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The Bible: In the Beginning

Extravagant production of the first part of the book of Genesis. Its main highlights are the Garden of Eden, the first brothers, Noah and his family obeying God to build an ark for the Flood and Abraham's attempted sacrifice of Isaac

Director

John Huston

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Thalia AG,DDL Cinematografica,Seven Arts Productions,20th Century Fox

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 5 nominations total

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Adam

Eve

Cain

Noah

Nimrod

Abraham

George C. Scott

Sarah

The Three Angels

Hagar

Lot

Gabriele Ferzetti

Lot's Wife

Eleonora Rossi Drago

Abel

Noah's Wife

Abraham's Steward

Shem

Gianluigi Crescenzi

Daughter of Lot

Maria Grazia Spina

Ham

Angelo Boscariol

Nimrod's Wife

Shem's Wife

Daughter of Lot

Japheth

Eric Leutzinger

Michael Steinpichler

Ham's Wife

Gabriella Pallotta

Isaac

Alberto Lucantoni

Japheth's Wife

Rossana Di Rocco

Ishmael

Luciano Conversi

Sinful Woman

Giovanna Galletti

Serpent

Follower of Abraham

Salvatore Billa

Archangel

Nimrod's Man

Giovanni Di Benedetto

One of the sinful Men

Alberigo Donadeo

Marie-Christine Pratt

Dignitary of Babylon

Elisabetta Velinska

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Cain Isaac Abraham Eve Adam One Of The Three Angels The Three Angels Noahs Wife Sarah

And God divided the light
from the darkness. - The Bible: In the Beginning

And God divided the light from the darkness.

And God said,
"Let there be a firmament... - The Bible: In the Beginning

And God said, "Let there be a firmament...

And God called
the firmament "heaven." - The Bible: In the Beginning

And God called the firmament "heaven."

And God said: - The Bible: In the Beginning

The gathering together
of the waters... - The Bible: In the Beginning

The gathering together of the waters...

And He called
the dry land "earth." - The Bible: In the Beginning

And He called the dry land "earth."

And the evening and the
morning were the third day. - The Bible: In the Beginning

And the evening and the morning were the third day.

And God said, "Let there be lights
in the firmament of the heaven... - The Bible: In the Beginning

And God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of ...

And God made
two great lights: - The Bible: In the Beginning

And God made two great lights:

...and the lesser light,
to rule the night. - The Bible: In the Beginning

...and the lesser light, to rule the night.

He made the stars also. - The Bible: In the Beginning

He made the stars also.

...and fowl that fly
above the earth - The Bible: In the Beginning

...and fowl that fly above the earth

And God created
great whales... - The Bible: In the Beginning

And God created great whales...

And God saw that it was good. - The Bible: In the Beginning

And God saw that it was good.

The Lord God formed man
of the dust of the ground... - The Bible: In the Beginning

The Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground...

And God brought unto Adam
every beast of the field... - The Bible: In the Beginning

And God brought unto Adam every beast of the field...

And the Lord said: - The Bible: In the Beginning

And the Lord said:

And He caused a deep sleep
to fall upon Adam. - The Bible: In the Beginning

And He caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam.

And God made a woman and
brought her unto the man. - The Bible: In the Beginning

And God made a woman and brought her unto the man.

And flesh of my flesh - The Bible: In the Beginning

And flesh of my flesh

So God created man
in His own image... - The Bible: In the Beginning

So God created man in His own image...

And God saw everything
that He had made... - The Bible: In the Beginning

And God saw everything that He had made...

And God blessed them
and said unto them: - The Bible: In the Beginning

And God blessed them and said unto them:

THE SERPENT'. Eve... - The Bible: In the Beginning

THE SERPENT'. Eve...

EVE: The serpent hath said
that we shall not die... - The Bible: In the Beginning

EVE: The serpent hath said that we shall not die...

NARRATOR: And the Lord God
called unto Adam: - The Bible: In the Beginning

NARRATOR: And the Lord God called unto Adam:

I was afraid because I was naked - The Bible: In the Beginning

I was afraid because I was naked

Because thou hast done this - The Bible: In the Beginning

Because thou hast done this

I have made a man
from the Lord God. - The Bible: In the Beginning

I have made a man from the Lord God.

