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The Greatest Story Ever Told

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Calorie Rating: 280
Released: 1965-04-09
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 199 Minutes
Budget: 20000000
Revenue 15500000
Studios: George Stevens Jr. Productions,


From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod; Christ's baptism by John the Baptist; and the betrayal by Judas after the Last Supper that eventually leads to Christ's crucifixion and miraculous return.

Director / Directors

Paul Baxley
Second Unit Director
David Lean
Second Unit Director

Jean Negulesco
Second Unit Director


Cast

Max von Sydow
Character: Jesus
Michael Anderson Jr.
Character: James the Younger
Carroll Baker
Character: Veronica

Ina Balin
Character: Martha of Bethany
Victor Buono
Character: Sorak
Richard Conte
Character: Barabbas

Joanna Dunham
Character: Mary Magdalene
José Ferrer
Character: Herod Antipas
Van Heflin
Character: Bar Amand

Charlton Heston
Character: John the Baptist
Martin Landau
Character: Caiaphas
Angela Lansbury
Character: Claudia

Pat Boone
Character: Angel at the Tomb
Janet Margolin
Character: Mary of Bethany
David McCallum
Character: Judas Iskarioth

Roddy McDowall
Character: Matthew
Dorothy McGuire
Character: The Virgin Mary
Sal Mineo
Character: Uriah

Nehemiah Persoff
Character: Shemiah
Donald Pleasence
Character: The Dark Hermit - Satan
Sidney Poitier
Character: Simon of Cyrene

Claude Rains
Character: King Herod
Gary Raymond
Character: Simon Peter
Telly Savalas
Character: Pontius Pilate

Joseph Schildkraut
Character: Nicodemus
Paul Stewart
Character: Questor
John Wayne
Character: Centurion at crucifixion

Shelley Winters
Character: Woman who is healed
Ed Wynn
Character: Old Aram
John Abbott
Character: Aben

Rodolfo Acosta
Character: Captain of lancers
Michael Ansara
Character: Herod's commander
Robert Blake
Character: Simon the Zealot

Burt Brinckerhoff
Character: Andrew
Robert Busch
Character: Emissary
John Considine
Character: John

Philip Coolidge
Character: Chuza
John Crawford
Character: Alexander
Frank De Kova
Character: The tormentor

Cyril Delevanti
Character: Melchior
Jamie Farr
Character: Thaddaeus
David Hedison
Character: Philip

Russell Johnson
Character: Scribe
Mark Lenard
Character: Balthazar
Robert Loggia
Character: Joseph

John Lupton
Character: Speaker of Capernaum
Peter Mann
Character: Nathanael
Tom Reese
Character: Thomas

Marian Seldes
Character: Herodias
David Sheiner
Character: James the Elder
Frank Silvera
Character: Caspar

Joseph Sirola
Character: Dumah
Abraham Sofaer
Character: Joseph of Arimathaea
Harold J. Stone
Character: Gen. Varus

Chet Stratton
Character: Theophilus
Michael Tolan
Character: Lazarus
Ron Whelan
Character: Annas

Jay C. Flippen
Character: Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court
Celia Lovsky
Character: Woman Behind Railings
Joseph V. Perry
Character: Archelaus

Marc Cavell
Character: Bad Thief on Cross
Johnny Seven
Character: Pilate's Aide
Dal Jenkins
Character: Philip


Production and Crew

George Stevens
Screenplay

Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Loyal Griggs
Director of Photography
William C. Mellor
Director of Photography


Henry Wills
Stunts Coordinator

William J. Creber
Production Design
Richard Day
Art Direction

David S. Hall
Art Direction
Paul Baxley
Stunt Coordinator
Henry Wills
Stunt Coordinator



Bob Terhune
Stunt Double


Albert Simpson
Matte Painter
Clarence Slifer
Special Effects
Charles E. Wallace
Sound Recordist