▁with ▁D uff ▁in ▁Fl ame ▁of ▁the ▁Islands ▁( 1 9 5 6 ), ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁Bah am as . ▁ ▁The ▁Ten ▁Command ments ▁and ▁last ▁notable ▁film ▁roles ▁( 1 9 5 4 – 1 9 6 3 ) ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁producer - direct or ▁Cec il ▁B . ▁De M ille ▁cast ▁her ▁as ▁Z ipp or ah , ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁Mos es ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Char l ton ▁H eston ), ▁in ▁his ▁bib lic al ▁ep ic ▁The ▁Ten ▁Command ments , ▁a ▁Param ount ▁Pictures ▁production ▁that ▁premier ed ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁In ▁his ▁aut obi ography , ▁De M ille ▁explained ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁cast ▁De ▁Carlo ▁as ▁Mos es ' ▁wife ▁after ▁his ▁casting ▁director , ▁Bert ▁McK ay , ▁called ▁his ▁attention ▁to ▁one ▁scene ▁she ▁played ▁in ▁Som br ero . ▁Even ▁though ▁the ▁film ▁" was ▁a ▁picture ▁far ▁removed ▁in ▁theme ▁from ▁The ▁Ten ▁Command ments ," ▁wrote ▁De M ille , ▁" I ▁sens ed ▁in ▁her ▁a ▁depth , ▁an ▁emot ional ▁power , ▁a ▁woman ly ▁strength ▁which ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁Se ph ora ▁needed ▁and ▁which ▁she ▁gave ▁it ." ▁ ▁She ▁prepared ▁extens ively ▁for ▁the ▁role , ▁taking ▁we aving ▁less ons ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁and ▁she ph erd ing ▁less ons ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Fernando ▁Valley . ▁Month s ▁before ▁film ing