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The King of Kings

  • 19271927
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 40m
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7.4/10
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Muriel McCormac and Michael D. Moore in The King of Kings (1927)
Jesus Christ faces religious and political oppression during his ministry and in the days before his death and resurrection.
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Jesus Christ faces religious and political oppression during his ministry and in the days before his death and resurrection.Jesus Christ faces religious and political oppression during his ministry and in the days before his death and resurrection.Jesus Christ faces religious and political oppression during his ministry and in the days before his death and resurrection.
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    • Cecil B. DeMille
    • Jeanie Macpherson(story)
  • Stars
    • H.B. Warner
    • Dorothy Cumming
    • Ernest Torrence
    • Cecil B. DeMille
    • Jeanie Macpherson(story)
  • Stars
    • H.B. Warner
    • Dorothy Cumming
    • Ernest Torrence
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    • 52User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
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    Robert Edeson, Julia Faye, Josephine Norman, Joseph Striker, Kenneth Thomson, and H.B. Warner in The King of Kings (1927)
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    H.B. Warner in The King of Kings (1927)
    Muriel McCormac and H.B. Warner in The King of Kings (1927)
    H.B. Warner in The King of Kings (1927)
    Cecil B. DeMille, Hugo Riesenfeld, and H.B. Warner in The King of Kings (1927)
    H.B. Warner in The King of Kings (1927)
    Michael D. Moore, Joseph Striker, Ernest Torrence, and H.B. Warner in The King of Kings (1927)
    Jacqueline Logan in The King of Kings (1927)
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    H.B. Warner
    H.B. Warner
    • Jesus - The Christ
    Dorothy Cumming
    Dorothy Cumming
    • Mary - The Mother
    Ernest Torrence
    Ernest Torrence
    • Peter
    Joseph Schildkraut
    Joseph Schildkraut
    • Judas Iscariot
    James Neill
    James Neill
    • James - Brother of John
    Joseph Striker
    Joseph Striker
    • John - The Beloved
    Robert Edeson
    Robert Edeson
    • Matthew - The Publican
    Sidney D'Albrook
    • Thomas - The Doubter
    David Imboden
    • Andrew - A Fisherman
    Charles Belcher
    Charles Belcher
    • Philip
    Clayton Packard
    • Bartholomew
    Robert Ellsworth
    • Simon - The Zealot
    Charles Requa
    Charles Requa
    • James the Lesser
    John T. Prince
    John T. Prince
    • Thaddeus
    Jacqueline Logan
    Jacqueline Logan
    • Mary Magdalene
    Rudolph Schildkraut
    Rudolph Schildkraut
    • Caiaphas - High Priest of Israel
    Sam De Grasse
    Sam De Grasse
    • Pharisee
    Casson Ferguson
    Casson Ferguson
    • Scribe
      • Cecil B. DeMille
      • Jeanie Macpherson(story)
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    • Trivia
      Cecil B. DeMille did not want to take any chances with the film. His two stars, H.B. Warner and Dorothy Cumming, were required to sign agreements which prohibited them from appearing in film roles that might compromise their "holy" screen images for a five-year period. DeMille also ordered them not to be seen doing any "un-Biblical" activities during the film's shooting. These activities included attending ball games, playing cards, frequenting night clubs, swimming, and riding in convertibles.
    • Goofs
      In the first scene in Mary Magdalene's house, studio lights are reflected in a large hand-held mirror.
    • Quotes

      Mary Magdalene: Harness my zebras--gift of the Nubian King! This Carpenter shall learn that he cannot hold a man from Mary Magdalene!

    • Crazy credits
      In the original premiere version, there is no 'THE END' title. The film fades to black after the final scene of Jesus looming over a modern city with the title 'LO, I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS' superimposed.
    • Alternate versions
      The 1927 premiere, the first film shown at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, ran 155 minutes. The film later was cut to 112 minutes for general release.
    • Connections
      Edited into Tingen, Edderkoppen 2: Bivirkninger (2013)

    User reviews52

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    10/10
    Must see movie
    King of Kings is an extraordinary movie. I was so caught up in it if they had said in the credits "Jesus as played by himself" I would have believed it. The scenes of the little blind boy finding his way to Jesus, and the interaction between Jesus and the little children stand out as the high points of the movie. There is a "healing" while with the little children that stands out as one of the finest movie moments ever.

    It is a silent movie, but if you get caught up like me, you will swear there was talking as you look back on it.

    I saw it in May of 1977 at the 50th anniversary of the Graumanns Chinese theater in Hollywood. It had opened 50 years ago that night with its first movie being King of Kings. Interesting, the next night was the premier of the first Star Wars movie.

    Mr. DeMille's daughter or niece shared anecdotes about the filming after the movie. For example, there is a seen during the last supper, where, after everyone gets up and walks away a dove comes and lands on the table by the holy grail and gets lost in the lighting special effect. She informed us it was not planned.

    She told us the movie played somewhere in the world every night for 46 years. And in South America, people would get on their knees in the theaters after the performance.

    Powerful movie and very moving.
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    • rickyotis
    • Aug 18, 2005

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    • Release date
      • 2004 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • DeMille Pictures Corporation
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    • 2 hours 40 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Silent

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