#266: DE MILLE, Cecil B.: The King Of Kings (1927)
DE MILLE, Cecil B. (United States)
The King Of Kings [1927]
Spine #266
DVD
DVD
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. The Criterion Collection is proud to present this beloved film in a two-disc edition featuring both the 112-minute general-release version and the rarely seen 155-minute cut that premiered at the grand opening of Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
1927
155 minutes
1928
112 minutes
Black & White/Color
Silent
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2004
Director/Writers
Story and continuity by Jeanie Macpherson.
Cecil B. De Mille was 46 when he directed The King of Kings.
The Film
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Thirty-eight page booklet featuring essays by Peter Matthews, Robert S. Birchard, Grace Kingsley and DeMille.
Commentary
None.
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Thirty-eight page booklet featuring essays by Peter Matthews, Robert S. Birchard, Grace Kingsley and DeMille.
Commentary
None.
1927:
Score
By composer Donald Sosin.
Photos, advertisements
Photos, advertisements
And telegrams from the film’s premiere.
Original press book
Original press book
And illustrated program.
1928:
Score
Score
By composer-organist Timothy J. Tikker, plus the original score by legendary composer Hugo Riesenfeld.
Rare behind-the-scenes
Rare behind-the-scenes
Footage of DeMille on the set.
Costume and scene sketches
Costume and scene sketches
Production and behind-the-scenes stills gallery, and a portrait gallery by set photographer W.M. Mortensen.
Extras Rating (0-40):
Trailers
From the film’s Broadway run in New York.
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