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The King of Kings

1927155 minUnited States
DramaBiography
Video edition
Wikimedia Commons
Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: English.
This copy runs
157:10
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Cecil B. DeMille · Public domain

Synopsis

Jesus's ministry brings healing and hope to those who gather around him, while attracting hostility and divided expectations. Mary Magdalene, the disciples and the people of Jerusalem become part of a drama moving toward betrayal, trial and crucifixion. DeMille's large-scale production concludes with the resurrection, presenting the Gospel narrative through devotional imagery and spectacle.

Cast

DirectorsCecil B. DeMille

Behind the scenes

Jeanie Macpherson's screenplay draws on the four Gospels. The original presentation combines tinted passages with two-color Technicolor in selected sequences, using changes in the image as part of the film's religious spectacle.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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  • H. B. Warner — Lewis Smith (photo credit) · Public domain
  • Dorothy Cumming — File:Dorothy Cumming from Who's Who on the Screen.jpg : Unknown author Unknown author derivative work: Innisfree987; This file was derived from: Dorothy Cumming from Who's Who on the Screen.jpg : · Public domain
  • Ernest Torrence — Unknown author · Public domain
  • Joseph Schildkraut — Bain News Service, publisher; Library of Congress Catalog: https://lccn.loc.gov/2014715528 Image download: https://cdn.loc.gov/service/pnp/ggbain/35300/35377v.jpg Original url: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2014715528/ · Public domain
  • Jacqueline Logan — Melbourne Spurr; Photoplay, April 1928 · Public domain
  • Rudolph Schildkraut — Unknown author Unknown author; Sport & Salon , 7 February 1901, S. 8 ( http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?aid=sus&datum=19010207&seite=8&zoom=33 ) · Public domain

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