DeMille, Cec‧il B. /ˈsesəl biː, ˈsesɪl biː/
(1881–1959) a US film producer and director who helped to establish the film industry in Hollywood. He is famous for making epics, (=very expensive films about people in the Bible and in history, using hundreds of actors). He is thought of as a very typical example of film director, like someone who uses a megaphone and tells actors exactly what to do without asking for their opinion. His films include Samson and Delilah (1949) and The Ten Commandments (1956).

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