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The King of Kings

  • 19271927
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  • 2h 40m
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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.
IMDb RATING
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2.2K
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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)
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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)

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    10/10
    THE CRITERION DVD IS A MARVELOUS!
    I first experienced Cecil B. DeMille's beautiful telling of the Life of Christ, his 1927 THE KING OF KINGS, in a local theatre in the late 1950s. It impressed me then as a teenager and it impresses me even more now, having just experienced a special viewing of the double disc DVD that is being released on December 7, 2004 under The Criterion Collection label.

    I purchased a 16mm print of this film many years ago as well as buying the Criterion Laser Dics release a few years back, so I am well versed in this classic. Until now, everything shown theatrically, on 16mm, VHS tape and Laser Discs has been of the re-edited version that DeMille prepared in 1928, a year after the film played its roadshow engagements. Millions of people the world over have seen the shorter 112 minute cut, which is included on the Criterion disc with both the original Hugo Riesenfeld score (and sound effects) as issued in 1928, and an outstanding newly recorded pipe organ score by Timothy J. Tikker, done especially for this release.

    For years I have been aware that the roadshow version as shown at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in LA and at the Gaiety in NY, ran 155 minutes, some 37 minutes longer then I had ever seen it. From James D'Arc at the Brigham Young University Archives (which houses the DeMille collection) I learned that the full length version still existed and was in the possession of the DeMille family. That complete version is now the highlight of the Criterion DVD release and it is MARVELOUS!

    I've always thought highly of DeMille's THE KING OF KINGS -- but now seeing it in this wonderfully preserved full-length print, complete with an outstanding original orchestra score by Donald Sosin, I can say without hesitation that it is a more spiritually uplifting experience in this version then it ever was in the fine shorter cut. This is a MASTERPIECE, not only of the silent cinema, but of all-time!

    And that's not all -- the EXTRA's included on the two DVD's are also a marvel. There is almost 15 minutes of priceless behind-the-scenes footage on the set of the film. You'll see DeMille directing a huge cast and at times view three cameras being hand-cranked. There are shots of D.W. Griffith and Douglas Fairbanks visiting with DeMille on set. There are production and costume sketches by renowned artist Dan Sayre Groesbeck as well as a stills gallery of rare production and publicity photos. The original illustrated theatre program and press book are pictured also -- and there's more. In short this is the finest DVD ever released on a film from the silent era, even surpassing Fox's marvelous job on F.W. Murnau's SUNRISE (also a 1927 release).

    In my opinion, DeMille's THE KING OF KINGS in this full version is the finest rendering of the Life of Christ ever put on film! Criterion, known as the leader of fine DVD's, has done it again. Don't hesitate on picking up a copy of this if you love great movies and want a spiritual experience!
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    • Nov 6, 2004

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      • 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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