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Cecil B. DeMille
Highest Rated: 100% The Plainsman (1936)
Lowest Rated: 40% Madam Satan (1930)
Birthday: Aug 12, 1881
Birthplace: Ashfield, Massachusetts, USA
Having emerged as a potent force during the birth of Hollywood, director Cecil B. DeMille was a crucial figure in the early development of the classic Hollywood narrative filmmaking style. Although less critically revered than D.W. Griffith, DeMille actually played a more important role in shaping the structure of the Hollywood system with films like "The Squaw Man" (1914), "Brewster's Millions" (1914) and "The Cheat" (1915). The commercial success of "The Cheat" allowed DeMille to expand his creative scope to include the popular comedy "Don't Change Your Husband" (1919) and his first attempt at "The Ten Commandments" (1923). After leaving the silent era behind for the brave new world of talkies, DeMille embarked on a highly-profitable partnership with Paramount Pictures that enabled him to make his most memorable films. Among the best was "Cleopatra" (1934), which harkened the penchant for grandeur and large-scale epics that became synonymous with his name. Following a string of lesser works like his first Technicolor venture, "Northwest Mounted Police" (1940), "Reap the Wild Wind" (1942), starring John Wayne, and the flag-waving drama "The Story of Dr. Wassell" (1944), DeMille made three of what many considered to be his finest films: "Samson and Delilah" (1949), "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952) and his remake of "The Ten Commandments" (1956). It was the latter film, with its cast of thousands and groundbreaking visual effects, that cemented DeMille's legacy as a true innovator who helped pioneer modern day epic filmmaking.
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Cecil B. DeMille
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Buster Keaton Story | Self | - | 1957 |
84% |
|
The Ten Commandments |
Director, Producer |
- | 1956 |
89% |
|
The War of the Worlds | Executive Producer | - | 1953 |
50% |
|
The Greatest Show on Earth |
Director, Producer |
- | 1952 |
98% |
|
Sunset Boulevard | Self | - | 1950 |
56% |
|
Samson and Delilah |
Director, Producer |
- | 1949 |
86% |
|
Unconquered |
Director, Producer |
- | 1947 |
No Score Yet |
|
The Story of Dr. Wassell |
Director, Producer |
- | 1944 |
80% |
|
Reap the Wild Wind |
Director, Producer |
- | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Northwest Mounted Police | Director | - | 1940 |
83% |
|
Union Pacific |
Director, Producer |
- | 1939 |
No Score Yet |
|
The Buccaneer | Director | - | 1938 |
100% |
|
The Plainsman |
Director, Producer |
- | 1936 |
100% |
|
The Crusades |
Director, Producer |
- | 1935 |
No Score Yet |
|
Four Frightened People | Director | - | 1934 |
83% |
|
Cleopatra | Director | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hollywood You Never See | Self | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | This Day and Age | Director | - | 1933 |
55% |
|
The Sign of the Cross |
Director, Producer |
- | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Squaw Man | Director | - | 1931 |
40% |
|
Madam Satan |
Director, Producer |
- | 1930 |
No Score Yet |
|
Free and Easy | Self | - | 1930 |
No Score Yet |
|
The Godless Girl | Director | - | 1929 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dynamite | Director | - | 1929 |
71% |
|
The King of Kings |
Director, Producer |
- | 1927 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Volga Boatman |
Director, Producer |
- | 1926 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Her Man o' War | Producer | - | 1926 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Coming of Amos | Producer | - | 1925 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Road to Yesterday |
Director, Producer |
- | 1925 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Golden Bed |
Director, Producer |
- | 1925 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Triumph |
Director, Producer |
- | 1924 |
86% |
|
The Ten Commandments |
Director, Producer |
- | 1923 |
No Score Yet |
|
Manslaughter |
Director, Producer |
- | 1922 |
No Score Yet |
|
The Affairs of Anatol | Director | - | 1921 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Prodigal Knight | Director | - | 1921 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fool's Paradise |
Director, Producer |
- | 1921 |
No Score Yet |
|
Why Change Your Wife? |
Director, Producer |
- | 1920 |
No Score Yet |
|
Don't Change Your Husband | Director | - | 1919 |
No Score Yet |
|
Male and Female | Director | - | 1919 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | For Better, for Worse |
Director, Producer |
- | 1919 |
No Score Yet |
|
The Whispering Chorus |
Director, Producer, Film Editing |
- | 1918 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Squaw Man | Director | - | 1918 |
No Score Yet |
|
Old Wives for New |
Director, Producer, Film Editing |
- | 1918 |
No Score Yet |
|
The Little American | Director | - | 1917 |
No Score Yet |
|
A Romance of the Redwoods |
Director, Producer, Film Editing |
- | 1917 |
No Score Yet |
|
Joan the Woman |
Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 1917 |
86% | No Score Yet | The Dream Girl |
Director, Producer |
- | 1916 |
No Score Yet |
|
The Golden Chance |
Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Film Editing |
- | 1915 |
80% |
|
Carmen |
Director, Producer, Film Editing |
- | 1915 |
90% |
|
The Cheat |
Director, Film Editing |
- | 1915 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Virginian | Director | - | 1914 |
No Score Yet |
|
The Squaw Man |
Director, Writer, Producer |
- | 1914 |
83% | No Score Yet | Brewster's Millions | Director | - | 1914 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What's My Line? | Guest | 1952 |