The Ten Commandments Filming Locations

The Ten Commandments filming locations

Where was The Ten Commandments filmed? The Ten Commandments was filmed in 17 locations across Egypt and United States in the following places:

The Ten Commandments Filming Locations

Luxor is a city on the east bank of the Nile River in southern Egypt. It's on the site of ancient Thebes, the pharaohs’ capital at the height of their power, during the 16th–11th centuries B.C. Today's city surrounds 2 huge, surviving ancient monuments: graceful Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple, a mile north. The royal tombs of the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens are on the river’s west bank.

Abou Redis is a city in South Sinai Governorate, Egypt. Its area is 2400 square km. It contains many Christian churches in Wadi Feran area.

Oljato-Monument Valley is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 154 at the 2010 census.

Beni Suef is the capital city of the Beni Suef Governorate in Egypt. The city is the location of Beni Suef University. An important agricultural trade centre on the west bank of the Nile River, the city is located 110 km south of Cairo.

Guadalupe is a small city located in Santa Barbara County, California. According to the U.S. Census of 2010, the city has a population of 7,080. Guadalupe is economically and socially tied to the city of Santa Maria, which is about 8 miles to the east.

Los Angeles is a sprawling Southern California city and the center of the nation’s film and television industry. Near its iconic Hollywood sign, studios such as Paramount Pictures, Universal and Warner Brothers offer behind-the-scenes tours. On Hollywood Boulevard, TCL Chinese Theatre displays celebrities’ hand- and footprints, the Walk of Fame honors thousands of luminaries and vendors sell maps to stars’ homes.

Cantil is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is in the Fremont Valley of the western Mojave Desert.

Arizona, a southwestern U.S. state, is best known for the Grand Canyon, the mile-deep chasm carved by the Colorado River. Flagstaff, a ponderosa pine–covered mountain town, is a major gateway to the Grand Canyon. Other natural sites include Saguaro National Park, protecting cactus-filled Sonoran Desert landscape. Tucson is University of Arizona territory and home to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.

The Ten Commandments (1956)
Runtime: 220 minutes
Rating: 7.9
Release year: 1956
IMDB: tt0049833
Plot summary

Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.

Genres
Adventure
Drama
Family
Cast
Charlton Heston
Yul Brynner
Anne Baxter
Edward G. Robinson
Directors
Cecil B. DeMille
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The Ten Commandments filming locations