Cecil B. DeMille: The Art of the Hollywood Epic
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0762454903
ISBN 13
9780762454907
Category
Film History
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Publication Year
2014
Publisher
Pages
416
Subject
DeMille, Cecil B. -- (Cecil Blount), -- 1881-1959 -- Criticism and interpretation. PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference. DeMille, Cecil B. -- (Cecil Blount), -- 1881-1959.
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Abstract
For over 40 years, Cecil B. DeMille was the master of cinematic spectacle. Upon the 100th anniversary of the first film made in Hollywood-a film DeMille directed-this epic volume is both a tribute to one of Hollywood's founding fathers and a history of movie grandeur in all its glory. Includes unseen treasures and quotes from current filmmakers.
Description
Contents:
Hollywood pioneer. The Squaw Man ; Learning his craft ; Social dramas ; The silent diva ; America's sweetheart --
An artist matured. A new era ; Gloria Swanson ; Into the past --
The religious epic. The Ten Commandments (1923) ; Secular epics ; The King of Kings ; The Godless Girl --
Talkies at M-G-M. Dynamite ; Madam Satan and The Squaw Man --
The best show in town. The Sign of the Cross ; This Day and Age and Four Frightened people ; Cleopatra ; The Crusades --
American history. The Plainsman and The Buccaneer ; Union Pacific ; North West Mounted Police and Reap the Wild Wind ; Unconquered --
Blaze of glory. Samson and Delilah ; The Greatest Show on Earth ; The Ten Commandments.
Hollywood pioneer. The Squaw Man ; Learning his craft ; Social dramas ; The silent diva ; America's sweetheart --
An artist matured. A new era ; Gloria Swanson ; Into the past --
The religious epic. The Ten Commandments (1923) ; Secular epics ; The King of Kings ; The Godless Girl --
Talkies at M-G-M. Dynamite ; Madam Satan and The Squaw Man --
The best show in town. The Sign of the Cross ; This Day and Age and Four Frightened people ; Cleopatra ; The Crusades --
American history. The Plainsman and The Buccaneer ; Union Pacific ; North West Mounted Police and Reap the Wild Wind ; Unconquered --
Blaze of glory. Samson and Delilah ; The Greatest Show on Earth ; The Ten Commandments.
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