The King of Kings (1927 film)

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The King of Kings (1927 film) is a silent biblical epic directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the life, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
biblical epic film
feature film
silent film
artDirector Mitchell Leisen
basedOn New Testament
cinematographyBy F. A. Dobson
J. Peverell Marley
costumeDesigner Clare West
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts crucifixion of Jesus
resurrection of Jesus
director Cecil B. DeMille
distributor Pathé
surface form: Pathé Exchange
editedBy Anne Bauchens
filmingLocation Hollywood, California, United States
surface form: Hollywood, California
followedBy The King of Kings (1927 film) self-linksurface differs
surface form: The King of Kings (1931 reissue version)
format black-and-white
genre drama film
religious film
hasColorProcess two-color Technicolor
hasPart two-color Technicolor sequence
mainSubject Jesus Christ
musicBy Hugo Riesenfeld
notableFor large-scale biblical sets
spectacular crowd scenes
originalLanguage Silent film
partOf Cecil B. DeMille biblical epics
portrays Apostles
surface form: Apostles of Jesus

Judas Iscariot
Last Supper
New Testament miracles and signs
surface form: Miracles of Jesus

Passion of Christ
surface form: Passion of Jesus

Pontius Pilate
portraysFictionalizedVersionOf Mary Magdalene
producer Cecil B. DeMille
productionCompany Cecil B. DeMille Productions
surface form: Cecil B. DeMille Pictures
releaseDate 1927-04-19
runtime approximately 155 minutes
setInPeriod 1st century
starring Dorothy Cumming
Ernest Torrence
H. B. Warner
Jacqueline Logan
Joseph Schildkraut
May Robson
Victor Varconi
subjectOf film preservation efforts
writer Jeanie MacPherson
surface form: Jeanie Macpherson

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Cecil B. DeMille notableWork The King of Kings (1927 film)
The King of Kings (1927 film) followedBy The King of Kings (1927 film) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The King of Kings (1931 reissue version)
Cecilia DeMille Harper notableWork The King of Kings (1927 film)
Jacqueline Logan notableWork The King of Kings (1927 film)
Ernest Torrence notableWork The King of Kings (1927 film)
Victor Varconi notableWork The King of Kings (1927 film)
Estelle Taylor notableWork The King of Kings (1927 film)
Jeanie MacPherson wroteWork The King of Kings (1927 film)
Dorothy Cumming notableRole The King of Kings (1927 film)
this entity surface form: Virgin Mary in "The King of Kings"
Nigel De Brulier appearedIn The King of Kings (1927 film)