Cecil B. DeMille Movie Rankings
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 3.3105 out of 4 stars for Ten Commandments
3.3105
The story of Moses, a Hebrew boy that was raised as an Egyptian prince. Upon learning of his lineage he left his privileged life with the Pharaohs. ... more about Ten Commandments
DVD from $14.25 
(21 sellers)
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 3.0389 out of 4 stars for King of Kings
3.0389
Mary Magdalene becomes angry when Judas, now a follower of Jesus, won't come to her feast. She goes to see Jesus and becomes repentant. From there the Bible story unfolds through the Crucifixion and Resurrection. ... more about King of Kings
DVD from $19.99 
(16 sellers)
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 2.5387 out of 4 stars for Unconquered
2.5387
In 1763, felon Abby Hale is sentenced to slavery in America. In Virginia, heroic Capt. Holden buys her, intending to free her, but villain Garth foils this plan, and Abby toils at Dave Bone's tavern. ... more about Unconquered
Not Available on DVD
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 2.4793 out of 4 stars for Reap the Wild Wind
2.4793
Clipper ships taking the shortest route between the Mississippi and the Atlantic often end up on the shoals of Key West in the 1840s. Salvaging the ships' cargos has become a lucrative business for two companies -- one headed by a feisty young woman. ... more about Reap the Wild Wind
DVD from $5.95 
(19 sellers)
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 2.4777 out of 4 stars for Greatest Show on Earth
2.4777
To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. ... more about Greatest Show on Earth
DVD from $3.90 
(18 sellers)
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 2.4565 out of 4 stars for Plainsman
2.4565
In this tale that mixes nonstop Western drama and action with an old-fashioned love story, Wild Bill Hickok (Gary Cooper) attempts to stop an Indian uprising fueled by white gun runners. ... more about Plainsman
DVD from $6.98 
(16 sellers)
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 2.4078 out of 4 stars for North West Mounted Police
2.4078
Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) travels to Canada in the 1880s in search of Jacques Corbeau, who is wanted for murder. ... more about North West Mounted Police
Not Available on DVD
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 2.4063 out of 4 stars for Buccaneer
2.4063
In the War of 1812, the British have sacked Washington and hope to capture New Orleans, where pirate Jean Lafitte romances blueblooded Annette de Remy and openly sells his loot in a pirates' market. But he never attacks American ships. ... more about Buccaneer
Not Available on DVD
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 2.3713 out of 4 stars for Crusades
2.3713
The Third Crusade as it didn't happen. King Richard Coeur de Lion goes on the crusade to avoid marrying Princess Alice of France; en route, he marries Berengaria to get food for his men. Berengaria. ... more about Crusades
DVD from $31.92 
(20 sellers)
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 2.3606 out of 4 stars for Cleopatra
2.3606
In 48 BC, Cleopatra, facing palace revolt in her kingdom of Egypt, welcomes the arrival of Julius Caesar as a way of solidifying her power under Rome. ... more about Cleopatra
DVD from $31.92 
(20 sellers)
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 1.8447 out of 4 stars for Samson and Delilah
1.8447
In Palestine, 1000 B.C., the Jews are ruled by the Philistines Samson, budding jewish revolutionary, wants to marry Semadar, a Philistine, though it's her young sister, Delilah, who really wants Samson. ... more about Samson and Delilah
Not Available on DVD
12
Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 1.6712 out of 4 stars for Union Pacific
1.6712
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. ... more about Union Pacific
DVD from $31.92 
(20 sellers)
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 1.1415 out of 4 stars for Why Change Your Wife?
1.1415
Robert and Beth Bordon are married but share little. He runs into Sally at a cabaret and the Gordons are soon divorced. Just as he gets bored with Sally's superficiality, Beth strives to improve her looks. ... more about Why Change Your Wife?
DVD from $15.99 
(12 sellers)
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 0.4566 out of 4 stars for Ten Commandments
0.4566
The first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land, his receipt of the tablets and the worship of the golden calf. ... more about Ten Commandments
DVD from $14.25 
(21 sellers)
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Dynamite
0.0001
