TEN COMMANDMENTS 1956 #P7-5 Debra Paget portrait PARAMOUNT ORIGINAL

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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
. Biblical historical biography drama.
Per AFI
: US. A Cecil B. DeMille Production. Paramount Pictures Corp.; distributed by Paramount Pictures Corp. Source: Based on the books
Prince of Egypt
by Dorothy Clarke Wilson (Philadelphia, 1949),
The Pillar of Fire; or, Israel in Bondage
by Rev. Joseph Holt Ingraham (New York, 1859) and
On Eagle's Wings
by Rev. Arthur E. Southon (London, 1937). In production Oct 13 - Dec 2 1954 in Egypt; Mar 28 - Aug 12 1955 in Hollywood; under the working title
Prince of Egypt
. New York City premiere Nov 8 1956; Los Angeles premiere Nov 14 1956; Chicago opened Nov 20 1956; "initially released as a special roadshow engagement at ‘advanced’ prices and generally on a reserved-seat, twice-daily basis before going to general release at regular prices in mid-to late 1958;” Western Electric Recording; Technicolor; VistaVision; 219 minutes; PCA No. 18021. © Nov 8 1956 Paramount Pictures Corp. [LP7276]. Re-released in 1966, late 1975 [sic], and “in 1990 a restored print of the film was re-issued in 70mm Super VistaVision with a six-track soundtrack remixed in Dolby Stereo." "The Ten Commandments received an Academy Award for Best Special Effects and was nominated for Academy Awards in the following categories: Best Picture, Art Direction (Color), Cinematography (Color), Costume Design (Color), Film Editing and Sound Recording."
Per the Souvenir Book
: Paramount Presents. In VistaVision. Cecil B. DeMille’s Production.
The Ten Commandments
. Starring Charlton Heston. Yul Brynner. Anne Baxter. Edward G. Robinson. Yvonne De Carlo. Debra Paget. John Derek. Sir Cedric Hardwicke. Nina Foch. Martha Scott. Judith Anderson. Vincent Price. Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Color by Technicolor®. Written for the screen by Aeneas Mackenzie. Jack Garris. Jesse L. Lasky, Jr. Fredric M. Frank. Based upon the Holy Scriptures and other ancient and modern writings. Charlton Heston as Moses. Anne Baxter as Nefretiri. Yul Brynner as Rameses II. Yvonne De Carlo as Sephora. Debra Paget as Lilia. John Derek as Joshua. Edward G. Robinson as Dathan. Nina Foch as Bithiah. Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Sethi I. Martha Scott as Yochabel. Vincent Price as Baka. Judith Anderson as Memnet. John Carradine as Aaron. Olive Deering as Miriam. Douglas Dumbrille as Jannes. Henry Wilcoxon as Pentaur. Eduard Franz as Jethro. Lawrence Dobkin as Hur Ben Caleb. Ian Keith as Rameses I. Esther Brown as Princess Tharbis. Woodrow Strode as King of Ethiopia. Julia Faye as Elisheba. H. B. Warner as Amminadab. Donald Curtis as Mered.
Per IMDB
: US released Oct 5 1956; re-released Apr 2 1966; re-released 1972; re-released May 16 1990. Technical specifications: Mono (35mm prints), 70 mm 6-Track (Western Electric Recording), Dolby (1989 re-release), Dolby Digital (1998 re-release); Technicolor; 1.85:1 aspect ratio, 2.20:1 (1989 re-release); 35mm (horizontal); Super VistaVision (1989 re-release), VistaVision; 220 minutes.
This is an
ORIGINAL 8"x10" (approx.) PARAMOUNT PICTURES Black and White Still
, with the Paramount credits at the bottom border.
A true photographic Still, not a computer generated print or scan. This is an
Original Paramount Pictures Still
used to promote the film on its original release.
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