The King of Kings
Supreme in Theme! Gigantic in Execution!
1927 | 155m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Cecil B. DeMille |
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| Writer: | Jeanie Macpherson |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Apr 19, 1927 |
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| Director: | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Writer: | Jeanie Macpherson |
| Genres: | Drama, History |
| Keywords | crucifixion, resurrection, epic, silent film, messiah, big budget, jesus christ, judea, inspirational, commanding |
| Production Companies | DeMille Pictures Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,640,000
Budget: $1,265,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| H.B. Warner | Jesus, The Christ |
| Dorothy Cumming | Mary, the Mother |
| Ernest Torrence | Peter |
| Joseph Schildkraut | Judas Iscariot |
| James Neill | James - Brother of John |
| Joseph Striker | John - the Beloved |
| Robert Edeson | Matthew - the Publican |
| Sidney D'Albrook | Thomas, the Doubter |
| Jacqueline Logan | Mary Magdalene |
| Charles Belcher | Philip |
| Victor Varconi | Pontius Pilate - Governor of Judea |
| Montagu Love | Roman Centurion |
| William Boyd | Simon Of Cyrene |
| Julia Faye | Martha |
| May Robson | Mother of Gestas |
| Sidney Franklin | (uncredited) |
| John George | (uncredited) |
| Rex Ingram | (uncredited) |
| Ruth Miller | (uncredited) |
| Ayn Rand | (uncredited) |
| Sally Rand | Mary Magdalene's Slave (uncredited) |
| Mark Strong | (uncredited) |
| David Imboden | Andrew - a Fisherman |
| Clayton Packard | Bartholomew |
| Robert Ellsworth | Simon - the Zealot |
| Charles Requa | James the Lesser |
| John T. Prince | Thaddeus |
| Rudolph Schildkraut | Caiaphas - High Priest of Israel |
| Sam De Grasse | Pharisee |
| Casson Ferguson | Scribe |
| Majel Coleman | Proculla - Wife of Pilate |
| Michael D. Moore | Mark (as Micky Moore) |
| Theodore Kosloff | Malchus - Captain of the High Priest's Guards |
| George Siegmann | Barabbas |
| Josephine Norman | Mary Of Bethany |
| Kenneth Thomson | Lazarus |
| Alan Brooks | Satan |
| Viola Louie | Adulterous Woman |
| Muriel McCormac | Blind Girl |
| Clarence Burton | Dysmas - the Repentant Thief |
| James Pier Mason | Gestas - the Unrepentant Thief (as James Mason) |
| Dot Farley | Maidservant of Caiaphas |
| Hector V. Sarno | Galilean Carpenter (as Hector Sarno) |
| Leon Holmes | Imbecile Boy |
| Otto Lederer | Eber - a Pharisee |
| Bryant Washburn | Young Roman |
| Lionel Belmore | Roman Noble |
| Monte Collins Sr. | Rich Judeaean |
| Lucio Flamma | Gallant Of Galilee (as Luca Flamma) |
| Sôjin Kamiyama | Prince Of Persia (as Sojin) |
| André Cheron | Wealthy Merchant |
| Willy Castello | Babylonian Noble |
| Noble Johnson | Charioteer |
| Jim Farley | Executioner |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Cecil B. DeMille | Director |
| Jeanie Macpherson | Story, Writer |
| Anne Bauchens | Editor |
| Adrian | Costume Design |
| D.W. Griffith | Assistant Director |
| Harold McLernon | Editor |
| Earl Luick | Costume Design |
| J. Peverell Marley | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Cecil B. DeMille | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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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 sp ... aced 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.