The King of Kings

Name: The King of Kings
Released: 1927

Cecil B. DeMille

Classical Hollywood crucifixion jesus christ messiah big budget judea

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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 spectacula

Year1927

CountryUnited States

DirectorCecil B. DeMille

MovementClassical Hollywood

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