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14/05/2018 The Greatest Show on Earth (film) - 1952 Oscar winner film. 1. Profile :- Directed by Cecil B. DeMille Produced by Cecil B. DeMille Written by                 Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, Frank Cavett, Barré Lyndon Starring :                   Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, James Stewart, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame, Lyle Bettger Narrated by Cecil B. DeMille Music by                  Victor Young Cinematography George Barnes Edited by                  Anne Bauchens Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release date             January 10, 1952 Running time            152 minutes Country                United States Language                 English Budget                 $4 million Box office                 $36 million 2. Introduction :- The Greatest Show on Earth is a 1952 American drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille, shot in Technicolor, and released by Paramount Pictures. Set in the Ring

08/05/2018 Filmography :- 1. Silent Features :- DeMille personified the silent era of American film. In 1913, when he left a thirteen-year career on the stage and stepped behind a motion-picture camera, the medium was still being formed. He immediately sensed that anything was possible. Applying theatrical methods to the new medium, and inventing new ones as needed, he adapted and thrived, molding a new art form. He did not invent the closeup, for example, but he found many ways to improve it. One of DeMille’s most important contributions was to organize the hierarchy of filmmakers. In 1914 he created the post of story editor for his brother William de Mille. Shortly thereafter he hired a writer-director named Jeanie Macpherson and taught her what he had learned about story construction from his father, his brother, and David Belasco. DeMille also created the post of art director, hiring Belasco’s lighting and scenic designer, Wilfred Buckland. This affected the work of c

04/05/2018 Cecil B. DeMille : Cecil Blount DeMille was a founder of the Hollywood motion-picture industry. His first film, The Squaw Man, was the first feature film shot in Hollywood. His last, The Ten Commandments, remains a box-office legend. He made stars and cultivated artists. He was successful in aviation, banking, real estate, and radio. He received scores of honors, most notably two Academy Awards.® Mr. DeMille is the most successful producer-director in the history of film. Biography :- Overview :- *Cecil B. DeMille directing The Ten Commandments in Egypt, November 1954. Portrait by G.E. Richardson Cecil Blount DeMille was a founder of the Hollywood motion-picture industry, one of the most commercially successful producer-directors of his time, and one of the most influential filmmakers in history. Between 1914 and 1956, he made seventy feature films; all but seven were profitable. Cecil B. DeMille is synonymous with religious epics: The King of Kings,