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Cecil B. DeMille
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Cecil Blount DeMille, often known in popular culture as Mr. DeMille, was an American filmmaker and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he created 70 features including silent and sound films. He is acknowle
Publicity portrait, c. 1920
Publicity portrait, c. 1920
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York
DeMille as a young man, c. 1904
DeMille as a young man, c. 1904
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation – DeMille is seated, second from the right.
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation – DeMille is seated, second from the right.
The Ten Commandments (1956 film)
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The Ten Commandments is a 1956 American epic biblical adventure drama film produced, directed, and narrated by Cecil B. DeMille, shot in VistaVision, and released by Paramount Pictures. Based on the B
Cecil B. DeMille
…The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), which won both the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture — Drama. His 1956 remake of The Ten Commandments became his final and best-known film; also, a Best Picture Academy Award nominee, it is the eighth highest-grossing film of all…
Theatrical release poster by Macario Gómez Quibus
Theatrical release poster by Macario Gómez Quibus
Cecil B. DeMille and his personal copy of the Bible in the film's trailer.
Cecil B. DeMille and his personal copy of the Bible in the film's trailer.
DeMille holds a photograph of Charlton Heston looking at Michelangelo's Moses. Heston's resemblance to the sculpture helped him win the role of Moses.
DeMille holds a photograph of Charlton Heston looking at Michelangelo's Moses. Heston's resemblance to the sculpture helped him win the role of Moses.
"Nefretiri ruled the glamor arena some 3,200 years ago", wrote Anne Baxter, "and it's surprising how much the ladies of that day knew about the art of
"Nefretiri ruled the glamor arena some 3,200 years ago", wrote Anne Baxter, "and it's surprising how much the ladies of that day knew about the art of stalking a man."