Having High Standards
“There was no such thing as over the top for Cecil B. DeMille,” author Scott Eyman said. DeMille was lauded for his powerful and authoritative directing style, as well as his knack for reprimanding everyone from extras to the main actor who fell short of his standards.
The Hollywood History
The intense methods used by DeMille led to the burying of his man-made city. Archaeologists have found comparatively tiny scraps of “artifacts” from The Ten Commandments film over the years, however the biggest breakthrough came when archaeologists found that nearly-intact sphinx head in the sand.