The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

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The Ten Commandments

Anne Baxter, Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, John Merton, Yul Brynner

Legendary silent film director Cecil B. DeMille didn't much alter the way he made movies after sound came in, and this 1956 biblical drama is proof of that. While graced with such 1950s niceties as Vi...( read more  read more... )staVision and Technicolor, The Ten Commandments (DeMille had already filmed an earlier version in 1923) has an anachronistic, impassioned style that finds lead actors Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner expressively posing while hundreds of extras writhe either in the presence of God's power or from orgiastic heat. DeMille, as always, plays both sides of the fence as far as sin goes, surrounding Heston's Moses with worshipful music and heavenly special effects while also making the sexy action around the cult of the Golden Calf look like fun. You have to see The Ten Commandments to understand its peculiar resonance as an old-new movie, complete with several still-impressive effects such as the parting of the Red Sea. --Tom Keogh

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  • May 25, 2009
    Watched it in Religion class......... it was overly boring and dull. I'm sorry God
  • March 14, 2009
    I will admit, I was nodding off by the end of it, but this is still a great movie. Yes, it's incredibly hammy, but that's sort of the point isn't it? The sets are opulent, the colours just pop off the screen, the score is enchanting and the acting... well, they tried hard... a si...( read more)gnpost film, in the running with Ben-Hur for the title of "template of the modern epic". Stagy and dated by now, but something you simply must see once... even if it will take four hours!
  • March 5, 2009
    as in all things on planet earth practically everyone i know has seen this film at least once, cecil b. demille's typically twofaced denunciation of the sinful life while gloriously wallowing in it...but try to find anybody that actually knows the real ten commandments! good luck!
  • October 24, 2008
    Very silly
  • September 18, 2008
    Heston got slammed for being a ham in this, but he pretty much has to in order to compete with Edward G. Robinson and Yul Brenner.
  • November 27, 2009
    it's a classic.Charlton Heston-Yul Brynner,what a combination
  • November 11, 2009
    One of my all time favortie films, I can watch it anytime. Well acted and memorable performamces.
  • November 1, 2009
    nice Movie to watch! c
  • October 23, 2009
    who plays the water girl ???
  • October 23, 2009
    this one never loses it's relevance. Truly ahead of it's time, it is still worth watching all of these classic actors at their peak.

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