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Cecil B. DeMille

Produzent, Regie, Darsteller, Schnitt, Autor

12. August 1881 — 21. Januar 1959 (77 Jahre)
Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an American filmmaker, known as 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 is synonymous with religious epics: The King of Kings, Samson and Delilah, and The Ten Commandments (1956). He blended spectacle, sex, and spellbinding narrative to convey a message of faith.

It was DeMille who created the image of the omnipotent director, megaphone in hand, wearing boots and a visored cap. DeMille gave Hollywood numerous stars: Wallace Reid, Gloria Swanson, William (“Hopalong Cassidy”) Boyd, Claudette Colbert, Robert Preston, Jean Arthur, and Charlton Heston.

DeMille created the posts of studio story editor, art director, and concept artist. He was one of the first to use theatrical lighting on a movie set. In the late 1920s, when Hollywood converted to sound films, DeMille defied the sound experts, liberating the camera from a confining booth, and implementing the microphone boom.

DeMille’s authority extended beyond the confines of his studio. He was a power in aviation, banking, politics, and real estate. In the 1930s, his fame as a filmmaker was surpassed by his fame as a radio star.

He was a founder of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, an institution from which he eventually won two awards. In 1953 his film The Greatest Show on Earth won the Award for Best Picture of 1952; and he was presented with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.

DeMille’s influence on world culture is incalculable, but there are estimates and milestones. His biography of Jesus Christ, The King of Kings, was a silent film, but because of a unique distribution arrangement, it was eventually seen by 800 million viewers. Samson and Delilah (1949) and The Ten Commandments (1956) are still listed with the top ten all-time box-office champions. They continue to generate revenue and provoke thought.

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  • Die zehn Gebote
    Die zehn Gebote1923
  • Irrwege einer Ehe
    Irrwege einer Ehe1920

Bekannt aus

  • Die Zehn Gebote
    Die Zehn Gebote1956
  • Die größte Schau der Welt
    Die größte Schau der Welt1952
  • Der jüngste Tag
    Der jüngste Tag1951
  • Samson und Delilah
    Samson und Delilah1949
  • Kampf der Welten
    Kampf der Welten1953
  • Union Pacific
    Union Pacific1939
  • Cleopatra
    Cleopatra1934
  • Piraten im karibischen Meer
    Piraten im karibischen Meer1942
  • Die Unbesiegten
    Die Unbesiegten1947
  • Der Betrug
    Der Betrug1915
  • Im Zeichen des Kreuzes
    Im Zeichen des Kreuzes1932
  • König der Freibeuter
    König der Freibeuter1958
  • Die zehn Gebote
    Die zehn Gebote1923
  • König der Könige
    König der Könige1927
  • Vom Diener zum Herrscher – Der ungekrönte König
    Vom Diener zum Herrscher – Der ungekrönte König1919
  • Die scharlachroten Reiter
    Die scharlachroten Reiter1940
  • Kreuzritter
    Kreuzritter1935
  • Irrwege einer Ehe
    Irrwege einer Ehe1920
  • Madam Satan
    Madam Satan1930
  • Die Affären des Anatol
    Die Affären des Anatol1921

Filmografie

2023
Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing · as Self
2021
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage)
2020
Les mille et une vies de Yul Brynner · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage)
2020
Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle II · as Self
2020
Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle · as Self (archive Footage)
2019
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America · as Self
2019
Hail Satan? · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage)
2018
Gladiateur, glaive et fantasmes · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage)
2016
The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille · as Selfauf plex.tv
2014
And the Oscar Goes to... · as Self
2012
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe · as Self (archive Footage)auf plex.tv
2009
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics · as Self
2009
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer · as Self
2008
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies · as Self
2007
Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema · as Self (archive Footage)
2004
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic · as Self
2003
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second · as Self
2000
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood · as Self
2000
Central Casting · as Self
1998
The Best of Hollywood · as Self
1996
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life · as Self - Addresses Extras
1994
The Bible According to Hollywood · as Self
1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s · as Self (archive Footage)
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited)
1982
Hooray for Hollywood · as Self (archive Footage)
1975
Brother Can You Spare a Dime · as Self (archive Footage)
1963
Hollywood Without Make-Up · as Self
1957
The Buster Keaton Story · as Cecil B. Demille
1956
Cinépanorama · as Self
1954
The 26th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter
1953
The 25th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner
1950
This Is Your Life (US) · as Self
1950
Sunset Boulevard · as Cecil B. Demille
1950
What's My Line? · as Self
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show · as Self
1947
Unconquered · as Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1947
Variety Girl · as Cecil B. Demille
1947
Jens Mansson in America · as Self (uncredited)
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm · as Cecil B. Demille
1939
The March of Time, Vol. 5, No. 12: The Movies March On · as Self (archive Footage)
1930
Estrellados · as Self (guest Appearance)
1923
Hollywood · as Cecil B. Demille

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