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.
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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
Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A crowd of people sitting on top of a pile of rocks; 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 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
Movie still from “The Ten Commandments” (1956), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of people standing next to each other on a dirt field; Wide shot, High angle