Movie Review: The Greatest Story Ever Told (The Prayer Foundation)

Movie Review

The Greatest Story Ever Told

DVD

Color

3 Hrs. 14 Min.

DVD is playable in US and Canada Only. _______________

Photo: Christ praying.

The George Stevens Production, "The Greatest Story Ever Told."

Max Von Sydow, Michael Anderson, Jr., Carroll Baker, Ina Balin, Pat Boone, Victor Buono, Richard Conte, Joana Dunham, Jose Ferrer, Van Heflin, Charlton Heston, Martin Landau, Angela Lansbury, Janet Margolin, David McCallum, Roddy McDowell, Dorothy McGuire, Sal Mineo, Nehemiah Persoff, Donald Pleasance, Sydney Poitier, Claude Rains, Gary Raymond, Telly Savalas, Joseph Schildkraut, Paul Stewart, John Wayne, Shelly Winters, Ed Wynn. With members of the Inbal Dance Theatre of Israel.

Screenplay by James Lee Barrett and George Stevens. Filmed and directed by George Stevens. In creative association with Carl Sandburg. Music by Alfred Newman.

Contains the original theatrical trailer.

"A soaring achievement. The best film made from a Biblical theme."

-Associated Press

Photo: Jesus and Roman soldiers.

5 Academy Award® Nominations

"A magnificent film, handled with reverence, artistic appreciation, and admirable restraint." (New York Daily News), The Greatest Story Ever Told is an inspiring, grand scale re-creation of the life of Jesus of Nazareth, from His humble birth and teachings to His crucifixion and ultimate Resurrection.

Photo: Jesus and the two Marys.

Lavishly produced at a cost of $20 million, an enormous amount for the time (1965) --and honored with 5 Academy Award® nominations (including Cinematography and Special Visual Effects), this exceptional motion picture is "...exquisitely beautiful. It is at once the most spectacular and artistic Biblical film yet made (Dallas Times Herald).

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