The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments is a movie from 1956. It stars Charlton Heston as Moses and Yul Brynner as Rameses II. It was directed and produced by Cecil B. DeMille.  It is based on the books of Philo of Alexandria, Josephus, Eusebius, the Midrash and the Book of Exodus.

 Reception 
The Ten Commandments won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. Charlton Heston was nominated for a Golden Globe for best actor in a drama.  The critics at the time generally liked it but they also noticed the differences between the story of the Exodus as told in the Bible and what the movie said.

Category:1956 movies
Category:1950s epic movies
Category:1950s family movies
Category:1950s historical movies
Category:Best Picture Oscar
Category:Movies based on the Bible
Category:Movies directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Category:American drama movies
Category:American epic movies
Category:American historical movies
Category:Paramount Pictures movies
Category:Movies that won the Best Visual Effects Academy Award
Category:Movies set in Egypt