The Ten Commandments

Summary

The Ten Commandments is a film^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• The Ten Commandments's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• The Ten Commandments was directed by Cecil B. DeMille^[4].
• Æneas MacKenzie wrote the screenplay for The Ten Commandments^[5].
• Jesse Louis Lasky Jr. wrote the screenplay for The Ten Commandments^[6].
• Jack Gariss wrote the screenplay for The Ten Commandments^[7].
• Fredric M. Frank wrote the screenplay for The Ten Commandments^[8].
• The Ten Commandments's composer is recorded as Elmer Bernstein^[9].
• The Ten Commandments's genre is drama film^[10].
• The Ten Commandments's genre is film based on a novel^[11].
• The Ten Commandments's genre is adventure film^[12].
• The Ten Commandments's genre is historical film^[13].
• The Ten Commandments's genre is sword-and-sandal film^[14].
• A cast member of The Ten Commandments was Charlton Heston^[15].
• A cast member of The Ten Commandments was Yul Brynner^[16].
• A cast member of The Ten Commandments was Anne Baxter^[17].
• A cast member of The Ten Commandments was Edward G. Robinson^[18].
• A cast member of The Ten Commandments was Yvonne De Carlo^[19].
• A cast member of The Ten Commandments was Debra Paget^[20].
• A cast member of The Ten Commandments was John Derek^[21].
• A cast member of The Ten Commandments was Cedric Hardwicke^[22].
• A cast member of The Ten Commandments was Nina Foch^[23].
• A cast member of The Ten Commandments was Martha Scott^[24].
• A cast member of The Ten Commandments was Judith Anderson^[25].
• A cast member of The Ten Commandments was Vincent Price^[26].
• A cast member of The Ten Commandments was John Carradine^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Ten Commandments was directed by Cecil B. DeMille^[4]. Screenwriters include Æneas MacKenzie^[5], Jesse Louis Lasky Jr.^[6], Jack Gariss^[7], and Fredric M. Frank^[8]. Cast members include Charlton Heston^[15], Yul Brynner^[16], Anne Baxter^[17], Edward G. Robinson^[18], Yvonne De Carlo^[19], and Debra Paget^[20].

Publication

Genres include drama film^[10], film based on a novel^[11], adventure film^[12], historical film^[13], and sword-and-sandal film^[14].

Why It Matters

The Ten Commandments has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]