70 years ago today, The Ten Commandments (1956) was released in theaters. Shown are original, 1960, 1972, and 1989 rerelease posters. #50smovie #CecilBDeMille #TheTenCommandments #ParamountPictures

"BEHOLD HIS MIGHTY HAND!"

🎞#OTD in #Film #History 5 October 1956, #CecilBDeMille's THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, starring #CharltonHeston and #YulBrynner, was first shown in the 🇺🇸

Nominated for 11 Academy Awards, winning Screenplay, Art Direction, and Original Score.
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Directed by Billy Wilder
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“SUNSET BOULEVARD” (1950)
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Directed by Billy Wilder. Screenplay by Wilder, Charles Brackett, and D.M. Marshman Jr.
#sunsetboulevard #gloriaswanson #williamholden #nancyolson #erichvonstroheim #billywilder #busterkeaton #cecilbdemille #jackwebb #heddahopper

SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)
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Gloria Swanson and William Holden were Oscar-nominated for their performances. Directed by Billy Wilder.
#sunsetboulevard #gloriaswanson #williamholden #nancyolson #erichvonstroheim #billywilder #busterkeaton #cecilbdemille #jackwebb #heddahopper

“SUNSET BOULEVARD” (1950)
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Directed by Billy Wilder. Screenplay by Wilder, Charles Brackett, and D.M. Marshman Jr.
#sunsetboulevard #gloriaswanson #williamholden #nancyolson #erichvonstroheim #billywilder #busterkeaton #cecilbdemille #jackwebb #heddahopper

MOVIE QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Dacia, you're a butterfly with the sting of a wasp. Take off your clothes. Get in here and tell me all about it.”
Claudette Colbert in The Sign of the Cross
#TheSignOfTheCross #CecilBDemille #ClaudetteColbert #WaldemarYoung #SidneyBuchman #moviequotes #moviequoteoftheday