The Greatest Story Ever Told (Movie Only Edition)
starring: Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Charlton Heston, Michael Anderson Jr., Carroll Baker
directed by: David Lean, George Stevens, Jean Negulesco
directed by: David Lean, George Stevens, Jean Negulesco
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Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0027616912718
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 06, 2004
Running Time: 199 minutes
Sales Rank: 5692
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1965
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Editorial Review:
Description:
'A magnificent film, handled with reverence, artistic appreciation and admirable restraint' (NewYork Daily News), this glorious epic is an inspiring, grand-scale recreation of the life of Jesus of Nazareth, from His humble birth and teachings to His crucifixion and ultimate Resurrection. Lavishly produced at a cost of $20 millionan enormous amount for the timeand honored with five 1965 Academy AwardÂ(r) nominations*, this exceptional motion picture is exquisitely beautiful. Now fully restored to its original theatrical brilliance with intermission and overture, it is truly The Greatest Story Ever Told. *Cinematography (Color), Original Score, Art Direction (Color), Costume Design (Color), Special Visual Effects
Amazon.com:
The life of Christ got an excessively long treatment (260 minutes, later trimmed to 195) in this 1965 film directed by George Stevens (The Diary of Anne Frank). Max von Sydow does beautiful work as Jesus--his spontaneous mourning at discovering his friend Lazarus has died is not like anything in other New Testament epics--and Stevens renders the familiar tale with a handsome authenticity. But the project is nearly undone by an unwise gimmick in which seemingly half of Hollywood's living stars at the time make brief (often very brief) cameo appearances, some of which are ridiculous. But there is a lot to like in the film, and Von Sydow's sensitive nobility sticks in the memory. --Tom Keogh
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- He is what the world needs todayThis movie more than any other has always brought tears to my eyes. It is so close to the real Jesus ... Read More
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- Mediocre PerformanceIt appeared to me that this film had high expectations in the 60's especially with the lavish production, ... Read More
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- The Greatest Story Ever Told (Movie Only Edition) The Greatest Story Ever Told
To begin: the desert cinematography reminded me of a John Ford's ... Read More
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- The Greatest Story Ever ToldA ponderous retelling of the life of Christ with Swedish actor Max von Sydow in the role of Jesus. Swedish Jesus is ... Read More
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- Greatest Movie Today's Youth Should Know About. I just saw this film for the second time yesterday. It remains one of the most engaging, wondrous, and sublime artistic ... Read More
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