The Bible in film religious epics produced as vehicles for its biggest stars. "Samson and Delilah" was the biggest moneymaking movie of 1949 and is considered the picture that sparked the biblical-epic film craze of the 1950s. It was followed by two of 1951’s biggest box-office hits, "Quo Vadis" and "David and Bathsheba". Charlton Heston starred in Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments" and "Ben-Hur". According to author Diane Apostolos-Cappadona, in the 1950s and 1960s, during the era of the production code, "the most acceptable cinematic path for movies to incorporate sex and violence was the biblical epic". Basing a film on the Bible
Jeevitham (1950 film) Jeevitham (1950 film) Jeevitham (; ) is a 1950 Black-and-white Telugu social guidance film produced and directed by A. V. Meiyappan with his company AVM Productions. The film stars Vyjayanthimala in her Telugu cinema debut with S. Varalakshmi, T. R. Ramachandran and C. H. Narayana Rao forming an ensemble cast, with many actors appearing in other significant roles. Actress Lalitha and Padmini made guest appearances as stage dancers. The film was a remake of the 1949 Tamil film "Vazhkai", which was also produced and directed by A.V. Meiyappan with Vyjayanthimala in the lead. Following the success of "Vazhkai" and "Jeevitham",