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New Factory-Sealed LD's The King of Kings Criterion #152 NEW LaserDisc Silent Drama

The King of Kings Criterion #152 NEW LaserDisc Silent Drama

Jesus Life, Betrayal, Trial, Crucifixion and Resurrection

The King of Kings Criterion #152 NEW LaserDisc Silent Drama

Jesus Life, Betrayal, Trial, Crucifixion and Resurrection

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The King of Kings Criterion #152 NEW LaserDisc Silent Drama

Jesus Life, Betrayal, Trial, Crucifixion and Resurrection

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H.B. Warner, Dorothy Cumming and Jacqueline Logan in... Cecil B. DeMille's...

The King of Kings

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1295L )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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The King of Kings
1927 - 115 min. - Black and White
Genre: Drama
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
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 fading in on the kindly countenance of H.B. Warner as the Son of Man. Still, DeMille remained DeMille, especially in his handling of the character of Mary Magdalene (Jacqueline Logan). No longer a tattered streetwalker, Mary Magdalene is now a glamorous courtesan, replete with legions of gorgeous slave girls (one of whom is "bubble dancer" Sally Rand) and dressed in revealing Hollywood-style gowns. In fact, the film opens on this character, as she ruminates over the defection of her favorite customer, Judas Iscariot (Joseph Schildkraut), who is spending far too much time with Jesus of Nazareth. Upon visiting Jesus herself, she immediately repents, casting off all her prior sins. Once again, the efficacy of the Cecil B. DeMille formula is proven: redemption has no dramatic value unless the film shows viewers why the sinner needs to be redeemed. Once he's gotten his box-office considerations out of the way, DeMille adheres faithfully to the particulars of Jesus' life, betrayal, trial, Crucifixion, and Resurrection. (Again, however, the director improves a bit upon his source material: the storm that follows the Crucifixion is of the same spectacular dimensions as the parting of the Red Sea in Ten Commandments, while the Resurrection is filmed in vibrant Technicolor). To back up the authenticity of his images, DeMille --- with an assist from scenarist Jeannie Macpherson --- utilizes Scriptural quotes in his subtitles. And to avoid any untoward publicity while filming, DeMille required all of his actors to sign legal documents preventing them from indulging in any sort of "sinful" activity; this meant that poor old H.B. Warner had to steer clear of alcoholic beverages for nearly a year, though he more than made up for lost time after his contract ran out. Prepared to mercilessly lambaste The King of Kings, DeMille's critics were disarmed by his reverent, tasteful approach to the subject. Years after the film's release, a specially prepared 60-minute version of the 18-reel King of Kings was making the rounds of religious groups, church basements, and Easter-weekend telecasts. The film was remade in 1961 by producer Samuel Bronston and director Nicholas Ray, with Jeffrey Hunter as Jesus. --- Hal Erickson

