The chief virtue of King Of Kings as a movie, and as compared with other biblical epics, is that while it may be worthy, it isn't particularly earnest. It presents the Easter story in a straightforward way, with the primary intention of engaging the audience and conveying the substance of what it has to say. What it doesn't do is preach or convey a sense of its own self-importance.
The sets and costumes are all a bit clean: everyone is polished and freshly ironed at all times. This is rather jarring, especially these days when we have got used to seeing how grimy and grubby the past was.
Jeffrey Hunter's Jesus is excellent. His early death was a great loss.
The sets and costumes are all a bit clean: everyone is polished and freshly ironed at all times. This is rather jarring, especially these days when we have got used to seeing how grimy and grubby the past was.
Jeffrey Hunter's Jesus is excellent. His early death was a great loss.