The Greatest Story Ever Told

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Max von Sydow

Jesus

Michael Anderson Jr.

James the Younger

Carroll Baker

Veronica

Ina Balin

Martha of Bethany

Victor Buono

Sorak

Richard Conte

Barabbas

Joanna Dunham

Mary Magdalene

José Ferrer

Herod Antipas

Van Heflin

Bar Amand

Charlton Heston

John the Baptist

Martin Landau

Caiaphas

Angela Lansbury

Claudia

Pat Boone

Angel at the Tomb

Janet Margolin

Mary of Bethany

David McCallum

Judas Iskarioth

Roddy McDowall

Matthew

Dorothy McGuire

The Virgin Mary

Sal Mineo

Uriah

Nehemiah Persoff

Shemiah

Donald Pleasence

The Dark Hermit - Satan

Crew

Art

• William J. Creber Production Design
• Richard Day Art Direction
• David S. Hall Art Direction
• André Girard Art Designer

Camera

• Loyal Griggs Director of Photography
• William C. Mellor Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Vittorio Nino Novarese Costume Design

Crew

• Henry Wills Stunts Coordinator
• Paul Baxley Stunt Coordinator
• Henry Wills Stunt Coordinator
• Carol Daniels Stunts
• John Epper Stunts
• Jerry Gatlin Stunts
• Bob Folkerson Stunts
• Johnny Hagner Stunts
• Victor Paul Stunts
• Loren Janes Stunts
• Neil Summers Stunts
• Bob Terhune Stunt Double

Directing

• George Stevens Director
• Paul Baxley Second Unit Director
• David Lean Second Unit Director
• Jean Negulesco Second Unit Director

Editing

• Harold F. Kress Editor
• Argyle Nelson Jr. Editor
• J. Frank O'Neill Editor

Production

• George Stevens Producer
• Lynn Stalmaster Casting
• George Stevens Jr. Producer

Sound

• Alfred Newman Original Music Composer
• Charles E. Wallace Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

• Albert Simpson Matte Painter

Writing

• James Lee Barrett Screenplay
• George Stevens Screenplay
• Fulton Oursler Novel

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