Where was The Ten Commandments (1956) filmed?
1956 American film directed by Cecil B. DeMille
The Ten Commandments (1956) was filmed in Los Angeles, Hollywood, Sinai Peninsula, Luxor, Mount Sinai, Saint Catherine Monastery and 3 more places, 9 places named in its Wikipedia article, in the United States, Egypt. Wikidata records no filming location for it at all, so the article is the only recorded source. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
Places per Wikipedia's article
The article names 9 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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Towns & cities
Los Angeles
United States
seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Monument Valley
United States
basin of the Colorado Plateau on the Arizona–Utah border in the western United States
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Towns & cities
Hollywood
United States
neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Red Rock Canyon State Park
United States
California state park in Kern County featuring scenic desert cliffs, buttes, and spectacular rock formations
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Towns & cities
Luxor
Egypt
city in southern Egypt
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Landscapes & nature
Mount Sinai
Egypt
mountain in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt
“DeMille said that the journey from Cairo to Mount Sinai can be made "by motor car in one long, hard day", but he and his crew traveled with a two-car caravan in case one of the cars broke down.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Sinai Peninsula
Egypt
peninsula in the Red Sea
“In 1954, it was filmed on location in Egypt, Mount Sinai, and the Sinai Peninsula, featuring one of the largest exterior sets ever created for a motion picture.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Saint Catherine Monastery
Egypt
Greek Orthodox monastery (the oldest) at the foot of Mount Sinai, Egypt
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Towns & cities
Abu Rawash
Egypt
village in Giza Governorate, Egypt
From published sources
Places a newspaper, a film office, a broadcaster or the production itself names, where no wiki records them. Each sentence below was found on its page and read before the place was added, and its publisher is linked beside it.
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Landmarks & buildings
Saints Peter and Paul Church, San Francisco
United States
church
Filming permit: St. Peter & Paul's Church (666 Filbert Street, Washington Square) San Francisco Film Commission, 1956
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Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does The Ten Commandments have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 9 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Pulp Fiction (1994), The Dark Knight (2008), Back to the Future (1985), Fight Club (1999) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.