: Cecil B. DeMille suffered a heart attack after climbing a 130-foot ladder to check a camera during the Exodus sequence; he returned to work just two days later against his doctor's orders.
: This single sequence took six months to film and required a 32-foot-high ramp on the Paramount lot and 360,000 gallons of water. The Ten Commandments(1956)
The film is celebrated for visual feats that were revolutionary for the mid-1950s. : Cecil B
as they appear in the film. Specific filming locations you can visit today. A guide to the special effects used for the Ten Plagues. The film is celebrated for visual feats that
: Upon learning he would be shirtless for much of the film, Brynner underwent a rigorous weightlifting program to ensure he wasn't physically overshadowed by Heston.
: DeMille chose Heston because he closely resembled Michelangelo’s statue of Moses in Rome.
