The Ten Commandments (1945)

Original title

I dieci comandamenti

Directed by

Giorgio Walter Chili

Genre

drama film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film presents a series of episodes that retell stories from the Bible's Ten Commandments. It was made during World War Two with the support of the Vatican.

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What happens

The Ten Commandments (Italian: I dieci comandamenti) is a 1945 Italian drama film directed by Giorgio Walter Chili. It features an ensemble of Italian actors in episodes based on the Ten Commandments. It was made during the German occupation of Rome, which brought a halt to all ongoing work at Italian film studios. Only two films made with Vatican support went into production at the time, providing employment for actors and technicians. The other film was Vittorio De Sica's The Gates of Heaven. Their work on the films enabled them to refuse demands that they relocate north to work in the Venice-based film industry of the puppet Italian Social Republic. The lengthy production process meant that it wasn't released until long after Rome had been liberated by Allied forces. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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