Both men seek the favor of Princess Nefretiri (Anne Baxter) who is to marry the next Pharaoh. Moses grows to be Charlton Heston having distinguished himself in battle and winning the favor of the new Pharaoh, Sethi (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) over his natural son Rameses (Yul Brynner). Egyptian princess Bithiah (Nina Foch), the daughter of the Pharaoh saves the Hebrew baby, names him Moses and takes him as her own swearing her sinister servant Memnet (Judith Anderson) to secrecy. Moses is saved by his mother Yochabel (Martha Scott) who places him in a basket and sets it afloat in the Nile. The first part deals with Moses' life as an Egyptian prince and ends with his first encounter with God on the Mount Sinai.Īn edict issued by Rameses I (Ian Keith) decreed that all first born Hebrew children were to be slain in order to kill the promised deliverer of the Hebrew people. The film runs almost four hours and is divided into two main parts. The special effects, including the parting of the Red Sea are legendary. It tells the biblical story of Moses with all the spectacle and glamour one could expect. In a career that began in 1914 with 'The Squaw Man', this was arguably his best film. DeMille's 80th and final film in the Director's chair. 'The Ten Commandments' was Producer/Director Cecil B. Reviewed by bsmith5552 9 / 10 DeMille Goes Out on Top! In Egypt, Moses' fiercest enemy proves to be not Rameses II, but someone near to him who can 'harden his heart'. When his Hebrew heritage is revealed, Moses is cast out of Egypt, and makes his way across the desert where he marries, has a son, and is commanded by God to return to Egypt to free the Hebrews from slavery. Moses (Charlton Heston) gains Sethi's favor and the love of the throne Princess Nefretiri (Anne Baxter), as well as the hatred of Sethi's son, Rameses II (Yul Brynner). Saved by the pharaoh's daughter Bithiah (Nina Foch), he is adopted by her and brought up in the court of her brother, Pharaoh Sethi (Sir Cedric Hardwicke). Heston) is set adrift on the Nile in a reed basket. To escape the edict of Egypt's Pharaoh Rameses I (Ian Keith), condemning all newborn Hebrew males, the infant Moses (Fraser C.

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