The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Release: 1965-04-09
·Runtime: 199m
·★ 6.4
Drama
History
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
George Stevens Jr. Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Burt Brinckerhoff
as Andrew
Frank Silvera
as Caspar
Dorothy McGuire
as The Virgin Mary
Donald Pleasence
as The Dark Hermit - Satan
Sidney Poitier
as Simon of Cyrene
Frank De Kova
as The tormentor
Celia Lovsky
as Woman Behind Railings
Johnny Seven
as Pilate's Aide
Carroll Baker
as Veronica
Sal Mineo
as Uriah
Gary Raymond
as Simon Peter
Philip Coolidge
as Chuza
Mark Lenard
as Balthazar
Shelley Winters
as Woman who is healed
Max von Sydow
as Jesus
Van Heflin
as Bar Amand
Jamie Farr
as Thaddaeus
Tom Reese
as Thomas
David Sheiner
as James the Elder
Joseph Sirola
as Dumah
Michael Tolan
as Lazarus
Victor Buono
as Sorak
José Ferrer
as Herod Antipas
Telly Savalas
as Pontius Pilate
John Lupton
as Speaker of Capernaum
Jay C. Flippen
as Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court
Marc Cavell
as Bad Thief on Cross
John Considine
as John
Charlton Heston
as John the Baptist
Pat Boone
as Angel at the Tomb
Roddy McDowall
as Matthew
Claude Rains
as King Herod
Ed Wynn
as Old Aram
Michael Ansara
as Herod's commander
John Crawford
as Alexander
Robert Loggia
as Joseph
Marian Seldes
as Herodias
Janet Margolin
as Mary of Bethany
John Abbott
as Aben
Joanna Dunham
as Mary Magdalene
Joseph Schildkraut
as Nicodemus
Robert Blake
as Simon the Zealot
Joseph V. Perry
as Archelaus
Ina Balin
as Martha of Bethany
Angela Lansbury
as Claudia
Michael Anderson Jr.
as James the Younger
Martin Landau
as Caiaphas
John Wayne
as Centurion at crucifixion
Rodolfo Acosta
as Captain of lancers
Cyril Delevanti
as Melchior
David Hedison
as Philip
Russell Johnson
as Scribe
Peter Mann
as Nathanael
Harold J. Stone
as Gen. Varus
Richard Conte
as Barabbas
Nehemiah Persoff
as Shemiah
Abraham Sofaer
as Joseph of Arimathaea
David McCallum
as Judas Iskarioth
Paul Stewart
as Questor
Crew
Loren Janes
Stunts
William C. Mellor
Director of Photography
George Stevens
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Paul Baxley
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Charlie Picerni
Stunts
Henry Wills
Stunts Coordinator, Stunt Coordinator
Neil Summers
Stunts
David Lean
Second Unit Director
Jean Negulesco
Second Unit Director
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer