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14 Things You Probably Didn't Know About 'The Ten Commandments'

The film dramatizes the biblical life of Moses, following him from an abandoned infant in the Nile to a powerful prince of Egypt. After discovering his Hebrew heritage, he is exiled and later chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from slavery. The story culminates in iconic sequences including: The Ten Commandments 1956.mp4

Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 epic is a landmark of Hollywood’s "sandal epic" era, famously starring Charlton Heston as Moses and Yul Brynner as Rameses II. At nearly four hours long, it was the most expensive film ever made at the time of its release and remains one of the highest-grossing movies in history. Plot Overview 14 Things You Probably Didn't Know About 'The