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Cecil B. DeMille
Directing

Cecil B. DeMille
Homepage
https://www.cecilbdemille.com/
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1881-08-12,Ashfield, Massachusetts, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Cecil Blount DeMille was a founder of the Hollywood motion-picture industry, one of the most commercially successful producer-directors of his time, and one of the most influential filmmakers in history. Between 1914 and 1956, he made seventy feature films; all but seven were profitable. Cecil B. DeMille is synonymous with religious epics: The King of Kings, Samson and Delilah, and The Ten Commandments (1956). He blended spectacle, sex, and spellbinding narrative to convey a message of faith. It was DeMille who created the image of the omnipotent director, megaphone in hand, wearing boots and a visored cap. DeMille gave Hollywood numerous stars: Wallace Reid, Gloria Swanson, William (“Hopalong Cassidy”) Boyd, Claudette Colbert, Robert Preston, Jean Arthur, and Charlton Heston. DeMille created the posts of studio story editor, art director, and concept artist. He was one of the first to use theatrical lighting on a movie set. In the late 1920s, when Hollywood converted to sound films, DeMille defied the sound experts, liberating the camera from a confining booth, and implementing the microphone boom. DeMille’s authority extended beyond the confines of his studio. He was a power in aviation, banking, politics, and real estate. In the 1930s, his fame as a filmmaker was surpassed by his fame as a radio star. He was a founder of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, an institution from which he eventually won two awards. In 1953 his film The Greatest Show on Earth won the Award for Best Picture of 1952; and he was presented with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. DeMille’s influence on world culture is incalculable, but there are estimates and milestones. His biography of Jesus Christ, The King of Kings, was a silent film, but because of a unique distribution arrangement, it was eventually seen by 800 million viewers. Samson and Delilah (1949) and The Ten Commandments (1956) are still listed with the top ten all-time box-office champions. They continue to generate revenue and provoke thought.

Filmography

Sunset Boulevard

8.31

Sunset Boulevard
1950-08-10

0

Estrellados
1930-07-07

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

7.4

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
2020-12-02

7

Hollywood
1923-08-19

Reap the Wild Wind

6.4

Reap the Wild Wind
1942-03-26

Life in Hollywood No. 1

0

Life in Hollywood No. 1
1927-08-25

Star Spangled Rhythm

5.9

Star Spangled Rhythm
1942-03-05

6.1

Variety Girl
1947-08-29

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

6.5

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25

The Buster Keaton Story

4.9

The Buster Keaton Story
1957-05-01

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

0

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945-09-06

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

0

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942-01-01

Son of Paleface

6.3

Son of Paleface
1952-07-14

Going Hollywood: The '30s

10

Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984-01-01

A Trip to Paramountown

6

A Trip to Paramountown
1922-07-10

The Circus: Premiere

5.4

The Circus: Premiere
1928-01-13

7.1

Hail Satan?
2019-04-17

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

0

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933-12-01

Samson and Delilah

6.517

Samson and Delilah
1949-12-21

6.1

Free and Easy
1930-03-22

North West Mounted Police

6.3

North West Mounted Police
1940-10-22

The Greatest Show on Earth

6.3

The Greatest Show on Earth
1952-02-16

The Story of Dr. Wassell

6.3

The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944-07-04

5.8

Madam Satan
1930-09-20

Hollywood Extra Girl

6

Hollywood Extra Girl
1935-08-22

The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille

4.3

The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille
2016-02-11

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

5.7

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975-08-06

Jens Mons in America

3

Jens Mons in America
1947-03-24

Sword-and-Sandal

7

Sword-and-Sandal
2019-04-14

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

4.9

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007-05-23

And the Oscar Goes To...

6.97

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014-02-01

6.2

Unconquered
1947-10-10

The Movies March On

3.5

The Movies March On
1939-07-03

The Hollywood You Never See

0

The Hollywood You Never See
1934-01-20

The Ten Commandments

7.755

The Ten Commandments
1956-10-05

Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle II

8

Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle II
2020-05-05

Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle

10

Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle
2020-02-18

The Fallbrook Story

0

The Fallbrook Story
1952-01-01

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

7.7

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021-05-07

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.5

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

This Is Your Life

6.4

This Is Your Life
1952-10-01

0

Spécial cinéma
1974-09-25

8

Cinépanorama
1956-02-04

What's My Line?

6.6

What's My Line?
1950-02-02