Cecil B. DeMille films he made at Paramount between 1932 and 1947 were sold by that company to EMKA, Ltd. in 1957, and are available through the television division of NBCUniversal. 3. DeMille's last three films were not sold to EMKA, and at present remain with Paramount. Television distribution for those films is handled by Trifecta Entertainment & Media. "The Ten Commandments" is broadcast every Easter Sunday in the United States on the ABC Television Network. Silent films Sound films Criticism and commentary Archival materials Cecil B. DeMille Cecil Blount DeMille (; August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an American filmmaker.
Cecil B. DeMille Cecil B. DeMille Cecil Blount DeMille (; August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an American filmmaker. Between 1914 and 1958, he made a total of 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of the cinema of the United States and the most commercially successful producer-director in film history. His films were distinguished by their epic scale and by his cinematic showmanship. He made silent films of every genre: social dramas, comedies, Westerns, farces, morality plays, and historical pageants. DeMille began his career as a stage actor in 1900. He later moved