The King of Kings (1927)
The King of Kings (1927)
Supreme in Theme! Gigantic in Execution!
The King of Kings is the Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it. In 1927, working with one of the biggest budgets in Hollywood history, DeMille spun the life and Passion of Christ into a silent-era blockbuster. Featuring text drawn directly from the Bible, a cast of thousands, and the great showman’s singular cinematic bag of tricks, The King of Kings is at once spectacular and deeply reverent—part Gospel, part Technicolor epic.

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Cast

H.B. Warner H.B. Warner As: Jesus, The Christ
Dorothy Cumming Dorothy Cumming As: Mary, the Mother
Ernest Torrence Ernest Torrence As: Peter
Joseph Schildkraut Joseph Schildkraut As: Judas Iscariot
James Neill James Neill As: James - Brother of John
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The King of Kings is the Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it. In 1927, working with one of the biggest budgets in Hollywood history, DeMille spun the life and Passion of Christ into a silent-era blockbuster. Featuring text drawn directly from the Bible, a cast of thousands, and the great showman’s singular cinematic bag of tricks, The King of Kings is at once spectacular and deeply reverent—part Gospel, part Technicolor epic.


Tagline: Supreme in Theme! Gigantic in Execution!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama, History

Language: No Language

Release Date: 19 April 1927

Country: US

Runtime: 155m

Company Credits

Company: DeMille Pictures Corporation

Budget: $1,265,000

Revenue: $2,640,000

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Cast

H.B. Warner

H.B. Warner

Jesus, The Christ

Dorothy Cumming

Dorothy Cumming

Mary, the Mother

Ernest Torrence

Ernest Torrence

Peter

Joseph Schildkraut

Joseph Schildkraut

Judas Iscariot

James Neill

James Neill

James - Brother of John

Joseph Striker

Joseph Striker

John - the Beloved

Robert Edeson

Robert Edeson

Matthew - the Publican

Sidney D'Albrook

Sidney D'Albrook

Thomas, the Doubter

Jacqueline Logan

Jacqueline Logan

Mary Magdalene

Charles Belcher

Charles Belcher

Philip

Victor Varconi

Victor Varconi

Pontius Pilate - Governor of Judea

Montagu Love

Montagu Love

Roman Centurion

William Boyd

William Boyd

Simon Of Cyrene

Julia Faye

Julia Faye

Martha

May Robson

May Robson

Mother of Gestas

Sidney Franklin

Sidney Franklin

(uncredited)

John George

John George

(uncredited)

Rex Ingram

Rex Ingram

(uncredited)

Ruth Miller

Ruth Miller

(uncredited)

Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand

(uncredited)

Sally Rand

Sally Rand

Mary Magdalene's Slave (uncredited)

Mark Strong

Mark Strong

(uncredited)

David Imboden

David Imboden

Andrew - a Fisherman

Clayton Packard

Clayton Packard

Bartholomew

Robert Ellsworth

Robert Ellsworth

Simon - the Zealot

Charles Requa

Charles Requa

James the Lesser

John T. Prince

John T. Prince

Thaddeus

Rudolph Schildkraut

Rudolph Schildkraut

Caiaphas - High Priest of Israel

Sam De Grasse

Sam De Grasse

Pharisee

Casson Ferguson

Casson Ferguson

Scribe

Majel Coleman

Majel Coleman

Proculla - Wife of Pilate

Michael D. Moore

Michael D. Moore

Mark (as Micky Moore)

Theodore Kosloff

Theodore Kosloff

Malchus - Captain of the High Priest's Guards

George Siegmann

George Siegmann

Barabbas

Josephine Norman

Josephine Norman

Mary Of Bethany

Kenneth Thomson

Kenneth Thomson

Lazarus

Alan Brooks

Alan Brooks

Satan

Viola Louie

Viola Louie

Adulterous Woman

Muriel McCormac

Muriel McCormac

Blind Girl

Clarence Burton

Clarence Burton

Dysmas - the Repentant Thief

James Pier Mason

James Pier Mason

Gestas - the Unrepentant Thief (as James Mason)

Dot Farley

Dot Farley

Maidservant of Caiaphas

Hector V. Sarno

Hector V. Sarno

Galilean Carpenter (as Hector Sarno)

Leon Holmes

Leon Holmes

Imbecile Boy

Otto Lederer

Otto Lederer

Eber - a Pharisee

Bryant Washburn

Bryant Washburn

Young Roman

Lionel Belmore

Lionel Belmore

Roman Noble

Monte Collins Sr.

Monte Collins Sr.

Rich Judeaean

Lucio Flamma

Lucio Flamma

Gallant Of Galilee (as Luca Flamma)

Sôjin Kamiyama

Sôjin Kamiyama

Prince Of Persia (as Sojin)

André Cheron

André Cheron

Wealthy Merchant

Willy Castello

Willy Castello

Babylonian Noble

Noble Johnson

Noble Johnson

Charioteer

Jim Farley

Jim Farley

Executioner

Directed By

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Director

D.W. Griffith

D.W. Griffith

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Adrian

Adrian

Costume Design

Earl Luick

Earl Luick

Costume Design

Sound

Not currently known.

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

J. Peverell Marley

J. Peverell Marley

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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