The Ten Commandments (1923 film)

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Cecil B. DeMille
Story by	Jeanie MacPherson
Produced by	Cecil B. DeMille
Starring	Theodore Roberts; Charles De Roche; Estelle Taylor; Julia Faye; Richard Dix; Rod La Rocque; Leatrice Joy; Nita Naldi;
Cinematography	Bert Glennon; Peverel Marley; Archibald Stout; J. F. Westerberg;
Edited by	Anne Bauchens
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	December 4, 1923 (Los Angeles premiere); December 21, 1923 (New York City premiere);
Running time	136 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles;
Budget	$1.5 million
Box office	$4.2 million

The Ten Commandments is a 1923 American silent religious epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Written by Jeanie MacPherson, the film is divided into two parts: a prologue recreating the biblical story of the Exodus and a modern story concerning two brothers and their respective views of the Ten Commandments.

Lauded for its "immense and stupendous" scenes, use of Technicolor process 2, and parting of the Red Sea sequence,^[3] the expensive film proved to be a box-office hit upon release.^[4] It is the first in DeMille's biblical trilogy, followed by The King of Kings (1927) and The Sign of the Cross (1932).

The Ten Commandments is one of many works from 1923 that entered the public domain in the United States in 2019.^[5]

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[5] Douglas, Nick (April 13, 2018). "These 1923 Copyrighted Works Enter the Public Domain in 2019". Life Hacker. Retrieved September 5, 2018.

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