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Costume
Colbert's sheer gowns and headdresses — pre-Code means *pre-Code*.
Production
DeMille's intimate epic: lavish sets, tiny runtime, maximum chutzpah.
Acting
Colbert winks through history; Wilcoxon simping magnificently.

Director
Cecil B. DeMille
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