The Ten Commandments 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		5.0
Video		4.5
Audio		4.5
Extras		2.0
Overall		4.0

The Ten Commandments 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Martin Liebman December 15, 2021

Paramount has widely released a UHD SteelBook packaging variant for the the epic 1956 film 'The Ten Commandments.' The disc and digital content is identical to that found in the wide release but also includes the 1923 film and accompanying special features that were originally absent from the 4K wide release. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.

For a full film review, please click here; note that this link points to the original Blu-ray release.

The Ten Commandments 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

For a full UHD video review, please click here.

The Ten Commandments 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

The UHD disc does not feature a Dolby Atmos or DTS:X soundtrack. Instead, it simply repurposes the existing Blu-ray's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack. For a full audio review, please click here.

The Ten Commandments 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

The SteelBook's front cover prominently depicts Charlton Heston's Moses left-center, a full body view, holding the two stone tablets containing the Commandments. He is in front of a very dark red background. The film's title appears center right in large yellow letters, along with Cecil B. DeMille's name in smaller type. The rear panel features another full body portrait against a dark red background, this one of Yul Brynner's Ramses in full royal regalia. The spine carries over the front panel colors for the background and the title, which is situated slightly above center. A Paramount logo appears at the top and a rather large UHD logo at the bottom, along with a smaller Blu-ray logo and the text "4-disc set."

Inside, the digital copy floats; there are no tabs to hold it down. the four discs each earn their own hub, two on the right and left panels and two in a moveable leaf affixed to the far left side of the right-hand panel. The inner print is a two panel spread depicting the parting of the Red Sea with Moses holding his arms up on the left-hand side.

For a breakdown of the on-disc supplemental content, please click here; please click here for coverage of the fourth disc with the 1923 film and accompanying special features.

The Ten Commandments 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Great film, great SteelBook. It's very red, but it works. The film's title on the front could have been debossed, but it's hard to complain, especially with the epic inner print image. The movie is legendary and the UHD picture quality is outstanding. It's great of Paramount to reintroduce the 1923 film disc as well. Very highly recommended.