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Cast for The King of Kings

H.B. Warner - Jesus Christ
Dorothy Cumming - Mary, the Mother
Ernest Torrence - Peter
Joseph Schildkraut - Judas Iscariot
James Neill - James
Joseph Striker - John
Jacqueline Logan - Mary Magdalene
Robert Edeson - Matthew
Sidney D'Albrook - Thomas
David Imboden - Andrew
Charles Belcher - Philip
Clayton Packard - Bartholomew
Robert Ellsworth - Simon
Charles Requa - James, the Less
John T. Prince - Thaddeus
Rudolph Schildkraut - Caiaphas, high priest
Sam de Grasse - The Pharisee
Casson Ferguson - The Scribe
Victor Varconi - Pontius Pilate. Governor of Judea
Majel Coleman - Proculia, Wife of Pilate
Montagu Love - The Roman Centurion
William Boyd - Simon Of Cyrene
Theodore Kosloff - Malchus, Captain of the High Priest's Guard
George Siegmann - Barabbas
Josephine Norman - Mary Of Bethany
Ken Thomson - Lazarus
Alan Brooks - Satan
Clarence Burton - Dysmas, the Repentant Thief
Dot Farley - Maid Servant of Caiaphas
Hector V. Sarno - The Galilean Carpenter
Leon Holmes - The Imbecile Boy
Jimmie Dime - Soldier of Rome
Richard Alexander - Soldier of Rome
Budd Fine - Soldier of Rome
Tom London - Soldier of Rome
James Farley - An Executioner
Otto Lederer - Eber, a Pharisee
Bryant Washburn - A Young Roman
Lionel Belmore - A Roman Noble
Monte Collins - A Rich Judean
Sojin - Prince Of Persia
William Costello - A Babylonian Noble
Sally Rand - Slave To Mary Magdalene
Noble Johnson - A Charioteer
Emily Barrye
Edna Mae Cooper
Kathleen Chambers
Frances Dale
Milla Davenport
Anna de Linsky
Lillian Elliott
Dale Fuller
Evelyn Francisco
Winifred Greenwood
Julia Swayne Gordon
Inez Gomez
Eulalie Jensen
Jane Keckley
Lydia Knott
Alice Knowland
Isabelle Keith
Gertrude Norman
Patricia Palmer
Gertrude Quality
Evelyn Selbie
Barbara Tennant
Mabel Van Buren
Stanhope Wheatcroft
Charles H. West
Paul Weigel
Ed Brady
Will R. Walling
Fred Cavens
Hedwiga Reicher
Frank O'Connor
George Calliga
Baldy Belmont
Jim Mason - Gestas, the Unrepentant Thief
William P. Burt
Jere Austin
Bert Hadley
Edward Lackey
Richard Neill
Anielka Eller
Malcolm Den

Crew for The King of Kings

Cecil B. DeMille - Director / Producer
Jeannie Macpherson - Screenwriter
Peverell Marley - Cinematographer
F.J. Westerberg - Cinematographer
Hugo Riesenfeld - Composer (Music Score)
Anne Bauchens - Editor
Harold McLernon - Editor
Mitchell Leisen - Production Designer
Anton Grot - Art Director

Feature Details

Title: The King of Kings
Feature Release Date: 1927
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated
Color: Black and White
Runtime: 115 Minutes
Picture: Academy Ratio
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Technical Details

Catalog Number: CC1295L
UPC: 715515002806
ISBN: 1-55940-235-0
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Collection: Criterion Collection
Publisher: Criterion

Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Spoken Language: Silent
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: CC1295L-N
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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Rare Factory-Sealed, Silent Classic, LaserDisc Movie

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H.B. Warner, Dorothy Cumming and Jacqueline Logan in... Cecil B. DeMille's...

The King of Kings

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1295L )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
See the History of Criterion LaserDiscs at DaDon's...

The King of Kings
1927 - 115 min. - Black and White
Genre: Drama
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
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 fading in on the kindly countenance of H.B. Warner as the Son of Man. Still, DeMille remained DeMille, especially in his handling of the character of Mary Magdalene (Jacqueline Logan). No longer a tattered streetwalker, Mary Magdalene is now a glamorous courtesan, replete with legions of gorgeous slave girls (one of whom is "bubble dancer" Sally Rand) and dressed in revealing Hollywood-style gowns. In fact, the film opens on this character, as she ruminates over the defection of her favorite customer, Judas Iscariot (Joseph Schildkraut), who is spending far too much time with Jesus of Nazareth. Upon visiting Jesus herself, she immediately repents, casting off all her prior sins. Once again, the efficacy of the Cecil B. DeMille formula is proven: redemption has no dramatic value unless the film shows viewers why the sinner needs to be redeemed. Once he's gotten his box-office considerations out of the way, DeMille adheres faithfully to the particulars of Jesus' life, betrayal, trial, Crucifixion, and Resurrection. (Again, however, the director improves a bit upon his source material: the storm that follows the Crucifixion is of the same spectacular dimensions as the parting of the Red Sea in Ten Commandments, while the Resurrection is filmed in vibrant Technicolor). To back up the authenticity of his images, DeMille --- with an assist from scenarist Jeannie Macpherson --- utilizes Scriptural quotes in his subtitles. And to avoid any untoward publicity while filming, DeMille required all of his actors to sign legal documents preventing them from indulging in any sort of "sinful" activity; this meant that poor old H.B. Warner had to steer clear of alcoholic beverages for nearly a year, though he more than made up for lost time after his contract ran out. Prepared to mercilessly lambaste The King of Kings, DeMille's critics were disarmed by his reverent, tasteful approach to the subject. Years after the film's release, a specially prepared 60-minute version of the 18-reel King of Kings was making the rounds of religious groups, church basements, and Easter-weekend telecasts. The film was remade in 1961 by producer Samuel Bronston and director Nicholas Ray, with Jeffrey Hunter as Jesus. --- Hal Erickson

