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The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965, Movie, NR, 141 mins

The Greatest Story Ever Told: Cast & Details

Year: 1965
Rated NR
Parental Rating: Good for children
Country Of Origin: U.S.
Running Time: 141
Format: Color
Genre(s): Religious
Production Co(s).: George Stevens
Released By: UA

Award(s)
Academy Award Nominee: Best Art Direction - Set Decoration (Color)
Academy Award Nominee: Best Color Cinematography - William C. Mellor, Loyal Griggs
Academy Award Nominee: Best Costume Design (Color) - Vittorio Nino Novarese
Academy Award Nominee: Best Original Score - Alfred Newman
Academy Award Nominee: Best Special Visual Effects - Joseph McMillan Johnson

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Cast
Max von Sydow: Jesus
Dorothy McGuire: Mary
Robert Loggia: Joseph
Claude Rains: Herod The Great
Jose Ferrer: Herod Antipas
Marian Seldes: Herodias
John Abbott: Aben
Rodolfo Acosta: Captain of Lancers
Philip Coolidge: Chuza
Michael Ansara: Herod's Commander
Dal Jenkins: Philip
Joe Perry: Archelaus
Charlton Heston: John the Baptist
Donald Pleasence: The Dark Hermit
David McCallum: Judas Iscariot
Roddy McDowall: Matthew
Michael Anderson Jr.: James the Younger
David Sheiner: James the Elder
Gary Raymond: Peter
Robert Blake: Simon the Zealot
Burt Brinckerhoff: Andrew
John Considine: John
Jamie Farr: Thaddaeus
David Hedison: Philip
Peter Mann: Nathaniel
Tom Reese: Thomas
Telly Savalas: Pontius Pilate
Angela Lansbury: Claudia
Johnny Seven: Pilate's Aide
Paul Stewart: Questor
Harold J. Stone: Gen. Varus
Cyril Delavanti: Melchior
Mark Leonard: Balthazar
Frank Silvera: Caspar
Joanna Dunham: Mary Magdalene
Janet Margolin: Mary of Bethany
Ina Balin: Martha of Bethany
Michael Tolan: Lazarus
Carroll Baker: Veronica
Pat Boone: Man at Tomb
Sal Mineo: Uriah
Van Heflin: Bar Armand
Ed Wynn: Old Aram
Shelley Winters: Woman of No Name
Chet Stratton: Theophilius
Ron Whelan: Annas
John Lupton: Speaker of Capernaum
Russell Johnson: Scribe
Abraham Sofaer: Joseph of Arimathaea
Martin Landau: Caiaphas
Nehemiah Persoff: Shemiah
Joseph Schildkraut: Nicodemus
Victor Buono: Sorak
Robert Busch: Emissary
John Crawford: Alexander
John Wayne: Roman Captain
Sidney Poitier: Simon of Cyrene
Richard Conte: Barabbas
Frank De Kova: Tormentor
Joseph Sirola: Dumah
John Pickard: Peter's 2nd Accuser
Celia Lovsky: Woman Behind Railings
Mickey Simpson: Rabble Rouser
Richard Bakalyan: Good Thief on Cross
Marc Cavell: Bad Thief on Cross
Renata Vanni: Weeping Woman

Credits
George Stevens: Director
George Stevens: Writer
James Lee Barrett: Writer - based on The Bible, other ancient writings, the book The Greatest Story Ever Told by Fulton Oursler, and radio scripts by Henry Denker
Henry Denker: Source
Fulton Oursler: Source
George Stevens: Producer
Frank I. Davis: Exec. Producer
George Stevens Jr.: Assoc. Producer
Antonio Vellani: Assoc. Producer
Loyal Griggs: Cinematographer - Ultra Panavision 70, Cinerama, Technicolor
William Mellor: Cinematographer
Frank O'Neill: Editor
Argyle Nelson: Editor
Harold F. Kress: Editor
Alfred Newman: Musical Composer
David Hall: Art Director
Richard Day: Art Director
William Creber: Art Director
David Hall: Set Decorator
Marjorie Best: Costumes
Vittorio Nino Novarese: Costumes
Robert R. Hoag: Special Effects
A. Arnold Gillespie: Special Effects
Clarence Slifer: Special Effects
J. McMillan Johnson: Special Effects