Portrait of Cecil B. DeMille

Directing

Cecil B. DeMille

Career

Active from 1914 to 1956, busiest in 1915 with 14 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Plainsman
The Plainsman
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Cecil B. DeMille Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Dark Humor
    1.6, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 11
  • Political Intrigue 7
  • Early Cinema 7
  • Silent Film 6
  • Silent Film Era 6
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Grand Spectacle 4
  • Historical Adventure 3
  • Romance 3
  • Biblical Epic 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Classic Cinema 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

106
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

7 titles ยท average score 71
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer (1958)
GoodWatch score 65

as Presenter of Prologue

The Buster Keaton Story
The Buster Keaton Story (1957)
GoodWatch score 52

as Cecil B. DeMille (uncredited)

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

as Narrator (uncredited)

The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds (1953)
GoodWatch score 76

Executive Producer

The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
GoodWatch score 55

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Son of Paleface
Son of Paleface (1952)
GoodWatch score 80

as Photographer (uncredited)

Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
GoodWatch score 91

as Cecil B. DeMille

1940s

7 titles ยท average score 64
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

as Narrator (uncredited)

Unconquered
Unconquered (1947)
GoodWatch score 76

Producer, Director

Variety Girl
Variety Girl (1947)
GoodWatch score 51

as Cecil B. DeMille

The Story of Dr. Wassell
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
GoodWatch score 63

as Voice of Narrator (uncredited)

Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
GoodWatch score 70

as Prologue Speaker (voice) (uncredited)

Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

as Cecil B. DeMille

North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1930s

13 titles ยท average score 64
Union Pacific
Union Pacific (1939)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Producer

Land of Liberty
Land of Liberty (1939)
GoodWatch score 81

Editor

The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer (1938)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Producer

The Plainsman
The Plainsman (1936)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Producer

The Crusades
The Crusades (1935)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Hollywood Extra Girl
Hollywood Extra Girl (1935)

as Cecil B. DeMille

Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1934)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Producer

Four Frightened People
Four Frightened People (1934)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Producer

This Day and Age
This Day and Age (1933)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Producer

The Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Producer

The Squaw Man
The Squaw Man (1931)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Madam Satan
Madam Satan (1930)
GoodWatch score 47

as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)

1920s

30 titles ยท average score 65
Dynamite
Dynamite (1929)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Godless Girl
The Godless Girl (1928)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer, Director

The King of Kings
The King of Kings (1927)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Producer

The Volga Boatman
The Volga Boatman (1926)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Producer

The Road to Yesterday
The Road to Yesterday (1925)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (1923)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Producer

Manslaughter
Manslaughter (1922)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Saturday Night
Saturday Night (1922)

Producer, Director

Forbidden Fruit
Forbidden Fruit (1921)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Producer

The Affairs of Anatol
The Affairs of Anatol (1921)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Why Change Your Wife?
Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Producer

Something to Think About
Something to Think About (1920)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Producer

1910s

49 titles ยท average score 58
For Better, for Worse
For Better, for Worse (1919)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Male and Female
Male and Female (1919)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Producer

Don't Change Your Husband
Don't Change Your Husband (1919)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Old Wives for New
Old Wives for New (1918)
GoodWatch score 55

Director, Editor

We Can't Have Everything
We Can't Have Everything (1918)

Editor, Director

A Romance of the Redwoods
A Romance of the Redwoods (1917)
GoodWatch score 42

Editor, Director

The Little American
The Little American (1917)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Producer

Joan the Woman
Joan the Woman (1916)
GoodWatch score 52

Producer, Editor

The Cheat
The Cheat (1915)
GoodWatch score 62

Editor, Producer

Carmen
Carmen (1915)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Producer

The Squaw Man
The Squaw Man (1914)
GoodWatch score 46

as Faro Dealer

The Rose of the Rancho
The Rose of the Rancho (1914)

Editor, Director