The Ten Commandments (1923): Cast
The Ten Commandments is a 1923 fantasy drama directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Theodore Roberts as Moses - The Lawgiver, Richard Dix and Leatrice Joy. It runs 2 hours 16 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 16m (136 min)
- Director
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Ten Commandments About?
The premise of The Ten Commandments without spoilers.
The film opens with Moses leading the Hebrews out of Egypt, receiving the Ten Commandments and confronting the worship of a golden calf. It then jumps to modern San Francisco, where the timeless relevance of the law is illustrated through two rival brothers, John and Dan, vying for Mary’s affection and clashing when John discovers Dan used inferior materials to build a cathedral.
The Ten Commandments Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- syphilis
- domineering mother
- illegal entry
- leper colony
- building a church
- biblical epic
- ancient history
- mount sinai
- bible quotation
- title written by female
- prologue
- femme fatale
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- death of family matriarch
- desert landscape
- police detective
- golden idol
- love triangle
- locket of hair
- morality tale
- motorboat accident
- marital infidelity
- crooked businessman
- substandard housing
- unrequited love
- slavery
- parting the red sea
- biblical inerrancy
- miraculous healing
- hedonism
- the exodus
- egypt
- epic
- red sea
- atheism
- dock
- pharaoh
- jew
- dog
- moses character
- intertitle
- crushed to death
- slave labor
- bible verse
- slave
- pharoah
- book of exodus
- loss of son
- dead body
- grieving father
- wall of fire
The Ten Commandments Cast & Characters
Theodore Roberts leads the cast as Moses - The Lawgiver, with Richard Dix as John McTavish and Leatrice Joy as Mary Leigh. Directed by Cecil B. DeMille; 37 actors are credited in all.
- Director Cecil B. DeMille
- Theodore Roberts as Moses - The Lawgiver
- Richard Dix as John McTavish
- Leatrice Joy as Mary Leigh
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Noble Johnson as The Bronze Man - Prologue
Also Starring in The Ten Commandments
· 33 more- Eugene Pallette Israelite Slave (uncredited)
- Gino Corrado
- John J. Richardson Israelite Slave (uncredited)
- Roscoe Karns The Boy in the Rain (uncredited)
- Charles Farrell Israelite Slave (uncredited)
- Julia Faye The Wife of Pharaoh
- Rex Ingram Israelite Slave (uncredited)
- Wilson Benge
- Jack Montgomery Israelite Slave (uncredited)
- Louise Emmons Elderly Israelite (uncredited)
- Charles Ogle The Doctor
- Clarence Burton The Taskmaster - Prologue
- Edythe Chapman Mrs. Martha McTavish
- Robert Edeson Redding - an Inspector
- Rod La Rocque Dan McTavish
- Estelle Taylor Miriam - the Sister of Moses: Prologue
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- James Neill Aaron - Brother of Moses: Prologue
- Arthur Edmund Carewe Israelite Slave (uncredited)
- Agnes Ayres The Outcast
- Pat Moore The Son of Pharaoh - Prologue
- Robert St. Angelo
- Nita Naldi Sally Lung - a Eurasian
- Jack Padjan Israelite Slave (uncredited)
- Charles De Rochefort Rameses - the Magnificent: Prologue
- Lawson Butt Dathan - The Discontented
- Mabel Richardson Israelite Woman (uncredited)
- Cecilia de Mille
- Dorothy Dale Egyptian Girl (uncredited)
- Attilio Degasparis Child Extra (uncredited)
- Kathleen O'Shee Israelite Slave (uncredited)
- Virginia Bradford
- Genevieve Belasco
- Viscount Glerawly
More from Cecil B. DeMille
More films directed by Cecil B. DeMille: Union Pacific, The Buccaneer, The Plainsman and The Crusades.
The Ten Commandments Also Known As
13 alternative titles, including “Die zehn Gebote” and “I dieci comandamenti”.
- Also known as
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- Die zehn Gebote
- I dieci comandamenti
- Les dix commandements
- עשרת הדיברות
- Os Dez Mandamentos
- De tio budorden
- Los diez mandamientos
- Десетте божи заповеди
- 十誡
- 十诫
- Десять заповедей
- 십계
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- Αι δέκα εντολαί
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The Ten Commandments FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Ten Commandments, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Ten Commandments?
The Ten Commandments runs 2 hours 16 minutes (136 minutes).
When was The Ten Commandments released?
The Ten Commandments was released on November 23, 1923.
Who directed The Ten Commandments?
The Ten Commandments was directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
More films by Cecil B. DeMille Who is in the cast of The Ten Commandments?
The Ten Commandments stars Theodore Roberts as Moses - The Lawgiver, Richard Dix as John McTavish and Leatrice Joy as Mary Leigh, among 37 credited actors.
Does The Ten Commandments have a post-credit scene?
No. The Ten Commandments has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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