The King of Kings (1927 film)

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American film biblical epic film feature film silent film

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.

Aliases (1)

The King of Kings (1931 reissue version) ×1

Statements (49)

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 →
depicts	crucifixion of Jesus → resurrection of Jesus →
director	Cecil B. DeMille →
distributor	Pathé Exchange →
editedBy	Anne Bauchens →
filmingLocation	Hollywood, California →
followedBy	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 of Jesus → Judas Iscariot → Last Supper → Miracles of Jesus → Passion of Jesus → Pontius Pilate →
portraysFictionalizedVersionOf	Mary Magdalene →
producer	Cecil B. DeMille →
productionCompany	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 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cecil B. DeMille → Cecilia DeMille Harper →	notableWork
The King of Kings (1927 film) ("The King of Kings (1931 reissue version)") →	followedBy