The Ten Commandments (1923)
- Directed by
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Genre
- drama film, silent film, sword-and-sandal film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 26m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 91 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This silent film has two parts. The first shows the biblical story of Moses and the Exodus. The second is a modern story about two brothers who have different attitudes toward the Ten Commandments.
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What happens
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, the expensive film proved to be a box-office hit upon release. It is the first in DeMille's biblical trilogy, followed by The King of Kings (1927) and The Sign of the Cross (1932). DeMille later directed a sound remake of the film in 1956, which focuses solely on the Exodus scenes. The Ten Commandments is one of many works from 1923 that entered the public domain in the United States in 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Prodigal (1955)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.