Directing
Cecil B. DeMille
- Titles
- 134movies6TV shows
- Career
Active from 1914 to 1956, busiest in 1915 with 14 main titles.
- Directed
- 78titles as director
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
The Ten Commandments81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.1average 3.7
- Warfare3.4average 1.2
- Romance5.8average 3.8
- Politics3.8average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Pathos6.0average 5.2
- Wonder4.2average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.1, average 5.3
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
- Dark Humor1.7, average 2.8
- Absurdist Humor0.9, average 2.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 11
- Silent Film 7
- Early Cinema 7
- Political Intrigue 6
- Silent Film Era 6
- Social Commentary 5
- Biblical Epic 4
- Classic Cinema 4
- Grand Spectacle 4
- Spiritual Journey 3
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Romance 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Anne BauchensEditorThe Ten Commandments, Samson and Delilah, The Greatest Show on Earth, Unconquered, The King of Kings, +30 more
Alvin WyckoffCinematographerMale and Female, A Romance of the Redwoods, We Can't Have Everything, The Cheat, Till I Come Back to You, +24 more
Theodore RobertsActorThe Ten Commandments, The Affairs of Anatol, Male and Female, We Can't Have Everything, The Wild Goose Chase, +23 more
Jeanie MacphersonActorThe King of Kings, The Rose of the Rancho, Madam Satan, The Affairs of Anatol, Male and Female, +22 more
Raymond HattonActorMale and Female, A Romance of the Redwoods, We Can't Have Everything, The Wild Goose Chase, For Better, for Worse, +16 more
Julia FayeActorSamson and Delilah, The Ten Commandments, The Godless Girl, Male and Female, Forbidden Fruit, +15 more
James NeillActorThe King of Kings, The Ten Commandments, The Rose of the Rancho, We Can't Have Everything, The Cheat, +7 more
Elliott DexterActorThe Affairs of Anatol, A Romance of the Redwoods, We Can't Have Everything, Don't Change Your Husband, For Better, for Worse, +7 more
William ElmerActorThe Rose of the Rancho, The Girl of the Golden West, The Virginian, Carmen, The Captive, +6 more
Theodore KosloffActorThe Affairs of Anatol, Forbidden Fruit, Why Change Your Wife?, The Woman God Forgot, The Affairs of Anatol - Promo Reel, +6 more
Wallace ReidActorThe Affairs of Anatol, The Woman God Forgot, Joan the Woman, The Affairs of Anatol - Promo Reel, Nan of Music Mountain, +5 more
Oscar ApfelWriterThe Call of the North, The Squaw Man, The Man on the Box, After Five, The Circus Man, +5 more
Movies and TV shows
21Type
1920s
1 title · average score 66
66
Forbidden Fruit (1921)
Producer, Director
1910s
20 titles · average score 53
42
A Romance of the Redwoods (1917)
Director, Editor
62
The Little American (1917)
Producer, Writer
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1916)
Director, Story
The Girl of the Golden West (1915)
Producer, Writer
55
The Golden Chance (1915)
Story, Producer
62
The Captive (1915)
Editor, Writer
Chimmie Fadden Out West (1915)
Writer, Producer
46
The Squaw Man (1914)
as Faro Dealer
The Rose of the Rancho (1914)
Writer, Editor
The Man From Home (1914)
Editor, Director
What's His Name (1914)
Director, Producer
The Ghost Breaker (1914)
Director, Producer