Statutory US Public Domain 1923 Feature

The Ten Commandments

Name: The Ten Commandments
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Released: 1923
Duration: 131 min
Cast: Lawson Butt, Gino Corrado, Clarence Burton, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Julia Faye

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille → • Production: Paramount Pictures

The Ten Commandments is a 1923 American silent religious epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Written by Jeanie MacPherson, the film is divided into two parts: a prologue recreating the biblical story of the Exodus and a modern story concerning two brothers and their respective views of the Ten Commandments.

Runtime

131 minutes

Aspect Ratio

4:3 Academy (Pillarbox)

Archival Copies

1 Vault Holding(s)

Classification

Pre-1929 Statutory

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⚖️ Statutory Public Domain Clearance Provenance

First published in 1923 (prior to January 1, 1929). Under United States copyright statute (17 U.S.C. § 304(b)), copyright protection has conclusively expired by operation of law. This motion picture has permanently entered the US Public Domain and is free from copyright restriction.