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Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Directing·1881–1959·113 films

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.…

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As Director

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah (1949)
Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1934)
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (1923)
Union Pacific
Union Pacific (1939)
The Cheat
The Cheat (1915)
Unconquered
Unconquered (1947)
The King of Kings
The King of Kings (1927)
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
The Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police (1940)
The Plainsman
The Plainsman (1936)
Madam Satan
Madam Satan (1930)
Male and Female
Male and Female (1919)
Carmen
Carmen (1915)
Joan the Woman
Joan the Woman (1916)
The Story of Dr. Wassell
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
The Squaw Man
The Squaw Man (1914)
The Little American
The Little American (1917)
The Crusades
The Crusades (1935)
Why Change Your Wife?
Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
Four Frightened People
Four Frightened People (1934)
Don't Change Your Husband
Don't Change Your Husband (1919)
The Godless Girl
The Godless Girl (1928)
Dynamite
Dynamite (1929)
The Whispering Chorus
The Whispering Chorus (1918)
A Romance of the Redwoods
A Romance of the Redwoods (1917)
Manslaughter
Manslaughter (1922)
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer (1938)
The Squaw Man
The Squaw Man (1931)
Forbidden Fruit
Forbidden Fruit (1921)
The Virginian
The Virginian (1914)
The Affairs of Anatol
The Affairs of Anatol (1921)
For Better, for Worse
For Better, for Worse (1919)
The Woman God Forgot
The Woman God Forgot (1917)
Old Wives for New
Old Wives for New (1918)
The Captive
The Captive (1915)
The Golden Chance
The Golden Chance (1915)
Something to Think About
Something to Think About (1920)
The Girl of the Golden West
The Girl of the Golden West (1915)
Saturday Night
Saturday Night (1922)
The Road to Yesterday
The Road to Yesterday (1925)
The Call of the North
The Call of the North (1914)
The Volga Boatman
The Volga Boatman (1926)
Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise (1921)
The Golden Bed
The Golden Bed (1925)
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib (1923)
Till I Come Back to You
Till I Come Back to You (1918)
This Day and Age
This Day and Age (1933)
The Squaw Man
The Squaw Man (1918)
Feet of Clay
Feet of Clay (1924)
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions (1914)
The Only Son
The Only Son (1914)
The Rose of the Rancho
The Rose of the Rancho (1914)
The Man From Home
The Man From Home (1914)
Triumph
Triumph (1924)
Temptation
Temptation (1915)
What's His Name
What's His Name (1914)
After Five
After Five (1915)
Nan of Music Mountain
Nan of Music Mountain (1917)
The Dream Girl
The Dream Girl (1916)
The Unafraid
The Unafraid (1915)
The Master Mind
The Master Mind (1914)
The Ghost Breaker
The Ghost Breaker (1914)
The Arab
The Arab (1915)
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1916)
The Devil Stone
The Devil Stone (1917)
We Can't Have Everything
We Can't Have Everything (1918)
The Heart of Nora Flynn
The Heart of Nora Flynn (1916)
The Wild Goose Chase
The Wild Goose Chase (1915)
Chimmie Fadden Out West
Chimmie Fadden Out West (1915)
The Warrens of Virginia
The Warrens of Virginia (1915)
Chimmie Fadden
Chimmie Fadden (1915)
Maria Rosa
Maria Rosa (1916)

As Actor

Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)Cecil B. DeMille
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (1956)Narrator (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah (1949)Narrator (uncredited)
Hail Satan?
Hail Satan? (2019)Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Unconquered
Unconquered (1947)Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)Prologue Speaker (voice) (uncredited)
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer (1958)Presenter of Prologue
North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police (1940)Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Son of Paleface
Son of Paleface (1952)Photographer (uncredited)
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age (2021)Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Madam Satan
Madam Satan (1930)Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
The Story of Dr. Wassell
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)Voice of Narrator (uncredited)
The Squaw Man
The Squaw Man (1914)Faro Dealer
Free and Easy
Free and Easy (1930)Director Cecil B. DeMille (uncredited)
Variety Girl
Variety Girl (1947)Cecil B. DeMille
Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)Cecil B. DeMille
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)Self (archive footage)
The Buster Keaton Story
The Buster Keaton Story (1957)Cecil B. DeMille
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic (2019)Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent (2020)Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)Self (archive footage)
The Circus: Premiere
The Circus: Premiere (1928)Self
The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille
The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille (2016)Self
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe (2012)Self (archive footage)
A Trip to Paramountown
A Trip to Paramountown (1922)Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood
Hollywood (1923)Cecil B. DeMille
The Casting Couch
The Casting Couch (1995)
Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle II
Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle II (2020)Self
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Extra Girl
Hollywood Extra Girl (1935)Cecil B. DeMille
Jens Mons in America
Jens Mons in America (1947)Self (uncredited)
The Movies March On
The Movies March On (1939)Self (archive footage)
Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle
Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle (2020)Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
Hooray for Hollywood (1976)Self (archive footage)
The Making of The Ten Commandments
The Making of The Ten Commandments (2003)Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary (1945)Self
Estrellados
Estrellados (1930)Self (Guest Appearance)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)Self
The Fallbrook Story
The Fallbrook Story (1952)Self, Introduction
Showbiz Ballyhoo
Showbiz Ballyhoo (1982)Self (archive footage)
Life in Hollywood No. 1
Life in Hollywood No. 1 (1927)Self

As Writer

The Squaw Man
The Squaw Man (1914)
The Little American
The Little American (1917)
A Romance of the Redwoods
A Romance of the Redwoods (1917)
Forbidden Fruit
Forbidden Fruit (1921)
The Captive
The Captive (1915)
The Golden Chance
The Golden Chance (1915)
The Girl of the Golden West
The Girl of the Golden West (1915)
The Rose of the Rancho
The Rose of the Rancho (1914)
The Man From Home
The Man From Home (1914)
The Love Mask
The Love Mask (1916)
What's His Name
What's His Name (1914)
The Unafraid
The Unafraid (1915)
The Ghost Breaker
The Ghost Breaker (1914)
The Arab
The Arab (1915)
Ready Money
Ready Money (1914)
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1916)
The Circus Man
The Circus Man (1914)
Chimmie Fadden Out West
Chimmie Fadden Out West (1915)
Chimmie Fadden
Chimmie Fadden (1915)