 Many of the sets, costumes and props for this picture were  originally made for _Egyptian, The (1954)_ (qv) and were bought from  the studios of Darryl F. Zanuck (qv) for reuse. The sword of the  Hittite Princes, which plays a large part in "The Egyptian" toward  the end, is seen again in this film in the hands of  Clint Walker (I) (qv), who plays an Egyptian royal guard. This  gives a nice feeling of historical continuity, as the events in "The  Egyptian" take place during the reign of Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten)  about 60 years before the events in "The Ten Commandments".