The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

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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.

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Director

David Lean
Jean Negulesco

Writers

George Stevens
James Lee Barrett

Stars

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

Others...

Budget

20,000,000.00

Revenue

15,473,333.00

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Keywords

biography, epic, christian film

Production

George Stevens Productions

Actor

Max von Sydow, Michael Anderson Jr., Carroll Baker, Ina Balin, Victor Buono, Richard Conte, Joanna Dunham, José Ferrer, Van Heflin, Charlton Heston, Martin Landau, Angela Lansbury, Pat Boone, Janet Margolin, David McCallum, Roddy McDowall, Dorothy McGuire, Sal Mineo, Nehemiah Persoff, Donald Pleasence, Sidney Poitier, Claude Rains, Gary Raymond, Telly Savalas, Joseph Schildkraut, Paul Stewart, John Wayne, Shelley Winters, Ed Wynn, John Abbott, Rodolfo Acosta, Michael Ansara, Robert Blake, Burt Brinckerhoff, Robert Busch, John Considine, Philip Coolidge, John Crawford, Frank De Kova, Cyril Delevanti, Jamie Farr, David Hedison, Russell Johnson, Mark Lenard, Robert Loggia, John Lupton, Peter Mann, Tom Reese, Marian Seldes, David Sheiner, Frank Silvera, Joseph Sirola, Abraham Sofaer, Harold J. Stone, Chet Stratton, Michael Tolan, Ron Whelan, Jay C. Flippen, Celia Lovsky

Creators

Lynn Stalmaster (Casting), Harold F. Kress (Editor), William J. Creber (Production Design), Alfred Newman (Original Music Composer), Richard Day (Art Direction), David Lean (Director), George Stevens (Screenplay), William C. Mellor (Director of Photography), Jean Negulesco (Director), James Lee Barrett (Screenplay), Loyal Griggs (Director of Photography), Argyle Nelson Jr. (Editor), J. Frank O'Neill (Editor), Vittorio Nino Novarese (Costume Design), Charles E. Wallace (Sound Recordist), Henry Wills (Stunts Coordinator), George Stevens Jr. (Producer), David S. Hall (Art Direction), Fulton Oursler (Novel), Albert Simpson (Matte Painter), Clarence Slifer (Special Effects)

Alternative titles

La plus grande histoire jamais contée (FR)
A Maior História De Todos Os Tempos (BR)
La historia más grande jamás contada (ES)

Release dates

15.02.1965 (US)
09.04.1965 (GB)
09.04.1965 (BR)
11.11.1965 (PT)
05.08.1965 (DE)