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The King of Kings

- Supreme in Theme! Gigantic in Execution!

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.

Release Date : 1927-04-19

Language :No Language

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : DeMille Pictures Corporation

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : King of Kings

Cast

H.B. Warner

Character Name : Jesus, The Christ

Original Name : H.B. Warner

Gender : Male

Dorothy Cumming

Character Name : Mary, the Mother

Original Name : Dorothy Cumming

Gender : Female

Ernest Torrence

Character Name : Peter

Original Name : Ernest Torrence

Gender : Male

Joseph Schildkraut

Character Name : Judas Iscariot

Original Name : Joseph Schildkraut

Gender : Male

James Neill

Character Name : James - Brother of John

Original Name : James Neill

Gender : Male

Joseph Striker

Character Name : John - the Beloved

Original Name : Joseph Striker

Gender : Male

Robert Edeson

Character Name : Matthew - the Publican

Original Name : Robert Edeson

Gender : Male

Sidney D'Albrook

Character Name : Thomas, the Doubter

Original Name : Sidney D'Albrook

Gender : Male

Jacqueline Logan

Character Name : Mary Magdalene

Original Name : Jacqueline Logan

Gender : Female

Charles Belcher

Character Name : Philip

Original Name : Charles Belcher

Gender : Male

Victor Varconi

Character Name : Pontius Pilate - Governor of Judea

Original Name : Victor Varconi

Gender : Male

Montagu Love

Character Name : Roman Centurion

Original Name : Montagu Love

Gender : Male

William Boyd

Character Name : Simon Of Cyrene

Original Name : William Boyd

Gender : Male

Julia Faye

Character Name : Martha

Original Name : Julia Faye

Gender : Female

May Robson

Character Name : Mother of Gestas

Original Name : May Robson

Gender : Female

Sidney Franklin

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Sidney Franklin

Gender : Male

John George

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : John George

Gender : Male

Rex Ingram

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Rex Ingram

Gender : Male

Ruth Miller

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Ruth Miller

Gender : Female

Ayn Rand

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Ayn Rand

Gender : Female

Sally Rand

Character Name : Mary Magdalene's Slave (uncredited)

Original Name : Sally Rand

Gender : Female

Mark Strong

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Mark Strong

Gender : Male

David Imboden

Character Name : Andrew - a Fisherman

Original Name : David Imboden

Gender : Male

Clayton Packard

Character Name : Bartholomew

Original Name : Clayton Packard

Gender : Male

Robert Ellsworth

Character Name : Simon - the Zealot

Original Name : Robert Ellsworth

Gender : Male

Charles Requa

Character Name : James the Lesser

Original Name : Charles Requa

Gender : Male

John T. Prince

Character Name : Thaddeus

Original Name : John T. Prince

Gender : Male

Rudolph Schildkraut

Character Name : Caiaphas - High Priest of Israel

Original Name : Rudolph Schildkraut

Gender : Male

Sam De Grasse

Character Name : Pharisee

Original Name : Sam De Grasse

Gender : Male

Casson Ferguson

Character Name : Scribe

Original Name : Casson Ferguson

Gender : Male

Majel Coleman

Character Name : Proculla - Wife of Pilate

Original Name : Majel Coleman

Gender : Female

Michael D. Moore

Character Name : Mark (as Micky Moore)

Original Name : Michael D. Moore

Gender : Male

Theodore Kosloff

Character Name : Malchus - Captain of the High Priest's Guards

Original Name : Theodore Kosloff

Gender : Male

George Siegmann

Character Name : Barabbas

Original Name : George Siegmann

Gender : Male

Josephine Norman

Character Name : Mary Of Bethany

Original Name : Josephine Norman

Gender : Female

Kenneth Thomson

Character Name : Lazarus

Original Name : Kenneth Thomson

Gender : Male

Alan Brooks

Character Name : Satan

Original Name : Alan Brooks

Gender : Male

Viola Louie

Character Name : Adulterous Woman

Original Name : Viola Louie

Gender : Female

Muriel McCormac

Character Name : Blind Girl

Original Name : Muriel McCormac

Gender : Female

Clarence Burton

Character Name : Dysmas - the Repentant Thief

Original Name : Clarence Burton

Gender : Male

James Pier Mason

Character Name : Gestas - the Unrepentant Thief (as James Mason)

Original Name : James Pier Mason

Gender : Male

Dot Farley

Character Name : Maidservant of Caiaphas

Original Name : Dot Farley

Gender : Female

Hector V. Sarno

Character Name : Galilean Carpenter (as Hector Sarno)

Original Name : Hector V. Sarno

Gender : Male

Leon Holmes

Character Name : Imbecile Boy

Original Name : Leon Holmes

Gender : Male

Otto Lederer

Character Name : Eber - a Pharisee

Original Name : Otto Lederer

Gender : Male

Bryant Washburn

Character Name : Young Roman

Original Name : Bryant Washburn

Gender : Male

Lionel Belmore

Character Name : Roman Noble

Original Name : Lionel Belmore

Gender : Male

Monte Collins Sr.

Character Name : Rich Judeaean

Original Name : Monte Collins Sr.

Gender : Male

Lucio Flamma

Character Name : Gallant Of Galilee (as Luca Flamma)

Original Name : Lucio Flamma

Gender : Male

Sôjin Kamiyama

Character Name : Prince Of Persia (as Sojin)

Original Name : Sôjin Kamiyama

Gender : Male

André Cheron

Character Name : Wealthy Merchant

Original Name : André Cheron

Gender : Male

Willy Castello

Character Name : Babylonian Noble

Original Name : Willy Castello

Gender : Male

Noble Johnson

Character Name : Charioteer

Original Name : Noble Johnson

Gender : Male

Jim Farley

Character Name : Executioner

Original Name : Jim Farley

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-06

As biblical epics go, this is probably the best in my book. Cecil B. de Mille has crafted a masterpiece of silent cinema depicting the tale of the Christ from the beginnings of his journey until the resurrection. Using partly scripted and actual verses from the bible, the intertitles are expertly spaced to offer support to the dialogue when required, but largely we are left to follow the story with the grand scale imagery doing the talking for it. The detail is meticulous - costumes, sets etc, as you would expect - but the use of light and shade, particularly at the end, is magnificent. The characterisations from HB Warner as Jesus; Joseph Schildkraut (Judas) and Jacqueline Logan as the courtesan Mary Magdalene, replete with zebra-driven chariot all contribute to a rich, extensive, cast whose facial expressions carry far more weight than any words might do. Long? Well it's not, actually - the enterprise flies by (I saw it beautifully accompanied by the Sosin 2004 score) and if you've any interest in the history of cinema (or Christianity) then this is a must watch.