The Ten Commandments (1945 film)
The Ten Commandments is a 1945 Italian drama film directed by Giorgio Walter Chili. It features an ensemble of Italian actors in episodes based on the Ten Commandments.
It was made during the German occupation of Rome, which brought a halt to all ongoing work at Italian film studios. Only two films made with Vatican support went into production at the time, providing employment for actors and technicians. The other film was Vittorio De Sica's The Gates of Heaven. Their work on the films enabled them to refuse demands that they relocate north to work in the Venice-based film industry of the puppet Italian Social Republic. The lengthy production process meant that it wasn't released until long after Rome had been liberated by Allied forces.
Cast
- Marina Berti as
- Carlo Campanini as
- Delia Brandi as
- Amedeo Nazzari as
- Germana Paolieri as
- Elisa Cegani as
- Claudio Gora as
- Assia Noris as
- Otello Toso as
- Carlo Romano as
- Rossano Brazzi as
- Loretta Lisi as
- Roldano Lupi as
- Delia Orman as
- Nino Pavese as
- Aldo Silvani as
- Vera Carmi as
- Ada Dondini as
- Ugo Sasso as
- Cesco Baseggio as
- Luigi Pavese as
- Bella Starace Sainati as
- Massimo Girotti as
- Mariella Lotti as
- Valentina Cortese as
- Andrea Checchi as
- Adele Garavaglia as
- Carlo Ninchi as
- Bianca Manenti as
- Ciro Berardi
- Lorena Berg
- Elvira Betrone
- Arturo Bragaglia
- Ennio Cerlesi
- Giorgio De Lullo
- Dino Di Luca
- Franca Dominici
- Mario Ferrari
- Guido Garavaglia
- Fedele Gentile
- Loris Gizzi
- Giovanni Grasso
- Nino Marchesini
- Maria Marengo
- Guido Notari
- Amalia Pellegrini
- Amilcare Pettinelli
- Giuseppe Porelli
- Franco Pucci
- Gina Ror
- Giovanna Scotto
- Carlo Tamberlani
- Amedeo Trilli