The King of Kings
Seen it?1927 | 155 min | Drama, History
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, start here.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 35 min.
- Made in 1927: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$3 million worldwide on a $1 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 44K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
- H.B. WarnerJesus, The Christ
- Dorothy CummingMary, the Mother
- Ernest TorrencePeter
- Joseph SchildkrautJudas Iscariot
- James NeillJames - Brother of John
- Joseph StrikerJohn - the Beloved
- Robert EdesonMatthew - the Publican
- Sidney D'AlbrookThomas, the Doubter
- Jacqueline LoganMary Magdalene
- Charles BelcherPhilip