The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Directed by George Stevens
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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Among the actors appearing in The Greatest Story Ever Told are Charlton Heston (playing Moses, I mean Ben-Hur, I mean John the Baptist), Telly Savalas (of Kojak fame, who first shaved his head for this role and never looked back) as Pontius Pilate, Roddy McDowell (the Planet of the Apes franchise) as the Apostle Matthew, Dorothy McGuire (Written on the Wind) as Mary, Mother of Jesus, Jose Ferrer (Oscar winner for Cyrano de Bergerac) as Herod Antipas, Martin Landau (Mission Impossible, Space: 1999, Ed Wood) as Caiphas, Victor Buono as Sorak (ok, I looked that one up, but Buono was one of my favorite guest villains on the Adam West Batman TV-series; that's right, Victor Buono was King Tut), David McCallum (Man from U.N.C.L.E.) as Judas Iscariot, Claude Rains The Invisible Man, Casablanca) as Herod the Great, Jamie Farr (M*A*S*H) as Thaddeus, John Wayne (The Searchers, Rio Bravo) as a Roman centurion (yes, you read that correctly), and get this, Donald Pleasance (Halloween, Escape From New York) as Satan (and m…
Among the actors appearing in The Greatest Story Ever Told are Charlton Heston (playing Moses, I mean Ben-Hur, I mean John the Baptist), Telly Savalas (of Kojak fame, who first shaved his head for this role and never looked back) as Pontius Pilate, Roddy McDowell (the Planet of the Apes franchise) as the Apostle Matthew, Dorothy McGuire (Written on the Wind) as Mary, Mother of Jesus, Jose Ferrer (Oscar winner for Cyrano de Bergerac) as Herod Antipas, Martin Landau (Mission Impossible, Space: 1999, Ed Wood) as Caiphas, Victor Buono as Sorak (ok, I looked that one up, but Buono was one of my favorite guest villains on the Adam West Batman TV-series; that's right, Victor Buono was King Tut), David McCallum (Man from U.N.C.L.E.) as Judas Iscariot, Claude Rains The Invisible Man, Casablanca) as Herod the Great, Jamie Farr (M*A*S*H) as Thaddeus, John Wayne (The Searchers, Rio Bravo) as a Roman centurion (yes, you read that correctly), and get this, Donald Pleasance (Halloween, Escape From New York) as Satan (and m…
Among the actors appearing in The Greatest Story Ever Told are Charlton Heston (playing Moses, I mean Ben-Hur, I mean John the Baptist), Telly Savalas (of Kojak fame, who first shaved his head for this role and never looked back) as Pontius Pilate, Roddy McDowell (the Planet of the Apes franchise) as the Apostle Matthew, Dorothy McGuire (Written on the Wind) as Mary, Mother of Jesus, Jose Ferrer (Oscar winner for Cyrano de Bergerac) as Herod Antipas, Martin Landau (Mission Impossible, Space: 1999, Ed Wood) as Caiphas, Victor Buono as Sorak (ok, I looked that one up, but Buono was one of my favorite guest villains on the Adam West Batman TV-series; that's right, Victor Buono was King Tut), David McCallum (Man from U.N.C.L.E.) as Judas Iscariot, Claude Rains The Invisible Man, Casablanca) as Herod the Great, Jamie Farr (M*A*S*H) as Thaddeus, John Wayne (The Searchers, Rio Bravo) as a Roman centurion (yes, you read that correctly), and get this, Donald Pleasance (Halloween, Escape From New York) as Satan (and m…
Among the actors appearing in The Greatest Story Ever Told are Charlton Heston (playing Moses, I mean Ben-Hur, I mean John the Baptist), Telly Savalas (of Kojak fame, who first shaved his head for this role and never looked back) as Pontius Pilate, Roddy McDowell (the Planet of the Apes franchise) as the Apostle Matthew, Dorothy McGuire (Written on the Wind) as Mary, Mother of Jesus, Jose Ferrer (Oscar winner for Cyrano de Bergerac) as Herod Antipas, Martin Landau (Mission Impossible, Space: 1999, Ed Wood) as Caiphas, Victor Buono as Sorak (ok, I looked that one up, but Buono was one of my favorite guest villains on the Adam West Batman TV-series; that's right, Victor Buono was King Tut), David McCallum (Man from U.N.C.L.E.) as Judas Iscariot, Claude Rains The Invisible Man, Casablanca) as Herod the Great, Jamie Farr (M*A*S*H) as Thaddeus, John Wayne (The Searchers, Rio Bravo) as a Roman centurion (yes, you read that correctly), and get this, Donald Pleasance (Halloween, Escape From New York) as Satan (and m…
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RKO even brought in director George Stevens to oversee the film, the director having just created such breezy fare as "Annie Oakley" and "Swing Time," and who would continue in this lightweight vein until after the War, at which time he would get more serious with "I Remember Mama," "A Place in the Sun," "Shane," "Giant," "The Diary of Anne Frank," and "The Greatest Story Ever Told."
Directed by George Stevens, the man behind the camera for Gunga Din, Penny Serenade, A Place in the Sun, Shane, and Giant (David Lean and Jean Negulesco provided uncredited directorial assistance), The Greatest Story Ever Told is a failure of staggering proportions, a failure of nerve and imagination.
Directed by George Stevens, the man behind the camera for Gunga Din, Penny Serenade, A Place in the Sun, Shane, and Giant (David Lean and Jean Negulesco provided uncredited directorial assistance), The Greatest Story Ever Told is a failure of staggering proportions, a failure of nerve and imagination.
Producer-director-cowriter George Steven's ("Giant"/"The Diary of Anne Frank") epic religious drama, based on the best seller by Fulton Oursler "The Greatest Story Ever Told," is an intolerable reverential treatment on the life of Jesus of Nazareth.
Directed by George Stevens, the man behind the camera for Gunga Din, Penny Serenade, A Place in the Sun, Shane, and Giant (David Lean and Jean Negulesco provided uncredited directorial assistance), The Greatest Story Ever Told is a failure of staggering proportions, a failure of nerve and imagination.
Directed by George Stevens, the man behind the camera for Gunga Din, Penny Serenade, A Place in the Sun, Shane, and Giant (David Lean and Jean Negulesco provided uncredited directorial assistance), The Greatest Story Ever Told is a failure of staggering proportions, a failure of nerve and imagination.