The Ten Commandments
About The Ten Commandments
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.
Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments is a 1923 history film. Its themes are money, church, dancing, and army.
Theodore Roberts stars as Moses - The Lawgiver, Charles De Rochefort as Rameses - the Magnificent: Prologue, Estelle Taylor as Miriam - the Sister of Moses: Prologue, and Julia Faye as The Wife of Pharaoh. At 136 minutes long, it arrived in November 1923.
American members can watch it on Artiflix and Eternal Family.
The Prince of Egypt, The Artist, and The Ten Commandments make useful companions to The Ten Commandments, all filed under moses, passover, and pharaoh. TMDB voters put it at 6.5 out of 10 across 94 votes.