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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ten Commandments (1923 film) canonical | 21 |
| The Ten Commandments | 2 |
| Pharaoh Rameses II in The Ten Commandments (1923 film) | 1 |
| The Ten Commandments (1923) | 1 |
| The Ten Commandments film franchise | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ religious film ⓘ silent epic film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Book of Exodus
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Book of Exodus
|
| cinematographyBy |
Alvin Wyckoff
ⓘ
J. Peverell Marley ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Cecil B. DeMille ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Moses ⓘ |
| featuresEvent | receiving of the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, California
ⓘ
Hollywood, California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Hollywood, California
|
| followedBy | The Ten Commandments (1956 film) ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| hasColorProcess |
tinted sequences
ⓘ
two-color Technicolor sequences ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
biblical film
ⓘ
epic film ⓘ morality tale ⓘ |
| hasIntertitlesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPart |
biblical prologue about Moses
ⓘ
contemporary story about modern morality ⓘ |
| influenced | later biblical epics ⓘ |
| musicBy | accompanied by live music in original exhibition ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | two-part film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of Technicolor sequences
ⓘ
large-scale sets and special effects ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | surviving print exists ⓘ |
| producer | Cecil B. DeMille ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Famous Players Film Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Famous Players–Lasky
|
| releaseDate | 1923-12-04 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| role |
Charles de Rochefort as Rameses II
ⓘ
Moses ⓘ
surface form:
Theodore Roberts as Moses
|
| runtime | approximately 136 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jeanie MacPherson ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Egypt
contemporary 1920s America ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Charles de Rochefort
ⓘ
Leatrice Joy ⓘ Nita Naldi ⓘ Richard Dix ⓘ Rod La Rocque ⓘ Theodore Roberts ⓘ |
| theme |
moral consequences of breaking the Ten Commandments
ⓘ
relevance of biblical law to modern life ⓘ |
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cecil B. DeMille
this entity surface form:
Pharaoh Rameses II in The Ten Commandments (1923 film)
this entity surface form:
The Ten Commandments
subject surface form:
Pillar of Fire (novel)
subject surface form:
Pillar of Fire (novel)
this entity surface form:
The Ten Commandments film franchise
this entity surface form:
The Ten Commandments
subject surface form:
Cecil B. DeMille
subject surface form:
Cecil B. DeMille
this entity surface form:
The Ten Commandments (1923)