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Cecil B. DeMille

Produsent, Regissør, Skuespiller, Editor, Manusforfatter

12. august 1881 — 21. januar 1959 (77 år)
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.

Filmer & Serier på Plex

  • The Ten Commandments
    The Ten Commandments1923
  • Why Change Your Wife?
    Why Change Your Wife?1920

Kjent for

  • The Ten Commandments
    The Ten Commandments1956
  • The Greatest Show on Earth
    The Greatest Show on Earth1952
  • When Worlds Collide
    When Worlds Collide1951
  • Samson and Delilah
    Samson and Delilah1949
  • The War of the Worlds
    The War of the Worlds1953
  • Union Pacific
    Union Pacific1939
  • Cleopatra
    Cleopatra1934
  • Reap the Wild Wind
    Reap the Wild Wind1942
  • Unconquered
    Unconquered1947
  • The Cheat
    The Cheat1915
  • The Sign of the Cross
    The Sign of the Cross1932
  • The Buccaneer
    The Buccaneer1958
  • The Ten Commandments
    The Ten Commandments1923
  • The King of Kings
    The King of Kings1927
  • Male and Female
    Male and Female1919
  • North West Mounted Police
    North West Mounted Police1940
  • The Crusades
    The Crusades1935
  • Why Change Your Wife?
    Why Change Your Wife?1920
  • Madam Satan
    Madam Satan1930
  • The Affairs of Anatol
    The Affairs of Anatol1921

Filmografi

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 SelfPå Plex
2014
And the Oscar Goes to... · as Self
2012
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe · as Self (archive Footage)På Plex
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