1923: How Cecil B Demille created the blueprint for the Biblical Epic

Thanks for watching One Hundred Years Of Cinema, You can support me on Patreon here: Buy on DVD: Watch on VOD: In 1923 legendary film maker Cecil B Demille started production on one of the most extravigant films ever made The Ten Commandments. At the time it was one of the largest film sets ever built, and it created the blue print for the Biblical Epic. Biblical films are known for their large scale, sex and violence, and it was offten a tool employed by early film makers to get around strict production codes. Music Used : sound track from The Ten Comandments (1923) Thanks for watching One Hundred Years of Cinema, I will be writing a video essay about at least one film each year from 1915 onward to track the evolution of film over the last century. Please subscribe and share! Thank you! Clips used: - Life and Passion of Jesus Christ (1897) - L’arche de Noé (1928) - Samson and Delilah (1949) - the passion of the Christ