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The King of Kings

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The King of Kings
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NR,1hr 55min
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April 19, 1927
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Kino Video
Synopsis: Having scored big-time box office with his first Biblical epic, The Ten Commandments (1923), Cecil B. DeMille hoped to top this success with his 1927 The King of Kings. Inasmuch as he was now dealing with the life of Christ, DeMille had to be careful to serve up equal amounts of showmanship and reverence. The first creative challenge: how to "introduce" Christ in a tasteful manner? The answer: as a blind child is cured through Jesus' intervention, DeMille cuts to the child's point-of-view, slowly ... Full Synopsis
Featured Cast
Jesus Christ, Jesus, the Christ
Mary, the Mother
Judas Iscariot
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