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Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.
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Cast
115 people
Charlton Heston
Moses
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Planet of the Apes
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Yul Brynner
Rameses
Known for
The Magnificent Seven
Westworld
Anne Baxter
Nefretiri
Known for
All About Eve
I Confess
Edward G. Robinson
Dathan
Known for
Double Indemnity
The Stranger
Yvonne De Carlo
Sephora
Known for
The Munsters
Criss Cross
Debra Paget
Lilia
Known for
The Tiger of Eschnapur
The Haunted Palace
John Derek
Joshua
Known for
All the King's Men
Knock on Any Door
Cedric Hardwicke
Sethi
Known for
Rope
Suspicion
Nina Foch
Bithiah
Known for
Spartacus
An American in Paris
Martha Scott
Yochabel
Known for
Ben-Hur
Charlotte's Web
Judith Anderson
Memnet
Known for
Rebecca
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Vincent Price
Baka
Known for
The Great Mouse Detective
Edward Scissorhands
Cecil B. DeMille Director · Jesse Lasky Jr. Screenplay Aeneas MacKenzie Screenplay
Director
Cecil B. DeMille
Screenplay
Jesse Lasky Jr.
Screenplay
Aeneas MacKenzie
Screenplay
Jack Gariss
Author
J.H. Ingraham
Author
A.E. Southon
Author
Dorothy Clarke Wilson
Composer
Elmer Bernstein
Cinematographer
Loyal Griggs
Editor
Anne Bauchens
Costume designer
Edith Head
Costume designer
Dorothy Jeakins
Costume designer
Ralph Jester
Worldwide gross $123M · Budget $13M · United States release November 8, 1956
Box office
Budget
$13,000,000
Worldwide gross
$122,700,000
Gross vs. budget
9.4×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Motion Picture Associates
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 8, 1956
Theatrical
United States
April 2, 1966 · Theatrical · Re-release
May 16, 1990 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Argentina
December 17, 1957 · Theatrical
Australia
December 12, 1958 · Theatrical
November 23, 1973 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Austria
September 26, 1958 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 4, 1958 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 4, 1957 · Theatrical
Canada
March 21, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Czechia
April 1, 2001 · Physical
Denmark
October 6, 1959 · Theatrical
December 26, 1961 · Theatrical · Re-release
Finland
August 22, 1958 · Theatrical
April 14, 1972 · Theatrical · Re-release
France
January 17, 1958 · Theatrical
August 16, 1967 · Theatrical · Re-release
April 6, 1999 · Physical · DVD
April 4, 2012 · Physical · Blu-Ray
October 15, 2017 · Digital · VOD
April 1, 2021 · Physical · 4K UHD
Germany
February 17, 1958 · Theatrical · West-Germany
April 17, 1992 · TV · Sat.1
Greece
January 3, 1958 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 10, 1958 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 4, 1958 · Theatrical
Israel
October 10, 2014 · Premiere · Haifa Film Festival
Italy
June 29, 1957 · Theatrical
Japan
March 15, 1958 · Theatrical
December 23, 1972 · Theatrical · Re-release
Mexico
November 8, 1962 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 19, 1958 · Limited theatrical · Amsterdam
December 7, 1967 · Theatrical · Re-release
January 16, 2001 · Physical · DVD
December 29, 2001 · TV · V8
April 18, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
September 30, 2016 · Digital · Netflix
Peru
November 21, 1957 · Theatrical
Philippines
March 29, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
October 1, 1958 · Theatrical
Singapore
March 29, 2011 · Physical · DVD
South Africa
June 29, 1959 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 22, 1962 · Theatrical
July 28, 1982 · Theatrical · Re-release
Spain
December 21, 1959 · Limited theatrical · Madrid
March 26, 2015 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Sweden
November 26, 1960 · Theatrical
Türkiye
November 1, 1964 · Theatrical
February 19, 1977 · Theatrical · Re-release
United Arab Emirates
February 1, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
November 18, 1957 · Limited theatrical · London
July 17, 1972 · Theatrical · Re-release
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