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The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Directed by George Stevens
Overview
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.
Rated G | Length 199 minutes
Actors
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 | Joseph V. Perry | Marc Cavell | Johnny Seven | Dal Jenkins