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The King of Kings

1927 · 155 min

A grand, reverent silent spectacle that sweeps you up in its scale and sincerity, mixing awe with quiet sorrow.

Directed by
Cecil B. DeMille
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
H.B. Warner, Dorothy Cumming, Ernest Torrence
Tagline
Supreme in Theme! Gigantic in Execution!
Overview
The King of Kings is the Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it. In 1927, working with one of the biggest budgets in Hollywood history, DeMille spun the life and Passion of Christ into a silent-era blockbuster. Featuring text drawn directly from the Bible, a cast of thousands, and the great showman’s singular cinematic bag of tricks, The King of Kings is at once spectacular and deeply reverent—part Gospel, part Technicolor epic.

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Directed by
Cecil B. DeMille
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
H.B. Warner, Dorothy Cumming, Ernest Torrence
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • redemption
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Cecil B. DeMille
Written by
Jeanie Macpherson
Starring
H.B. Warner, Dorothy Cumming, Ernest Torrence, Joseph Schildkraut, James Neill, Joseph Striker, Robert Edeson, Sidney D'Albrook
Cinematography
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Runtime
155 min
Country
United States of America
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