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Release Date:
9 April 1965 (UK)
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Plot:
The life of Jesus Christ. full summary | add synopsis
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Jesus Christ
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Faith
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John The Baptist
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Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars.
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(5 articles)
Birthday Suits: Oscar-Snubbed
(From FilmExperience. 10 November 2009, 5:11 PM, PST)
Happy 80th to Max von Sydow
(From Get The Big Picture. 10 April 2009, 3:32 PM, PDT)
(From FilmExperience. 10 November 2009, 5:11 PM, PST)
Happy 80th to Max von Sydow
(From Get The Big Picture. 10 April 2009, 3:32 PM, PDT)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Max von Sydow | ... | Jesus |
 | Michael Anderson Jr. | ... | James the Younger |
 | Carroll Baker | ... | Veronica |
| Ina Balin | ... | Martha of Bethany |
| Victor Buono | ... | Sorak |
| Richard Conte | ... | Barabbas |
| Joanna Dunham | ... | Mary Magdalene |
| José Ferrer | ... | Herod Antipas |
 | Van Heflin | ... | Bar Amand |
 | Charlton Heston | ... | John the Baptist |
 | Martin Landau | ... | Caiaphas |
 | Angela Lansbury | ... | Claudia |
 | Pat Boone | ... | Angel at the Tomb |
| Janet Margolin | ... | Mary of Bethany |
| David McCallum | ... | Judas Iscariot |
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Also Known As:
George Stevens Presents The Greatest Story Ever Told (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
199 min (edited version) | USA:141 min (re-issue version) | USA:225 min (premiere version)
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Colour (Technicolor)
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2.76 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System) |
Mono (35 mm prints)
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South Korea:All |
West Germany:6 (f) |
Australia:G |
Finland:S |
Sweden:11 |
UK:U |
USA:Approved (original rating) |
USA:G (re-rating) (1972)
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Alec Guinness was sought for a cameo.
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Factual errors: The conversation between Jesus and Pilate contains a few lines that are not mentioned in the Biblical text; when Jesus says he is the Son of God and Pilate responds by saying "Which god? Mars, Jupiter, etc" or words to that effect.
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Narrator: In the beginning was the word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. I am He. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him, was made nothing that has been made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of man. And the light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness grasped it not. The greatest story ever told...
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Narrator: In the beginning was the word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. I am He. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him, was made nothing that has been made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of man. And the light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness grasped it not. The greatest story ever told...
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Referenced in The Filmmaker (1965)
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Soundtrack:
Hallelujah Chorus
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The reasons for the sacrificial well in the city's temple have to do with the archaeological research of the time the movie was made. Not much, then or now, is really known about the Temple, except that Herod the Great (played by Claude Rains) built it to largely to appease the Roman conquerors. The Temple had Grecian (not Hebraic) architecture and supposedly had a well for animal sacrifices. The Hebrews were a very sophisticated ancient people who mostly, by that time, considered themselves above animal sacrifices--however much had been written about such practices in their earlier times, like the days of Genesis, Exodus, etc. While it may have appeased Romans, it probably did not please Herod's own subjects.
This is a carefully made motion picture. If one finds it too subdued, at least it doesn't suffer from the highflown melodramatics that other Christ movies have. Speaking as someone who is not a Christian, I find it deeply moving.