The Ten Commandments (1956): Cast, Box Office & Where to Watch
The Ten Commandments is a 1956 historical drama starring Charlton Heston as Moses, Fraser Clarke Heston and Keith Richards. It runs 3 hours 40 minutes and earned $65.5 million worldwide. Stream it on Paramount Plus Essential and Paramount Plus, or rent or buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.
- Released
- Runtime
- 3h 40m (220 min)
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Ten Commandments About?
The premise of The Ten Commandments without spoilers.
Escaping death as an infant, Moses is raised in the Egyptian royal household as a prince. When he learns of his Hebrew lineage, he renounces his privileged life and sets out to free his people. He confronts Pharaoh, leads the Exodus across the Red Sea, and receives the Ten Commandments to guide the liberated nation.
The Ten Commandments Themes & Keywords
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- mount sinai
- moses
- construction site
- camel
- ancient egypt
- pharaoh
- desert
- exodus
- prophecy
- biblical epic
- ancient history
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- pillar of fire
- parting the red sea
- all star cast
- well
- narration
- brother sister relationship
- mud
- drowning
- bacchanal
- mother son relationship
- marriage
- cloth
- mother daughter relationship
- foreman
- nile river
- disowned
- princess
- baby
- faith
- rebellion
- stonecutter
- self discovery
- hebrew
- prince
- slavery
- basket
- exile
- golden calf
- old testament
- brother brother relationship
- battering ram
- rescue
- blockbuster
- emancipation
- based on the bible
- divine retribution
- egyptian mythology
- snake
Where to Watch The Ten Commandments
Stream it on Paramount Plus Essential and Paramount Plus, or rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. US availability and prices from JustWatch.
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The Ten Commandments Cast & Characters
Charlton Heston leads the cast as Moses, with Fraser Clarke Heston as The Infant Moses and Keith Richards as Hebrew at Golden Calf / Courtier / Slave / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Overseer.
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Charlton Heston as Moses - Fraser Clarke Heston as The Infant Moses
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Keith Richards as Hebrew at Golden Calf / Courtier / Slave / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Overseer - Frank Hagney as Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)
Also Starring in The Ten Commandments
· 110 more- Arthur Batanides Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate (uncredited)
- Kenneth MacDonald Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Slave
- Luis Alberni Old Hebrew at Moses' House (uncredited)
- George Melford Hebrew at Golden Calf / Nobleman
- Dorothy Neumann Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Slave / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent
- Alan Wells Hebrew at Crag and Corridor (uncredited)
- Paula Morgan Hebrew Woman / Slave Woman
- Richard Kean Old Hebrew at Moses' House / Hebrew Toward Corridor
- Amanda Webb Hebrew at Golden Calf / Young Woman / Hebrew in Exodus
- John Carradine Aaron
- Vincent Price Baka
- Edward G. Robinson Dathan
- Robert Vaughn Spearman / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)
- Yvonne De Carlo Sephora
- Cedric Hardwicke Sethi
- Woody Strode King of Ethiopia
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- Anne Baxter Nefretiri
- Yul Brynner Rameses
- Richard Farnsworth Chariot Driver (uncredited)
- Lawrence Dobkin Hur Ben Caleb
- Donald Curtis Mered
- Judith Anderson Memnet
- Clint Walker Sardinian Captain
- Addison Richards Fan Bearer
- Frank Wilcox Wazir
- Douglass Dumbrille Jannes
- John Miljan The Blind One
- Francis McDonald Simon
- Carl Switzer Slave (uncredited)
- Charles Stevens Slave (uncredited)
- H.B. Warner Amminadab
- Dorothy Adams Slave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
- Cecil B. DeMille Narrator (uncredited)
- Norman Leavitt Slave (uncredited)
- Henry Brandon Commander of the Hosts
- John Merton Architect's Assistant
- Michael Ansara Taskmaster (uncredited)
- Nina Foch Bithiah
- Onslow Stevens Lugal
- Henry Corden Sheik of Sinai
- Julia Faye Elisheba
- Ian Keith Rameses I
- Frank De Kova Abiram
- Emmett Lynn Old Slave / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)
- Gavin Gordon Trojan Ambassador
- Eduard Franz Jethro
- Rex Ingram Bit Part (uncredited)
- John Hart Cretan Ambassador (uncredited)
- Joan Woodbury Korah's Wife
- Fred Kohler Jr. Foreman
- Henry Wilcoxon Pentaur
- Peter Mamakos Chief Driver
- Rushdy Abaza
