The Ten Commandments

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7.8/10

1,788 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Academy Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 6 nominations

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Best Special Effects

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Film Editing

Best Cinematography, Color

Best Costume Design, Color

Best Art Direction, Color

Best Sound

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$13.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$122.7M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$109.7M

ROI: +844%

Budget Recovery944% of budget

$0|Budget: $13.0M|Revenue: $122.7M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

119.4K

Daily Avg

2.0K

7-Day Trend

-12%

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Story Setting

Set In

Africa

Themes & Subjects

#slavery

Characters

Zipporah

Played by Michelle Pfeiffer

Moses

Played by Val Kilmer

Nefertari

Tuya

Hur

Yahweh

Miriam

Eleazar

Korah

Abiram

Dathan

Elisheba

Seti I

Gershom

Bithiah

Amminadab

Amun-her-khepeshef

Jannes

Mered

Tharbis

Joshua

Aaron

Ramesses II

Jethro

Ramesses I

Jochebed

Played by Ofra Haza

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Loyal Griggs

Film Editing

Anne Bauchens

Music / Score

Elmer Bernstein

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Distributors

Paramount PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Ten Commandments

Available in 96 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaG	—	Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomU	Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video, Plex	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesG

United KingdomU

AustraliaG

Germany12

FranceTP

JapanG

Belgium16

BrazilL

+8 more countries

Production

Director

Cecil B. DeMille

Writers

Fredric M. Frank, Jesse Lasky Jr., Jack Gariss, Æneas MacKenzie, A.E. Southon

Production Companies

Paramount PicturesMotion Picture Associates

Cast

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

Tags & Keywords

egyptisraelmosesten commandmentschristianityslaverymiraclebiblejudaismreligionancient egyptold testamentpharaohpassoverchristian film

External Links

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