The Greatest Story Ever Told [Blu-ray]

Director: David Lean, Jean Negulesco David Lean

Overview

Filmmaker George Stevens chose Monument Valley, Utah for his exterior sequences in The Greatest Story Ever Told, this ($20 million) adaptation of Fulton Oursler's best-selling book. The "Greatest Story" is, of course, the life of Jesus Christ, played herein by Max Von Sydow. The large supporting cast includes Dorothy McGuire as Mary, Claude Rains as Herod the Great, Jose Ferrer as Herod Antipas, Charlton Heston as John the Baptist, Donald Pleasence as Satan (identified only as "The Dark Hermit"), David McCallum as Judas Iscariot, Sidney Poitier as Simon of Cyrene, Telly Savalas as Pontius Pilate and Martin Landau as Caiaphas. Even Robert Blake as Simon the Zealot, Jamie Farr as Thaddaeus, and motorcyle-flick veteran Richard Bakalyan as Dismas, the repentant thief, are well-suited to their roles. Originally roadshown at 260 minutes, Greatest Story Ever Told was later available in a 195-minute version.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/29/2011
UPC:	0883904232278
Original Release:	1965
Rating:	G
Source:	Mgm (Video & Dvd)
Language:	English
Time:	3:19:00
Sales rank:	11,036

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Max von Sydow	Jesus
Michael Anderson Jr.	James the Younger
Carroll Baker	Veronica
Ina Balin	Martha of Bethany
Pat Boone	Angel at the Tomb
Victor Buono	Sorak
Richard Conte	Barabbas
Joanna Dunham	Mary Magdalene
José Ferrer	Herod Antipas
Charlton Heston	John the Baptist
Martin Landau	Caiaphas
Angela Lansbury	Claudia
Janet Margolin	Mary of Bethany
Roddy McDowall	Matthew
Dorothy McGuire	The Virgin Mary
Sal Mineo	Uriah
Nehemiah Persoff	Shemiah
Donald Pleasence	The Dark Hermit - Satan
Sidney Poitier	Simon of Cyrene
Claude Rains	King Herod
Gary Raymond	Peter
Telly Savalas	Pontius Pilate
Joseph Schildkraut	Nicodemus
Rodopho Acosta	Captain of Lancers
Michael Anderson	James the Younger
Mark Lenard	Balthazar
Robert Busch	Emissary
John Pickard	Peter's 2nd accuser

Technical Credits

David Lean	Director
Jean Negulesco	Director
Frank I. Davis	Executive Producer