Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic

Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic was released on April 5, 2004.

Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic was directed by Kevin Brownlow.

Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic has a runtime of 1h 58m.

Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic was produced by Patrick Stanbury.

Documentary about the legendary American film director from his introduction to the film industry in its early years to his death in 1959. After a falling out with Adolph Zukor, he left Paramount Pictures to found his own company but it too failed and moved on to MGM where his films were less successful than he had hoped. By 1931 DeMille, despite his huge successes in the silent era, was practically unemployable. Given a second chance at Paramount DeMille found his now classic formula of religious or epic tales with more than just a tinge of sex. Firmly re-established, he would stay with the studio for the rest of his career. He became a fervent anti-communist leading to a confrontation with his colleagues in the Directors Guild. He continued making films regardless and died as one of the most commercially successful in Hollywood history.

The key characters in Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic are Narrator (voice) (Kenneth Branagh), Self - Interviewee (Steven Spielberg), Self - Interviewee (Martin Scorsese).

Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic is rated TV-PG.

Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic is a Documentary, Biography film.

Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic has an audience rating of 7.5 out of 10.