The King of Kings /

The story of the life of Christ is told in this religious masterpiece from legendary director Cecil B. DeMille, one of the greatest movies of the Silent Era. Includes both the Roadshow Version as well as the General Release Reconstruction Version.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Modern Sound Pictures, Inc, Pathé Exchange, Cinema Corporation of America
Other Authors:	MacPherson, Jeanie, 1887-1946 (Screenwriter), Warner, H. B. (Henry Byron), 1876-1958 (Actor), Cumming, Dorothy, 1899-1983 (Actor), Torrence, Ernest, 1878-1933 (Actor), Schildkraut, Joseph, 1895-1964 (Actor), Logan, Jacqueline (Actor), Schildkraut, Rudolph (Actor), De Grasse, Sam, 1875-1953 (Actor), Thomson, Kenneth, 1899-1967 (Actor), Neill, James, 1860-1931 (Actor), Striker, Joseph, 1898-1974 (Actor), Edeson, Robert, 1868-1931 (Actor), D'Albrook, Sidney, 1886-1948 (Actor), Imboden, David, 1887-1974 (Actor), Belcher, Charles, 1872-1943 (Actor), Packard, Clayton, 1887-1931 (Actor), Ellsworth, Robert (Silent film actor) (Actor), Requa, Charles, 1892-1967 (Actor), Prince, John T., 1871-1937 (Actor), Varconi, Victor, 1891-1976 (Actor), Coleman, Majel, 1903-1980 (Actor), Love, Montagu, 1877-1943 (Actor), Siegmann, George (Actor), Riesenfeld, Hugo, 1879-1939 (composer (expression)), Marley, Peverell, 1899-1964 (director of photography.), Anderson, Howard A. (special effects provider.)
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	No linguistic content English
Language Notes:	Silent with English intertitles (1927 roadshow version); English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published:	[Los Angeles, California] : Flicker Alley, [2025]
Edition:	Deluxe Blu-ray edition.
Subjects:	Jesus Christ > Drama. Jésus-Christ > Théâtre. Bible films. Religious films. Feature films. Fiction films. Silent films.

Description
Summary:	The story of the life of Christ is told in this religious masterpiece from legendary director Cecil B. DeMille, one of the greatest movies of the Silent Era. Includes both the Roadshow Version as well as the General Release Reconstruction Version.
Item Description:	Title from disc label. Originally released as a motion picture in 1927 (roadshow version) & 1928 (general release). Full screen (1.33:1). Bonus features: audio commentary by Marc Wanamaker (roadshow version); two scores for the 1928 general release; The maKing of 'The King of Kings'; 'The King of Kings' set visit; 'The King of Kings' premieres in Germany; Pathé week on Broadway; Negative A/Negative B; Technicolor; Hand coloring onto the film; photo galleries.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (161 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
Format:	Blu-ray, all regions; 5.1 surround (1927 roadshow version) & monaural (1928 genereal release); requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:	Rating: A.
Production Credits:	Cinematography, Peverell Marley, Fred Westerberg, Jacob A. Badaracco ; editing, Anne Bauchens, Harold McLernon, Clifford Howard; special effects: Howard A. Anderson. 1927 version: composition and music by Hugo Riesenfeld, orchestral adaptation by Robert Israel, conducted by Vit Muzik, adapted by the Czech Cinema Orchestra in 2016. 1928 version: original music composed by Hugo Riesenfeld, performed by Christian P. Elliott on the organ in 2016.