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Cast for The King of Kings

H.B. Warner - Jesus Christ
Dorothy Cumming - Mary, the Mother
Ernest Torrence - Peter
Joseph Schildkraut - Judas Iscariot
James Neill - James
Joseph Striker - John
Jacqueline Logan - Mary Magdalene
Robert Edeson - Matthew
Sidney D'Albrook - Thomas
David Imboden - Andrew
Charles Belcher - Philip
Clayton Packard - Bartholomew
Robert Ellsworth - Simon
Charles Requa - James, the Less
John T. Prince - Thaddeus
Rudolph Schildkraut - Caiaphas, high priest
Sam de Grasse - The Pharisee
Casson Ferguson - The Scribe
Victor Varconi - Pontius Pilate. Governor of Judea
Majel Coleman - Proculia, Wife of Pilate
Montagu Love - The Roman Centurion
William Boyd - Simon Of Cyrene
Theodore Kosloff - Malchus, Captain of the High Priest's Guard
George Siegmann - Barabbas
Josephine Norman - Mary Of Bethany
Ken Thomson - Lazarus
Alan Brooks - Satan
Clarence Burton - Dysmas, the Repentant Thief
Dot Farley - Maid Servant of Caiaphas
Hector V. Sarno - The Galilean Carpenter
Leon Holmes - The Imbecile Boy
Jimmie Dime - Soldier of Rome
Richard Alexander - Soldier of Rome
Budd Fine - Soldier of Rome
Tom London - Soldier of Rome
James Farley - An Executioner
Otto Lederer - Eber, a Pharisee
Bryant Washburn - A Young Roman
Lionel Belmore - A Roman Noble
Monte Collins - A Rich Judean
Sojin - Prince Of Persia
William Costello - A Babylonian Noble
Sally Rand - Slave To Mary Magdalene
Noble Johnson - A Charioteer
Emily Barrye
Edna Mae Cooper
Kathleen Chambers
Frances Dale
Milla Davenport
Anna de Linsky
Lillian Elliott
Dale Fuller
Evelyn Francisco
Winifred Greenwood
Julia Swayne Gordon
Inez Gomez
Eulalie Jensen
Jane Keckley
Lydia Knott
Alice Knowland
Isabelle Keith
Gertrude Norman
Patricia Palmer
Gertrude Quality
Evelyn Selbie
Barbara Tennant
Mabel Van Buren
Stanhope Wheatcroft
Charles H. West
Paul Weigel
Ed Brady
Will R. Walling
Fred Cavens
Hedwiga Reicher
Frank O'Connor
George Calliga
Baldy Belmont
Jim Mason - Gestas, the Unrepentant Thief
William P. Burt
Jere Austin
Bert Hadley
Edward Lackey
Richard Neill
Anielka Eller
Malcolm Den

Crew for The King of Kings

Cecil B. DeMille - Director / Producer
Jeannie Macpherson - Screenwriter
Peverell Marley - Cinematographer
F.J. Westerberg - Cinematographer
Hugo Riesenfeld - Composer (Music Score)
Anne Bauchens - Editor
Harold McLernon - Editor
Mitchell Leisen - Production Designer
Anton Grot - Art Director

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