The Ten Commandments (1923 film)
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The Ten Commandments (1923 film) is a silent epic directed by Cecil B. DeMille that combines a biblical dramatization of Moses receiving the commandments with a contemporary morality tale about their relevance in modern life.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American film
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drama film → religious film → silent epic film → |
| basedOn |
Biblical Book of Exodus
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| cinematographyBy |
Alvin Wyckoff
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J. Peverell Marley → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| director |
Cecil B. DeMille
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| distributor |
Paramount Pictures
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| featuresCharacter |
Moses
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| featuresEvent |
receiving of the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai
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| filmingLocation |
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, California
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Hollywood, California → |
| followedBy |
The Ten Commandments (1956 film)
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| format |
black-and-white film
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| hasColorProcess |
tinted sequences
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two-color Technicolor sequences → |
| hasGenre |
biblical film
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epic film → morality tale → |
| hasIntertitlesLanguage |
English
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| hasPart |
biblical prologue about Moses
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contemporary story about modern morality → |
| influenced |
later biblical epics
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| musicBy |
accompanied by live music in original exhibition
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| narrativeStructure |
two-part film
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| notableFor |
early use of Technicolor sequences
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large-scale sets and special effects → |
| originalLanguage |
Silent film
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| preservationStatus |
surviving print exists
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| producer |
Cecil B. DeMille
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| productionCompany |
Famous Players–Lasky
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| releaseDate |
1923-12-04
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| releaseYear |
1923
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| role |
Charles de Rochefort as Rameses II
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Theodore Roberts as Moses → |
| runtime |
approximately 136 minutes
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| screenwriter |
Jeanie MacPherson
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| setInPeriod |
ancient Egypt
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contemporary 1920s America → |
| starredActor |
Charles de Rochefort
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Leatrice Joy → Nita Naldi → Richard Dix → Rod La Rocque → Theodore Roberts → |
| theme |
moral consequences of breaking the Ten Commandments
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relevance of biblical law to modern life → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Cecil B. DeMille
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Cecil B. DeMille → Cecilia DeMille Harper → |
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