The Bible: In the Beginning...
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Release: 1966-09-28
·Runtime: 175m
·★ 7.3
Adventure
History
Drama
Covering only the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis, vignettes include: Adam and Eve frolicking in the Garden of Eden until their indulgence in the forbidden fruit sees them driven out; Cain murdering his brother Abel; Noah building an ark to preserve the animals of the world from the coming flood; and Abraham making a covenant with God.
Production Countries
Italy
United States of America
Production Companies
Thalia AG
DDL Cinematografica
Seven Arts Productions
20th Century Fox
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Robert Rietti
as Abraham's Steward
Alberigo Donadeo
as Sinful Man (uncredited)
Ava Gardner
as Sarah
Giovanni Di Benedetto
as Nimrod's Man (uncredited)
Amerigo Santarelli
as Sinful Man (uncredited)
Mimmo Poli
as Sodomite (uncredited)
Peter Sallis
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Franco Nero
as Abel
Ivan Rassimov
as Dignitary at Babylon (uncredited)
Romano Moraschini
as Sinful Man (uncredited)
Ulla Bergryd
as Eve
George C. Scott
as Abraham
Zoe Sallis
as Hagar
Adriana Ambesi
as Lot's daughter # 1
Salvatore Billa
as Abraham's Follower (uncredited)
Richard Harris
as Cain
John Huston
as Noah
Peter O'Toole
as The Three Angels
Maria Grazia Spina
as Lot's daughter # 2
Anna Orso
as Shem's wife
Claudie Lange
as Nimrod's wife
Gabriella Pallotta
as Ham's wife
Giovanna Galletti
as Sinful Woman
Lars Bloch
as Archangel (uncredited)
Veriano Ginesi
as Sinful Man (uncredited)
Michael Parks
as Adam
Alexandra Hay
as Extra (uncredited)
Gabriele Ferzetti
as Lot
Stephen Boyd
as Nimrod
Eleonora Rossi Drago
as Lot's wife
Pupella Maggio
as Noah's wife
Crew
John Huston
Director
Giuseppe Rotunno
Director of Photography
Virgilio Ponti
Stunts
Mario Soldati
Additional Writing
Goffredo Petrassi
Music Consultant
Ennio Morricone
Additional Music
Katherine Dunham
Choreographer
Orson Welles
Additional Writing, Scenario Writer
Carlo Rambaldi
Special Effects
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Franco Nero
Still Photographer