Wealthy Cynthia is in love with not-so-wealthy Roger, who is married to Marcia. The threesome is terribly modern about the situation, and Marcia will gladly divorce Roger if Cynthia agrees to a financial settlement. ... more about Dynamite
Not Available on DVD
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Feet of Clay
0.0001
Kerry falls in love with Amy and saves her life in a surfboard race though his foot is bitten by a shark. Dr. Lansell tells him to keep off his foot for a year. He weds Amy, but Dr. Lansell's wife Bertha wants him too. ... more about Feet of Clay
Not Available on DVD
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Forbidden Fruit
0.0001
Mary Maddock becomes a seamstress after her husband Steve wastes their money on booze. Her employer provides her as an escort to accompany millionaire Mallory. ... more about Forbidden Fruit
Not Available on DVD
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Godless Girl
0.0001
High school students led by the Girl and Boy turn from Christianity toward secret atheistic meetings. When a girl is accidentally killed by a stairway collapse, the Girl and Boy go to reform school where they are treated brutally. ... more about Godless Girl
Not Available on DVD
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Golden Bed
0.0001
Femme fatale Flora marries a titled European to save the family planation. Her husband and a rival fall to their deaths in a glacier. Next Flora weds her sister Margaret's love Admah. She bleeds him dry. ... more about Golden Bed
Not Available on DVD
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Madam Satan
0.0001
Angela and Bob Brooks are an upper class couple. Unfortunately, Bob is an unfaithful husband. But Angela has a plan to win back her husband's affections. An elaborate masquerade ball is to be held aboard a magnificent dirigible. ... more about Madam Satan
Not Available on DVD
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Manslaughter
0.0001
Society-girl thrillseeker Lydia causes the death of motorcylce policeman and is prosecuted by her fiance Daniel who describes in lurid detail the downfall of Rome. While she's in prison she reforms and Daniel becomes a wasted alocholic. ... more about Manslaughter
DVD from $18.40 
(11 sellers)
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Road to Yesterday
0.0001
Malena's apparent frigidity toward her husband Kenneth is a result of injustice done in an earlier incarnation when he was a knight and she was a gypsy headed for burning at the stake. ... more about Road to Yesterday
Not Available on DVD
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Saturday Night
0.0001
Though betrothed to fellow socialite Richard, Iris weds her chauffeur Tom leaving Richard to marry the family laundress' daughter Shamrock. Class differences lead to divorces and remarriages. ... more about Saturday Night
Not Available on DVD
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Something to Think About
0.0001
Wealthy cripple Markley finances the education of blacksmith's daughter Ruth. When she returns to their small town he asks to marry her, but she runs off with city worker Jim Dirk who is then killed in a subway accident. ... more about Something to Think About
Not Available on DVD
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Story of Dr. Wassell
0.0001
As the Japanese sweep through the East Indies during World War II, Dr. Wassell is determined to escape from Java with some crewmen of the cruiser Marblehead. Based on a true story of how Dr. ... more about Story of Dr. Wassell
Not Available on DVD
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Triumph
0.0001
The will states that the tin factory goes to his wastrel son King if he'll settle down or else to his son by another marriage factory manager William. Both sons wants factory forewoman Ann. ... more about Triumph
Not Available on DVD
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Cecil B. DeMille scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Volga Boatman
0.0001
In tsarist Russia, the Volga boatmen live hard lives, trudging along the water's edge as they pull heavy cargoes up and down the river. ... more about Volga Boatman
Not Available on DVD
 
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Cecil B. DeMille
Birthdate:
August 12, 1881
Death date:
January 21, 1959

Cecil B. DeMille

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Career Span:

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# Movies
Movie Score
1920s
14
total ranking of 0.9757  0.9757
1930s
8
total ranking of 2.3032  2.3032
1940s
5
total ranking of 2.0576  2.0576
1950s
2
total ranking of 2.0141  2.0141
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Director Score:
2.2721
Cecil B. DeMille is ranked overall as 2.2721 of of 4 stars
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