【美国人物志】电影先锋 (3/9)

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Cecil B. DeMille
Hollywood
movie-goers
Bible
"The Ten Commandments"
EasterCecil B. DeMille was among the very few filmmakers in Hollywood whose name appeared above the title of his movie. His name was more important to movie-goers than the names of the stars in the movie. DeMille's movies were known to be big productions. He combined a lot of action, realistic storytelling and hundreds of actors to make some of Hollywood's best movies. He made many kinds of movies including westerns, comedies, romances and ones dealing with moral issues. DeMille gained a great deal of fame with the kind of movie known as an epic. An epic tells a story of events that are important in history. DeMille's epic movies were based on the settling of the American West, Roman history or stories from the Bible. His first version of the historic film "The Ten Commandments" was a huge success among silent films in 1923. In 1956, he released a new version of "The Ten Commandments" to include sound. It is broadcast still on American television during the Christian observance of Easter.