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The 10 Commandments By Cecil B. Demille

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By evaluating the 1956 movie The 10 Commandments by Cecil B. DeMille as a piece of Cold War propaganda through it's focus on America's economic, political and theological interests we can more deeply understand the interests of the United States during the Cold War.
By observing many specific points of the movie in a broad sense, viewers observe many abstractions to the Cold War era. By understanding the use of technology, politics and religion within the film, it becomes apparent how blatant the movie is a piece of Cold War propaganda.
In original religious texts, Moses' mission is to free the slaves of Egypt from the rule of Pharaoh Kings. While doing so, through his use of the word of God, ten plagues descend upon Egypt to punish the Pharaoh
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