Cinematic background from The Ten Commandments 1956 - 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.

The Ten Commandments

1956

Adventure, Drama, Family

Directors:

Cecil B. DeMille

Writers:

Dorothy Clarke Wilson, Jack Gariss, Fredric M. Frank, Æneas MacKenzie, J.H. Ingraham, A.E. Southon, Jesse Lasky Jr.

Official poster of The Ten Commandments 1956 directed by Cecil B. DeMille

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A flock of birds standing on top of a sandy beach; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people riding horses on a dirt road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man in a red and black robe and a stick in his hand; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man wearing a gold and red headpiece; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman in a blue dress and a gold necklace; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A crowd of people sitting and standing in a room; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people standing on top of a hill; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people standing on top of a hill; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man standing in front of an erupting volcano; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people walking across a dirt field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man standing in front of a curtain on a stage; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man standing on top of a statue holding a bat; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man holding a sword in front of a group of people; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man with a spear in the middle of the desert; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman in a green dress sitting on a couch; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An image of a scene of a valley with people walking on it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people gathered in a room; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people sitting and standing around a building; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people standing on top of a hill; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man in a red robe is sitting in the sand; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people gathered around a statue of a man; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man in a costume is standing in the desert; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of women sitting and standing around a body of water; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A person wearing a costume; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman dressed in egyptian clothing standing in front of a crowd of people; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a brick wall; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A crowd of people standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A painting of a mountain in the middle of the night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A herd of sheep standing on top of a dirt field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – The sun is setting behind a large sphinx statue; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – The sun sets over a field with three pyramids in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people gathered around a statue of an egyptian god; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman sitting on a bench; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman dressed as cleopatra standing in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman dressed in ancient egyptian clothing; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman standing in front of a stone wall holding a pot; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A crowd of people gathered around a man on top of a mountain; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people are gathered in the middle of a cave; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man walking in the middle of the desert; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman sitting on top of a wooden railing next to a crowd; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman wearing a red cape looking out a window at a desert landscape; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman wearing a blue dress and a necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A large herd of cattle gathered in a field at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man dressed as a pharaoh standing next to a horse; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people standing in front of a cave; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old man with a long beard holding a stick in the middle of the desert; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old man in a red and black cape holding a spear; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people dressed in ancient egyptian clothing; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people gathered around a statue of a man; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A large group of people gathered on the beach; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people standing on top of a field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old man is standing on top of a hill; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman in a costume with a flower in her hair; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old man dressed as a pharaoh in a movie scene; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people standing in front of a pool of blood; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man dressed as an ancient greek soldier; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people on horses in the desert; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A field with a mountain in the background and smoke billowing from it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman wearing a necklace of gold and turquoise; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A beautiful woman wearing a head scarf holding a plate of food; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

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Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people standing on top of a rock in the water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people standing on top of a brick wall; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of women dressed in medieval clothing; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A couple of people that are dressed up in costumes; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman sitting on a rock near a mountain; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A crowd of people standing next to a herd of sheep; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A woman sitting on top of a rock next to a tree; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of men in traditional clothing are gathered together; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people standing next to each other on a beach; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A herd of camels walking across a dry grass field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people sitting and standing around a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle