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Biblical & Historic Epics
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, 1956

The Ten Commandments was another film that my family watched at Easter time. In fact, I think its still seen, usually on Palm Sunday. Perhaps the networks like it because it is appropriate for both christian and jewish faiths and therefore satisfies a larger audience. At any rate, I love watching it even though some of the cast members are almost comical in the interpretations of the biblical characters they represent. Vincent Price and Edward G. Robinson are especially humorous to watch as Baka and Dathan, since, in my opinion, neither is appropriate for their respective parts. Even so, I love watching this film because it represents much that we love to see in DeMille films. You can find out more about this film in the remake section. Starring: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne DeCarlo, Debra Paget, John Derek, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Nina Foch, Martha Scott, Judith Anderson, Vincent Price and John Carradine.

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This Cecil B. DeMille site published:
September 1, 2000
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