The King of Kings

Criterion edition cover for "King of Kings"

The King of Kings is a silent film directed by Cecil B. DeMille in 1927. It is a religious film about the last days of Jesus' life before the Crucifixion. Jesus was played by H.B. Warner.

The last sequence of the film (the Resurrection) is one of the earliest uses of Technicolor.

## See also[edit]

* Criterion Collection

## References[edit]

Essay on the creation of the film. [1]