Overview:
The King of Kings is the Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it. In 1927, working with one of the biggest budgets in Hollywood history, DeMille spun the life and Passion of Christ into a silent-era blockbuster. Featuring text drawn directly from the Bible, a cast of thousands, and the great showman’s singular cinematic bag of tricks, The King of Kings is at once spectacular and deeply reverent—part Gospel, part Technicolor epic.| Status: | Released (1927-04-19) |
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| Awards: | 5 wins total |
| Screen: | Jeanie Macpherson |
| Productions: | DeMille Pictures Corporation |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | No Language |
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Casts
- 33278: H.B. Warner - Jesus, The Christ
- 142595: Dorothy Cumming - Mary, the Mother
- 98034: Ernest Torrence - Peter
- 24820: Joseph Schildkraut - Judas Iscariot
- 1147460: James Neill - James - Brother of John
- 1196416: Joseph Striker - John - the Beloved
- 130493: Robert Edeson - Matthew - the Publican
Crews
- 8636: Cecil B. DeMille - Director - Directing
- 9064: Adrian - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 123008: Harold McLernon - Editor - Editing
- 14650: Earl Luick - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 51311: Anne Bauchens - Editor - Editing
- 148786: Jeanie Macpherson - Story - Writing
- 8636: Cecil B. DeMille - Producer - Production
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Reviews
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As biblical epics go, this is probably the best in my book. Cecil B. de Mille has crafted a masterpiece of silent cinema depicting the tale of the Christ from the beginnings of his journey until the resurrection. Using partly scripted and actual verses from the bible, the intertitles ....
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