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The Ten Commandments is a 1923 American silent drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Jeanie MacPherson served as the screenwriter, with Hugo Riesenfeld composing the score. The production company was Paramount Pictures, and the film was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix. It was filmed in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California, and presented in black-and-white with an aspect ratio of 4:3.
The cast includes Theodore Roberts, Charles de Rochefort, Richard Dix, and Estelle Taylor. Edward S. Curtis, Bert Glennon, John Peverell Marley, and Ray Rennahan handled cinematography, while Anne Bauchens edited the film. Paul Iribe was the production designer and Julia Faye the costume designer. The runtime is 136 minutes. The film has received a review score of 86% and an IMDb rating of 6.8.
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6.6The 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.
Cast
- Theodore Roberts as Moses - The Lawgiver
- Charles De Rochefort as Rameses - the Magnificent: Prologue
- Estelle Taylor as Miriam - the Sister of Moses: Prologue
- Julia Faye as The Wife of Pharaoh
- Pat Moore as The Son of Pharaoh - Prologue
- James Neill as Aaron - Brother of Moses: Prologue
Themes
- dancing
- army
- moses
- hunger
- cathedral
- stowaway
- sin
- money
- black and white
- church
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Director
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Screenwriter
- Jeanie MacPherson
- Cast member
- Clarence Burton
- Composer
- Hugo Riesenfeld
- Producer
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Ray Rennahan
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 146
- FilmAffinity ID
- 957948
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- TenCommandments-bigposter-1923.jpg
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- publication date
- 1923-11-23
- film editor
- Anne Bauchens
- title
- The Ten Commandments
- production designer
- Paul Iribe
- distributed by
- Netflix
- costume designer
- Julia Faye
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- color
- black-and-white
- Commons category
- The Ten Commandments (1923 film)
- review score
- 86%
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