The Ten Commandments
88 reviews
Drama/History
2h 16m
1923
The first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land, his receipt of the tablets and the worship of the golden calf. The...
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The first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land, his receipt of the tablets and the worship of the golden calf. The second part shows the efficacy of the commandments in modern life through a story set in San Francisco. Two brothers, rivals for the love of Mary, also come into conflict when John discovers Dan used shoddy materials to construct a cathedral.
- DirectorCecil B. DeMille
- Release23 November 1923
- Genre
- Duration2h 16m
- Budget$1,800,000
- Revenue?
- Rate88 reviews
- Productions
Paramount Pictures
Cast

Theodore Roberts
Moses - The Lawgiver

Charles De Rochefort
Rameses - the Magnificent: Prologue

Estelle Taylor
Miriam - the Sister of Moses: Prologue

Julia Faye
The Wife of Pharaoh

Pat Moore
The Son of Pharaoh - Prologue

James Neill
Aaron - Brother of Moses: Prologue

Lawson Butt
Dathan - The Discontented

Clarence Burton
The Taskmaster - Prologue

Noble Johnson
The Bronze Man - Prologue

Edythe Chapman
Mrs. Martha McTavish

Richard Dix
John McTavish

Rod La Rocque
Dan McTavish

Leatrice Joy
Mary Leigh

Nita Naldi
Sally Lung - a Eurasian

Robert Edeson
Redding - an Inspector

Charles Ogle
The Doctor

Agnes Ayres
The Outcast

Virginia Bradford
Extra (uncredited)

Arthur Edmund Carewe
Israelite Slave (uncredited)

Gino Corrado
Extra (uncredited)

Louise Emmons
Elderly Israelite (uncredited)

Charles Farrell
Israelite Slave (uncredited)

Rex Ingram
Israelite Slave (uncredited)

Roscoe Karns
The Boy in the Rain (uncredited)

Eugene Pallette
Israelite Slave (uncredited)

John J. Richardson
Israelite Slave (uncredited)
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