The Ten Commandments
1956
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Cecil Blount DeMille ( / ˈsɛsəl dəˈmɪl /; August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an American filmmaker and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of American cinema and the most commercially successful producer-director in film history.
Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959) Producer. Director. Editor. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 2:00. The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille (2016) 1 Video. 64 Photos. His parents Henry C. DeMille and Beatrice DeMille were playwrights.
Apr 4, 2024 · Cecil B. DeMille, American motion-picture producer-director whose use of spectacle attracted vast audiences and made him a dominant figure in Hollywood for almost five decades. Among his notable films are The King of Kings, Cleopatra, The Greatest Show on Earth, and The Ten Commandments.
August 12, 1881 · Ashfield, Massachusetts, USA. Died. January 21, 1959 · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (heart ailment) Birth name. Cecil Blount DeMille. Nicknames. C.B. The Master of Spectacle. The Master of the Biblical Epic. Height. 5′ 10″ (1.78 m) Mini Bio. His parents Henry C. DeMille and Beatrice DeMille were playwrights.
Cecil Blount DeMille was a founder of the Hollywood motion-picture industry, one of the most commercially successful producer-directors of his time, and one of the most influential filmmakers in history. Between 1914 and 1956, he made seventy feature films; all but seven were profitable.
Cecil B. DeMille. Cecil Blount DeMille was a founder of the Hollywood motion-picture industry. His first film, The Squaw Man, was the first feature film shot in Hollywood. His last, The Ten Commandments, remains a box-office legend. He made stars and cultivated artists. He was successful in aviation, banking, real estate, and radio.
May 19, 2023 · 19 May 2023. Cecil B. DeMille from the trailer for the film The Ten Commandments (1956). Cecil B. DeMille was a visionary filmmaker and a true pioneer of Hollywood’s Golden Age, with a career that spanned several decades, during which he directed and produced a multitude of acclaimed films.
