For an unknown reason, 18 minutes were cut from the film for its US release.
In order to secure a "U" rating in the UK, cuts were made to avoid any depiction of horses tipping head over heals during the battle scenes.
Orson Welles, who directed himself in his own scenes in this Biblical epic, later portrayed a director directing a Biblical epic in Ro.Go.Pa.G. (1963). Welles, who portrays a king in this Biblical epic, narrated another Biblical epic, King of Kings (1961), off screen. Welles also narrated a portion of the Biblical work The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis (1979).
Italian censorship visa #31121 issued 1/21/60. MPAA certificate #19764. 1/21/60.