Another classic was The Ten Commandments (1923).This early Cecil B. DeMille epic used primitive special effects techniques. The parting of the Red Sea was accomplished by filming water that poured down the sides of a U-shaped tank and then they running the film backwards to made the water appear to divide. In the remake of the movie was remade in 1956, this same scene was one of the most exciting visual effects in film history and the most expensive to date.