
Film
The King of Kings
1927 · 2h 35m · Drama · History
Supreme in Theme! Gigantic in Execution!
- IMDb
- 7.3
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 73%
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Overview
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.
Where to watch
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Cast

H.B. Warner
Jesus, The Christ

Dorothy Cumming
Mary, the Mother

Ernest Torrence
Peter

Joseph Schildkraut
Judas Iscariot

James Neill
James - Brother of John
Joseph Striker
John - the Beloved

Robert Edeson
Matthew - the Publican

Sidney D'Albrook
Thomas, the Doubter

Jacqueline Logan
Mary Magdalene

Charles Belcher
Philip

Victor Varconi
Pontius Pilate - Governor of Judea

Montagu Love
Roman Centurion

William Boyd
Simon Of Cyrene

Julia Faye
Martha

May Robson
Mother of Gestas

Sidney Franklin
(uncredited)
Crew
- Cecil B. DeMilleDirector · Producer
- Jeanie MacphersonStory · Writer
- J. Peverell MarleyDirector of Photography
- Harold McLernonEditor
- Anne BauchensEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- April 19, 1927
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 35m
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $1,265,284
- Revenue
- $2,641,687
- Genres
- Drama, History
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