The Ten Commandments (1923) || Directed by Cecil B. DeMille - Full Movie

After hearing the story of Moses, the sons of a devout Christian mother go their own ways, while the atheist brother's breaking of the Ten Commandments leads to tragedy.Show more

The Ten Commandments is a 1923 American silent religious epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Written by Jeanie MacPherson, the film is divided into two parts: a prologue recreating the biblical story of the Exodus and a modern story concerning two brothers and their respective views of the Ten Commandments.

Lauded for its "immense and stupendous" scenes, use of Technicolor process 2, and parting of the Red Sea sequence, the expensive film proved to be a box-office hit upon release. It is the first in DeMille's biblical trilogy, followed by The King of Kings (1927) and The Sign of the Cross (1932).

Directed by: Cecil B. DeMille
Story by: Jeanie MacPherson
Produced by: Cecil B. DeMille
Starring: Theodore Roberts, Charles De Roche, Estelle Taylor, Julia Faye, Richard Dix, Rod La Rocque, Leatrice Joy, Nita Naldi
Cinematography: Bert Glennon, Peverel Marley, Archibald Stout, J.F. Westerberg
Edited by: Anne Bauchens
Color process: Technicolor
Production company: Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release date: December 4, 1923 (Los Angeles premiere), December 21, 1923 (New York City premiere)
Running time: 136 minutes
Country: United States
Languages: Silent, English intertitles
Budget: $1.5 million
Box office: $4.2 million