The Greatest Story Ever Told, directed by George Stevens and David Lean, although for some reason the latter was uncredited.
It is an often under-rated movie with an
all-star cast, and is a large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and
ministry of Jesus Christ (Max von Sydow).
There are so many stars in this biblical epic
that it is impossible to mention them all but among the notable performers were
Dorothy McGuire (The Virgin Mary) Charlton Heston (John the Baptist) Martin
Landau (Caiaphas) Sal Mineo (Uriah) Sidney Poitier (Simon of Cyrene) David
McCallum (Judas Iscariot) Donald Pleasence (The Dark Hermit – Satan) Claude
Rains (King Herod) and John Wayne (Centurion at Crucifixion).
I can highly recommend the modestly titled
epic, which was long, beautifully photographed and was notable as it was the
first english-language film for Max von Sydow.
A great, if not the greatest, movie, watch and
enjoy.
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