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The Ten Commandments


Date: 1923
Type: History / Drama / Morality
Rating: 4 Stars 4/5
Colour: Black and White / Silent
Director: Cecil B DeMille
Producer:

Comment/Synopsis

The first half of the film is Moses and the Ten Commandments and the second half a moral tale of breaking the ten Commandments. The first half is a lavish epic retelling of Moses, the Exodus and the Ten Commandments that was made using sets of a legendary scale. The second half is the staory of a family torn apart when one of a pair of brothers decides to live his life by breaking every one of the Ten Commandments. This part of the plot is not very subtle in its morality but the production quality from DeMille is very good.

Actors


Theodore RobertsTheodoe Roberts
Charles De Roche
Estelle TaylorEstelle Taylor
Julia FayeJulia Faye
Terrence Moore
James Neill
Lawson Butt
Clarence Burton
Noble JohnsonNoble Johnson
Edythe ChapmanEdythe Chapman
Richard DixRichard Dix
Rod La RocqueRod La Rocque
Leatrice Joy
Nita NaldiNita Naldi
Robert EdesonRobert Edeson
Charles Ogle
Agnes AyresAgnes Ayres

Oscars

None
Production
Paramount Pictures