The Greatest Story Ever Told

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Directed by (View all)

Jean Negulesco

David Lean

Starring (View all)

Max von Sydow
Jesus

Michael Anderson Jr.
James the Younger

Carroll Baker
Veronica

Ina Balin
Martha of Bethany

Pat Boone
Angel at the Tomb

Victor Buono
Sorak

Richard Conte
Barabbas

Joanna Dunham
Mary Magdalene

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James Lee Barrett
(screenplay) and

George Stevens
(screenplay)

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9 years, 8 months ago at Jul 5 15:43

fernando

Stevens hails the story against everybody, even at Hollywood that financed this relatively boring film as a kind of penitence. You see some temptations (in the night, with Pleasence, nice photo, nice tempo)and the wrath against the merchants (before Pasolini made his version). Claude Rains is thrilling, he obscures even his son José Ferrer.

An average movie

3 months, 1 week ago at Dec 13 9:26

johanlefourbe

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a decent cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. At least, you have to admit that the title was pretty badass. Well, in spite of its ambitious title, it turned out to be a huge flop when it was released after all. To be honest, I’m not a religious man, even the opposite, I’m a die-hard atheist but I always... read more

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Description: George Stevens' epic production. "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken Me?" It is towards this climactic crossroads that the story of Jesus of Nazareth leads, and to which, at the final moment, it again looks back in triumphant retrospect. It is the anguishing crossroads where the eternal questions of faith and doubt become resolved. Star-studded cast includes Max Von Sydow (as Jesus), Dorothy McGuire (as Mary), Robert Loggia (as Joseph), Charlton Heston (as John the Baptist), Michael Anderson, Jr., Robert Blake, Jamie Farr, David McCallum, Roddy McDowall, Ina Balin, Janet Margolin, Sidney Poitier, Carroll Baker, Pat ... (more)

Release date: 9 April 1965
UPC: 027616858948

Tags: Drama (3), Epic (3), Biography (2), History (2), Suicide (2), 1965 (2), 1960s (2), Betrayal (2), Christianity (2), Execution (2), Crucifixion (2), Jesus (1), Biblical (1), American (1), Bilbical (1)

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An average movie

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a decent cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. At least, you have to admit that the title was pretty badass. Well, in spite of its ambitious title, it turned out to be a huge flop when it was released after all. To be honest, I’m not a religious man, even the opposite, I’m a die-hard atheist but I always thought that religion was a fascinating subject. At some point, I did try to read the Bible but, to be honest, the Old Testament is such a drag and, after a few hundred pages, I have to admit that I just quit the damned thing. Anyway, I thought it was pretty neat to see a massive epic dealing with the most famous man that ever walked this earth. Still, I’m glad that the version I watched was �” read more