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THE KING OF KINGS (1927)

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Criterion Collection # 266

DVD Release Date: December 07, 2004

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Director: Cecil B. DeMille

Description:
The King of Kings is the Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it. In 1927, working with one of the biggest budgets in Hollywood history, DeMille spun the life and Passion of Christ into a silent-era blockbuster. Featuring text drawn directly from the Bible, a cast of thousands, and the great showmanÆs singular cinematic bag of tricks, The King of Kings is at once spectacular and deeply reverentùpart Gospel, part Technicolor epic. The Criterion Collection is proud to present this beloved film in a two-disc edition featuring both the 112-minute general-release version and the rarely seen 155-minute cut that premiered at the grand opening of GraumanÆs Chinese Theatre.


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Format: NTSC

2  DVD9-- Exact Untouched Copy

Runtime (main feature): 155 minutes

Type: Black and White

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 | Non-Anamorphic

Sound (main feature): English

Subtitles: optional English


SPECIAL-EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET:

# New, restored digital transfers of both versions of The King of Kings: DeMille's 155-minute roadshow version and his subsequent 112-minute general release.
# New Dolby Digital 5.1 scores by composers Donald Sosin (1927 version) and Timothy J. Tikker (1931 version), plus the original score for the 1931 release by Hugo Riesenfeld.
# Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of The King of Kings.
# Cast portraits by photographer W.M. Mortensen.
# Production and costume sketches by renowned artist Dan Sayre Groesbeck.
# Stills gallery of rare production and publicity photos.
# Original illustrated program and press book featuring photographs from the film's gala premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre and studio correspondence from DeMille.
# Original theatrical trailers.


Studio: Criterion

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