Where was The Ten Commandments (1956) filmed?
1956 American film directed by Cecil B. DeMille
The Ten Commandments (1956) was filmed in Cairo, Sinai Peninsula, Mount Sinai, Saint Catherine Monastery, Abu Rawash and Abou Redis, 6 places named in its Wikipedia article, in 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.
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Places per Wikipedia's article
The article names 6 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
Cairo
🇪🇬 Egypt
capital city of Egypt
“On October 6, he arrived in Cairo to make "the greatest production of my life"; the following day, he met the Prime Minister of Egypt, Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser.” Wikipedia
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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
Abou Redis
🇪🇬 Egypt
city in South Sinai, Egypt
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Abu Rawash
🇪🇬 Egypt
village in Giza Governorate, Egypt
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Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does The Ten Commandments have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 6 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Miss Farah (2019–2022), 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.