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Ten Commandments, The (1956) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Ten Commandments, The (1956) a score of 3.1652 out of 4

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The film also boasts wonderful set design, with incredible attention paid to reconstructing ancient Egypt. It's just too bad DeMille wasn't as careful about preserving scriptural facts. Those familiar with the Bible will find some blatant errors....read the complete Ten Commandments, The (1956) review at Parent Previews

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New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

ABRUPTLY and somewhat belatedly an Italian-made film called "The Ten Commandments" put in an appearance on Saturday at the Cameo. In direct antithesis to Cecil B. De Mille's historical spectacle now at neighborhood theatres is this imported curio, made...read the complete Ten Commandments, The (1956) review at New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

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It takes something special for a motion picture to enter the Biblical canon. But ask any Christian what happened to Moses before age 30, and they'll likely relate to you the plotline of Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments. Surprise! As DeMille...read the complete Ten Commandments, The (1956) review at DVDBeaver