
Cecil B. DeMille
Known for DirectingBorn 1881-08-12Died 1959-01-21Ashfield, États-Unis
Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an American filmmaker, known as 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.Read more
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Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle
2020 · Movie
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Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945 · Movie
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Vanity
1927 · Movie
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The Angel of Broadway
1927 · Movie
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The Wedding Song
1925 · Movie
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Spécial cinéma
1974 · Series
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Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 · Movie
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The U.S. and the Holocaust
2022 · Series
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Land of Liberty
1939 · Movie
The Hollywood You Never See
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The Hollywood You Never See
1934 · Movie
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The Casting Couch
1995 · Movie
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Whispering Smith
1926 · Movie
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Red Dice
1926 · Movie
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Hollywood
1923 · Movie
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Cinépanorama
1956 · Series
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Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle II
2020 · Movie
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Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021 · Movie
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The Making of The Ten Commandments
2003 · Movie
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Sunset Boulevard
1950 · Movie
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Hooray for Hollywood
1976 · Movie
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Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
2020 · Movie
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The Ten Commandments
1956 · Movie
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Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012 · Movie
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Silence
1926 · Movie
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The Dressmaker from Paris
1925 · Movie
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Triumph
1924 · Movie
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Hail Satan?
2019 · Movie
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Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019 · Movie
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A Trip to Paramountown
1922 · Movie
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Hollywood Extra Girl
1935 · Movie
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Movie
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What's My Line?
1950 · Series
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The Cruise of the Jasper B
1926 · Movie
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The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille
2016 · Movie
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The War of the Worlds
1953 · Movie
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The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series
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Estrellados
1930 · Movie
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The Godless Girl
1928 · Movie
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Let 'Er Go Gallegher
1928 · Movie
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Feet of Clay
1924 · Movie
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Lost and Won
1917 · Movie
Lord Chumley
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Lord Chumley
1914 · Movie
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Union Pacific
1939 · Movie
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Samson and Delilah
1949 · Movie
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Movie
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The Buccaneer
1958 · Movie
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The Road to Yesterday
1925 · Movie
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Something to Think About
1920 · Movie