The Ten Commandments backdrop

The Ten Commandments 1956 Directed by Cecil B. DeMille

The greatest event in motion picture history!

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , History
Budget $13,000,000
Revenue $122,700,000
Release Date 5 October 1956
220 mins
Cast
Yul Brynner Rameses
Anne Baxter Nefretiri
John Derek Joshua
Nina Foch Bithiah
Martha Scott Yochabel
Lawrence Dobkin Hur Ben Caleb
H.B. Warner Amminadab
Julia Faye Elisheba
Lisa Mitchell Jethro's Daughter
Noelle Williams Jethro's Daughter
Joanna Merlin Jethro's Daughter
Pat Richard Jethro's Daughter
Joyce van der Veen Jethro's Daughter
Diane Hall Jethro's Daughter
Abbas El Boughdadly Rameses' Charioteer
Fraser Clarke Heston The Infant Moses
John Miljan The Blind One
Ian Keith Rameses I
Paul De Rolf Eleazar
Woody Strode King of Ethiopia
Tommy Duran Gershom
Eugene Mazzola Rameses' Son
Joan Woodbury Korah's Wife
Esther Brown Princess Tharbis
Rushdy Abaza (as Rushti Abaza)
Dorothy Adams Slave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
Eric Alden High Ranking Officer / Taskmaster / Slave / Officer
E.J. André Sheik of Hazerath
Babette Bain Little Miriam
Baynes Barron Taskmaster
Kay Bell Taskmaster / Red-Bearded Slave
Mary Benoit Guardian of the Prince / Court Woman / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Mother
Henry Brandon Commander of the Hosts
Robert Carson Eleazar as an Adult
Bobby Clark Little Boy in Exodus
Rus Conklin Whip-Scarred Brick-Carrier / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent
Mike Connors Amalekite Herder (as Touch Connors)
Henry Corden Sheik of Sinai
Edna Mae Cooper Woman of the Court
Kem Dibbs Corporal
Maude Fealy Slave Woman / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor
Mimi Gibson The Blind One's Granddaughter
Gavin Gordon Trojan Ambassador
Nancy Hale Court Lady in Pool
June Jocelyn Court Lady / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Wife of Overseer
Richard Kean Old Hebrew at Moses' House / Hebrew Toward Corridor
Gail Kobe Pretty Slave Girl
Kenneth MacDonald Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Slave
Peter Mamakos Chief Driver
George Melford Hebrew at Golden Calf / Nobleman
John Merton Architect's Assistant
Amena Mohamed Architect's Assistant
Paula Morgan Hebrew Woman / Slave Woman
Dorothy Neumann Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Slave / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent
John Parrish Sheik of Rephidim
Rodd Redwing Taskmaster / Hebrew at Golden Calf
Addison Richards Fan Bearer
Keith Richards Hebrew at Golden Calf / Courtier / Slave / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Overseer
Marcoreta Starr Slave / Hebrew at Golden Calf
Clint Walker Sardinian Captain
Amanda Webb Hebrew at Golden Calf / Young Woman / Hebrew in Exodus
Jeane Wood Slave / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Hebrew at Golden Calf
Luis Alberni Old Hebrew at Moses' House (uncredited)
Lillian Albertson Slave (uncredited)
Barbara Aler Lady from Edon / Priestess / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)
Michael Ansara Taskmaster (uncredited)
William Bagdad Slave (uncredited)
Arthur Batanides Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate (uncredited)
Polly Burson Slave (uncredited)
Lesley-Marie Colburn Slave Child (uncredited)
Fairy Cunningham Court Lady / Slave (uncredited)
Cecil B. DeMille Narrator (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth Chariot Driver (uncredited)
Frank Hagney Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)
Kay Hammond Grease Woman (uncredited)
John Hart Cretan Ambassador (uncredited)
Bob Herron Courier (uncredited)
Madeleine Taylor Holmes Slave (uncredited)
Rex Ingram Bit Part (uncredited)
Mary Ellen Kay Court Lady in Pool (uncredited)
Charlotte Knight Slave (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt Slave (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn Old Slave / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton Sethi's Attendant / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor (uncredited)
Nico Minardos Courtier (uncredited)
Steve Mitchell Slave (uncredited)
Ron Nyman Egyptian Guard (uncredited)
Charles Stevens Slave (uncredited)
Carl Switzer Slave (uncredited)
Robert Vaughn Spearman / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)
Alan Wells Hebrew at Crag and Corridor (uncredited)
Paul Wexler Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)