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where was the movie the ten commandments filmed

The 1956 film The Ten Commandments was filmed in a mix of locations in Egypt and the United States , with key sites including Luxor, Mount Sinai, Abu Rudeis, and the Sinai area in Egypt , plus Red Rock Canyon State Park, Monument Valley, Guadalupe, and Paramount Studios in California/Arizona.

Main filming spots

  • Egypt: Luxor, Mount Sinai, Abu Rudeis, Ras Abu Rudeis, and other Sinai-area locations.
  • United States: Red Rock Canyon State Park in California, Monument Valley in Arizona, Guadalupe in California, and Paramount Studios in Los Angeles.

Quick note

Different sources list slightly different location names, but they agree that the movie used both on-location desert scenes and studio work at Paramount.

If you want, I can also give you the filming locations for the 1923 version of The Ten Commandments , which was filmed in a different set of places.