The Ten Commandments
originally aired on ABC
The Ten Commandments is a 1956 American epic religious drama film produced, directed, and narrated by Cecil B. DeMille. It is based on the 1949 novel Prince of Egypt by Dorothy Clarke Wilson, the 1859 novel Pillar of Fire by J. H. Ingraham, the 1937 novel On Eagle's Wings by A. E. Southon. The film stars Charlton Heston in the lead role, Yul Brynner as Rameses, Anne Baxter as Nefretiri, Edward G. Robinson as Dathan, Yvonne De Carlo as Zipporah, Debra Paget as Lilia, and John Derek as Joshua. In 1957, the film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best