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The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974)
Directed by Mihalis Kakogiannis
Overview
This film recounts the tales of the Biblical figures, Jacob and Joseph. The first part tells the story of Jacob fleeing his tribe when he cheats his brother out of his birthright, gets cheated himself in his exile years while learning of the need to make amends. The second part is of the story of Jacob’s favorite son, Joseph. Betrayed and sold into slavery by his brothers, he meets and overcomes all adversity to become the Prime Minister of Egypt, second only to the Pharaoh.
Rated PG | Length 104 minutes
Actors
Tony Lo Bianco | Colleen Dewhurst | Herschel Bernardi | Harry Andrews | Julian Glover | Yona Elian | Joseph Shiloach | Rachel Shore | Bennes Mardenn | Yehuda Efroni | Yossi Graber | Shmuel Atzmon | Amnon Meskin | Zila Carni | Keith Michell | Alan Bates