DeMille, Cec ‧ il B. /ˈsesəl biː, ˈsesɪl biː/ BrE AmE
(1881–1959) a US film ↑ producer and ↑ director who helped to establish the film industry in Hollywood. He is famous for making ↑ epic s , (=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).