- Mike Connors Amalekite Herder (as Touch Connors)
- Robert Carson Eleazar as an Adult
- Debra Paget Lilia
- John Derek Joshua
- Eric Alden High Ranking Officer / Taskmaster / Slave / Officer
- Ron Nyman Egyptian Guard (uncredited)
- Martha Scott Yochabel
- Bob Herron Courier (uncredited)
- Mimi Gibson The Blind One's Granddaughter
- Herbert Lytton Sethi's Attendant / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor (uncredited)
- Ramsay Hill Korah
- Steve Mitchell Slave (uncredited)
- Rodd Redwing Taskmaster / Hebrew at Golden Calf
- Paul Wexler Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)
- Baynes Barron Taskmaster
- Bobby Clark Little Boy in Exodus
- John Parrish Sheik of Rephidim
- Kem Dibbs Corporal
- E.J. André Sheik of Hazerath
- Joanna Merlin Jethro's Daughter
- Mary Benoit Guardian of the Prince / Court Woman / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Mother
- Nico Minardos Courtier (uncredited)
- Nancy Hale Court Lady in Pool
- Eugene Mazzola Rameses' Son
- Kay Hammond Grease Woman (uncredited)
- Mary Ellen Kay Court Lady in Pool (uncredited)
- William Bagdad Slave (uncredited)
- Madeleine Taylor Holmes Slave (uncredited)
- Maude Fealy Slave Woman / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor
- Edna Mae Cooper Woman of the Court
- Jeane Wood Slave / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Hebrew at Golden Calf
- June Jocelyn Court Lady / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Wife of Overseer
- Charlotte Knight Slave (uncredited)
- Lisa Mitchell Jethro's Daughter
- Rus Conklin Whip-Scarred Brick-Carrier / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent
- Polly Burson Slave (uncredited)
- Irene Martin Tuya
- Olive Deering Miriam
- Gail Kobe Pretty Slave Girl
- Noelle Williams Jethro's Daughter
- Fairy Cunningham Court Lady / Slave (uncredited)
- Lillian Albertson Slave (uncredited)
- Diane Gump Slave
- Esther Brown Princess Tharbis
- Hal Sherman Slave
- Paul De Rolf Eleazar
- Pat Richard Jethro's Daughter
- Diane Hall Jethro's Daughter
- Joyce van der Veen Jethro's Daughter
- Abbas El Boughdadly Rameses' Charioteer
- Tommy Duran Gershom
- Babette Bain Little Miriam
- Kay Bell Taskmaster / Red-Bearded Slave
- Amena Mohamed Architect's Assistant
- Marcoreta Starr Slave / Hebrew at Golden Calf
- Barbara Aler Lady from Edon / Priestess / Hebrew at Golden Calf (uncredited)
- Lesley-Marie Colburn Slave Child (uncredited)
The Ten Commandments Box Office
The Ten Commandments grossed $65.5 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$65.5M
- US & Canada
- $65.5M
The Ten Commandments Trailers & Videos
3 videos: 3 trailers.
- Trailer 1966 Re-Release Trailer
- Trailer Paramount Movies Trailer
The Ten Commandments Also Known As
32 alternative titles, including “De Tien Geboden” and “Los diez mandamientos”.
- Also known as
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- De Tien Geboden
- Los diez mandamientos
- Os Dez Mandamentos - 1956
- De tio budorden
- Os Dez Mandamentos
- Les 10 Commandements
- Die Zehn Gebote
- Les Dix Commandements
- On Emir
- I dieci comandamenti
- Desatero přikázání
- 十诫
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- Tízparancsolat
- Οι Δέκα Εντολές
- De ti bud
- Desať božích prikázaní
- עשרת הדיברות
- 십계
- Десять заповедей
- Десетте Божи заповеди
- Dziesięcioro przykazań
- 十戒
- Десять заповідей
- 十誡
- บัญญัติ 10 ประการ
- ده فرمان
- Deset zapovijedi
- Mười Điều Răn của Chúa, ათი მცნება
- Els Deu Manaments
- Deset zapovedi
- Kymmenen käskyä
- Cele Zece Porunci
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The Ten Commandments FAQ: Where to Watch, Cast & Box Office
Runtime, release date, cast, where to watch, box office and post-credit scenes of The Ten Commandments, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Ten Commandments?
The Ten Commandments runs 3 hours 40 minutes (220 minutes).
When was The Ten Commandments released?
The Ten Commandments was released on October 5, 1956.
Who is in the cast of The Ten Commandments?
The Ten Commandments stars Charlton Heston as Moses, Fraser Clarke Heston as The Infant Moses and Keith Richards as Hebrew at Golden Calf / Courtier / Slave / Hebrew at Dathan's Tent / Hebrew at Crag and Corridor / Overseer, among 114 credited actors.
Where can I watch The Ten Commandments?
In the US, The Ten Commandments is streaming on Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus and Paramount+ and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home (availability from JustWatch).
How much did The Ten Commandments make at the box office?
The Ten Commandments grossed $65.5 million worldwide.
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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