The Ten Commandments (1923 film) is a garden variety of human being, which believes the Ten Commandments as unchanging, immutable laws of the universe. He is not a sissy or a goody-goody, he is a regular fellow, an ideal type of man of high and steadfast principles, who believes the Commandments are as practicable in 1923 as they were in the time of Moses. The Exodus scenes were filmed at the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes in northern Santa Barbara County. The film location was originally chosen because its immense sand dunes provided a superficial resemblance to the Egyptian desert. Rumor had it that after the filming was
The Ten Commandments (1923 film) Paul Church on Filbert Street and the adjoining Washington Square. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, "The Ten Commandments" premiered at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre (in Hollywood) on December 4, 1923. On its release, critics praised "The Ten Commandments" overall; however, the part of the film set in modern times received mixed reviews. "Variety", for example, declared the opening scenes alone worth the admission price, but found the remainder of the film disappointing by comparison: "The opening Biblical scenes of "The Ten Commandments" are irresistible in their assembly, breadth, color and direction [...] They are immense and stupendous, so big the modern tale