Fresh
DeMille's direction of the action is superb and the various roles are played with feeling by a large and competent cast, headed by Charlton Heston.
Kate Cameron, New York Daily News
The Ten Commandments
The greatest event in motion picture history!
1956 · 3h 40m · G
Drama, History
Directed by
Cecil B. DeMille
Overview
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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86%
Tomatometer
Fresh
With a running time of nearly four hours, Cecil B. De Mille's last feature and most extravagant blockbuster is full of the absurdities and vulgarities one expects, but it isn't boring for a minute.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
DeMille remains conventional with the motion picture as an art form. The eyes of the onlooker are filled with spectacle. Emotional tug is sometimes lacking.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
It's the gigantic vulgarity, the obsessive righteousness of the director himself, which keeps the show on the road and suffuses the movie with its daft power.
Stephen Garrett, Time Out
Rotten
The crammed contents are linked ponderously in a long, warning movie sermon that has authority but little power.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
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