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 th
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The four main characters of the modern story (from left to right): John McTavish, a carpenter; his mother, Mrs. Martha McTavish; his sister-in-law, Mary Leigh; and his brother, Dan McTavish
The Gates of Rameses in one of the film's Technicolor sequences
Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt in one of the film's Technicolor sequences
Dathan was an Israelite mentioned in the Old Testament as a participant of the Exodus.
The Death of Korah, Dathan and Abiram, by Gustave Doré, 1865.
Dathan in The Ten Commandments, 1956