherman

Slave

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Marcoreta Starr

Slave / Hebrew at Golden Calf

Onslow Stevens

Onslow Stevens

Lugal

Clint Walker

Clint Walker

Sardinian Captain

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Amanda Webb

Hebrew at Golden Calf / Young Woman / Hebrew in Exodus

Frank Wilcox

Frank Wilcox

Wazir

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Jeane Wood

Slave / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Hebrew at Golden Calf

Luis Alberni

Luis Alberni

Old Hebrew at Moses' House (uncredited)

Lillian Albertson

Lillian Albertson

Slave (uncredited)

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Barbara Aler

Lady from Edon / Priestess / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)

Michael Ansara

Michael Ansara

Taskmaster (uncredited)

William Bagdad

William Bagdad

Slave (uncredited)

Arthur Batanides

Arthur Batanides

Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate (uncredited)

Polly Burson

Polly Burson

Slave (uncredited)

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Lesley-Marie Colburn

Slave Child (uncredited)

Fairy Cunningham

Fairy Cunningham

Court Lady / Slave (uncredited)

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Narrator (uncredited)

Richard Farnsworth

Richard Farnsworth

Chariot Driver (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Frank Hagney

Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)

Kay Hammond

Kay Hammond

Grease Woman (uncredited)

John Hart

John Hart

Cretan Ambassador (uncredited)

Bob Herron

Bob Herron

Courier (uncredited)

Madeleine Taylor Holmes

Madeleine Taylor Holmes

Slave (uncredited)

Rex Ingram

Rex Ingram

Bit Part (uncredited)

Mary Ellen Kay

Mary Ellen Kay

Court Lady in Pool (uncredited)

Charlotte Knight

Charlotte Knight

Slave (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt

Norman Leavitt

Slave (uncredited)

Emmett Lynn

Emmett Lynn

Old Slave / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton

Herbert Lytton

Sethi's Attendant / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor (uncredited)

Nico Minardos

Nico Minardos

Courtier (uncredited)

Steve Mitchell

Steve Mitchell

Slave (uncredited)

Ron Nyman

Ron Nyman

Egyptian Guard (uncredited)

Charles Stevens

Charles Stevens

Slave (uncredited)

Carl Switzer

Carl Switzer

Slave (uncredited)

Robert Vaughn

Robert Vaughn

Spearman / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)

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Alan Wells

Hebrew at Crag and Corridor (uncredited)

Paul Wexler

Paul Wexler

Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)

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