The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments (1923)

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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.

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  • Release Date: 1923-11-23
  • Runtime: 2h 16min
  • Director: Cecil B. DeMille

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    • 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

    • Genevieve Belasco

      (uncredited)

    • Wilson Benge

      Extra (uncredited)

    • Virginia Bradford

      Extra (uncredited)

    • Arthur Edmund Carewe

      Israelite Slave (uncredited)

    • Gino Corrado

      Extra (uncredited)

    • Dorothy Dale

      Egyptian Girl (uncredited)

    • Cecilia de Mille

      Extra (uncredited)

    • Attilio Degasparis

      Child Extra (uncredited)

    • Louise Emmons

      Elderly Israelite (uncredited)

    • Charles Farrell

      Israelite Slave (uncredited)

    • Viscount Glerawly

      Extra (uncredited)

    • Rex Ingram

      Israelite Slave (uncredited)

    • Roscoe Karns

      The Boy in the Rain (uncredited)

    • Jack Montgomery

      Israelite Slave (uncredited)

    • Kathleen O'Shee

      Israelite Slave (uncredited)

    • Jack Padjan

      Israelite Slave (uncredited)

    • Eugene Pallette

      Israelite Slave (uncredited)

    • John J. Richardson

      Israelite Slave (uncredited)

    • Mabel Richardson

      Israelite Woman (uncredited)

    • Robert St. Angelo

      Extra (uncredited)

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