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==Synopsis==
The Ten Commandments is a 1956 epic film directed by [[Cecil B. DeMille]], which tells in a Hollywood style the [[Bible]] story of [[Moses]] (played by [[Charlton Heston]]) as he comes to know [[God]] and to get Pharaoh Ramses ([[Yul Brynner]]) to let the Israelites leave [[Egypt]]. ==Contents==----__TOC__
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{{quote | text="It would take more than a man to lead the slaves from bondage. It would take a god." Words of [[Moses]] in the film}}
[[Image:Ten_Commandments_Cover.jpg|thumb|Poster for the movie]]
''Synopsis:'' The Ten Commandments is a 1956 epic film directed by [[Cecil B. DeMille]], which tells in a Hollywood style the [[Bible]] story of [[Moses]] (played by [[Charlton Heston]]) as he comes to know [[God]] and to get Pharaoh Ramses ([[Yul Brynner]]) to let the Israelites leave [[Egypt]].
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* [[Exodus]] | [[Exodus 20]] | [[Ten Commandments]]
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==Main article==
DeMille had previously made the film in a silent 1923 version.
==Quotes==
Words of [[Moses]] in the film
: It would take more than a man to lead the slaves from bondage. It would take a god.
: Blood makes poor mortar.
Words of Ramese II in the film
: His God... is God!
Words of [[Joshua]] in the film
: God made men. Men made slaves.
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