The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
The American epic religious film, The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), recounts the Biblical tale of Jesus from his birth in Nazareth to his Ascension. It was produced and directed by George Stevens. A group of wise men (Magi) travel from Asia to Jerusalem after seeing a bright star, hoping to find the prophesied newborn king. King Herod is alerted of their arrival and is told about a Messiah mentioned in prophecies. Remembering that Bethlehem is the predicted birthplace, Herod sends the Magi there to confirm the child’s existence but secretly sends guards to keep an eye on them. In Bethlehem, they find Mary and Joseph with their newborn son in a manger. Mary reveals that they have named him Jesus.
As local shepherds observe, the Magi offer gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the infant. After observing the distant spies’ departure, the magi leave and an angel’s voice warns Joseph to ‘take the child’ and ‘flee’. The news of Jesus’ birth reaches Herod, who orders the death of every new-born boy in Bethlehem. Upon learning of this massacre, Joseph and Mary escape to Egypt with Jesus. Eventually, they receive word of Herod’s death and return to their hometown of Nazareth. In Jerusalem, a pro-Israel rebellion against Herod’s son, Herod Antipas, breaks out but is quickly suppressed. As a result of Herod’s demise, his kingdom is divided and Judea is placed under a governor while Herod becomes tetrarch of Galilee and the Jordan River region.
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Cast:  Max von SydowJesus  Dorothy McGuirethe Virgin Mary  Charlton HestonJohn the Baptist  Claude RainsHerod the Great  José FerrerHerod Antipas  Telly SavalasPontius Pilate  Martin LandauCaiaphas  David McCallumJudas Iscariot  Gary RaymondPeter  Donald Pleasence'The Dark Hermit'  Michael Anderson Jr.James the Just  Roddy McDowallMatthew  Joanna DunhamMary Magdalene  Joseph SchildkrautNicodemus  Ed Wynn'Old Aram' |
The American epic religious film, The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), recounts the Biblical tale of Jesus from his birth in Nazareth to his Ascension. It was produced and directed by George Stevens. A group of wise men (Magi) travel from Asia to Jerusalem after seeing a bright star, hoping to find the prophesied newborn king. King Herod is alerted of their arrival and is told about a Messiah mentioned in prophecies. Remembering that Bethlehem is the predicted birthplace, Herod sends the Magi there to confirm the child’s existence but secretly sends guards to keep an eye on them. In Bethlehem, they find Mary and Joseph with their newborn son in a manger. Mary reveals that they have named him Jesus.
As local shepherds observe, the Magi offer gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the infant. After observing the distant spies’ departure, the magi leave and an angel’s voice warns Joseph to ‘take the child’ and ‘flee’. The news of Jesus’ birth reaches Herod, who orders the death of every new-born boy in Bethlehem. Upon learning of this massacre, Joseph and Mary escape to Egypt with Jesus. Eventually, they receive word of Herod’s death and return to their hometown of Nazareth. In Jerusalem, a pro-Israel rebellion against Herod’s son, Herod Antipas, breaks out but is quickly suppressed. As a result of Herod’s demise, his kingdom is divided and Judea is placed under a governor while Herod becomes tetrarch of Galilee and the Jordan River region.
