Paramount has officially announced plans to bring the classic 1956 Cecil B. DeMille directed film "The Ten Commandments" starring Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, and Anne Baxter to Blu-ray Disc on March 29th. The release will come in both a traditional release and a "gift set" release.

This release will be in full 1080p Hi-Def video and DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio as well as Dolby Digital 2.0 sound. Bonus materials for the two different releases of the film are listed below.

Standard 2-Disc Blu-ray release's bonus materials:


Disc One:

- 1956 Feature Part 1
- Commentary by Katherine Orrison, author of Written in Stone: Making Cecil B. DeMille's Epic The Ten Commandments

Disc Two:

- 1956 Feature Part 2
- Commentary by Katherine Orrison
- Newsreel: The Ten Commandments Premiere in New York
- Theatrical Trailers


Blu-ray/DVD Gift Set release's bonus materials:


- THE TEN COMMANDMENTS Blu-ray/DVD Combo gift set comes packaged in a stunning limited edition box featuring an image of the Red Sea that parts when the box is opened to reveal two tablets, which encase all six discs in the set. The set also includes a commemorative photo and archive book, a new 75-minute, in-depth documentary about the film and its impact, original costume sketches, the 1923 silent film The Ten Commandments (also available for the first time on Blu-ray), international premiere photos, production notes from Cecil B. DeMille, correspondence from Charlton Heston, feature commentary and more.

Disc One:

- 1956 Feature Part 1
- Commentary by Katherine Orrison, author of Written in Stone: Making Cecil B. DeMille's Epic The Ten Commandments

Disc Two:

- 1956 Feature Part 2
- Commentary by Katherine Orrison
- Newsreel: The Ten Commandments Premiere in New York
- Theatrical Trailers

Disc Three:

- 1923 Feature
- Commentary by Katherine Orrison
- Hand-tinted Footage of the Exodus and Parting of the Red Sea Sequence (from 1923 feature)
- Photo Gallery-1923
- The Ten Commandments: Making Miracles-75-minute documentary
- Photo Gallery-1956

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