NARRATOR: And the meaning
of Cain is "possession." - The Bible: In the Beginning

NARRATOR: And the meaning of Cain is "possession."

Eve again bare a son... - The Bible: In the Beginning

Eve again bare a son...

At the time of the harvest,
they builded altars... - The Bible: In the Beginning

At the time of the harvest, they builded altars...

And the Lord had respect
unto Abel and his offering. - The Bible: In the Beginning

And the Lord had respect unto Abel and his offering.

Why art thou angry? - The Bible: In the Beginning

Why art thou angry?

Where is Abel, thy brother? - The Bible: In the Beginning

Where is Abel, thy brother?

Am I my brother's keeper? - The Bible: In the Beginning

Am I my brother's keeper?

Am I my brother's keeper - The Bible: In the Beginning

Am I my brother's keeper

What hast thou done - The Bible: In the Beginning

What hast thou done

For dust thou art and unto
dust shalt thou return. - The Bible: In the Beginning

For dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return.

I set a mark upon Cain... - The Bible: In the Beginning

I set a mark upon Cain...

Hey! Hey! - The Bible: In the Beginning

(PEOPLE LAUGHING) - The Bible: In the Beginning

(PEOPLE LAUGHING)

WOMAN 1: A devil is in him
and hath made him mad... - The Bible: In the Beginning

WOMAN 1: A devil is in him and hath made him mad...

MAN 1: When shall
the Earth see this again? - The Bible: In the Beginning

MAN 1: When shall the Earth see this again?

Will you question your father's understanding - The Bible: In the Beginning

Will you question your father's understanding

Shem! - The Bible: In the Beginning

Shem! - The Bible: In the Beginning

NARRATOR:
And God shut him in. - The Bible: In the Beginning

NARRATOR: And God shut him in.

Is it the wind
that waileth? - The Bible: In the Beginning

Is it the wind that waileth?

The Lord hath taken hold
of the ends of the Earth... - The Bible: In the Beginning

The Lord hath taken hold of the ends of the Earth...

Be not afraid. - The Bible: In the Beginning

Shem, the red hart has not eaten
of his corn. Fetch him leaves. - The Bible: In the Beginning

Shem, the red hart has not eaten of his corn. Fetch him leav...

NARRATOR: The waters prevailed, and
all the high hills were covered. - The Bible: In the Beginning

NARRATOR: The waters prevailed, and all the high hills were ...

All things will be new. - The Bible: In the Beginning

All things will be new.

But the Earth
was still seas... - The Bible: In the Beginning

But the Earth was still seas...

In the beginning - The Bible: In the Beginning

In the beginning

She hath found no rest
for the sole of her foot. - The Bible: In the Beginning

She hath found no rest for the sole of her foot.

And the dove came in to
him in the evening... - The Bible: In the Beginning

And the dove came in to him in the evening...

Let us make
a rudder and a sail. - The Bible: In the Beginning

Let us make a rudder and a sail.

NARRATOR: The ark rested
in the 7th month, - The Bible: In the Beginning

NARRATOR: The ark rested in the 7th month,

Hey! Hey, hey! - The Bible: In the Beginning

And the Lord came down
to see the tower... - The Bible: In the Beginning

And the Lord came down to see the tower...

The people is one - The Bible: In the Beginning

The people is one

NARRATOR: "Let us go down and
confound their language... - The Bible: In the Beginning

NARRATOR: "Let us go down and confound their language.....

Stand your ground.
Obey me! - The Bible: In the Beginning

Stand your ground. Obey me!

Am I not Nimrod? And my
voice is your commandment! - The Bible: In the Beginning

Am I not Nimrod? And my voice is your commandment!

Babbling fool!
Madness is in his mouth! - The Bible: In the Beginning

Babbling fool! Madness is in his mouth!

NARRATOR: Therefore is
the name of it called Babel. - The Bible: In the Beginning

NARRATOR: Therefore is the name of it called Babel.

They journeyed not knowing
whither they went. - The Bible: In the Beginning

They journeyed not knowing whither they went.

Lift up now thine eyes... - The Bible: In the Beginning

Lift up now thine eyes...

For the Canaanites go about the land - The Bible: In the Beginning

For the Canaanites go about the land

The understanding of God - The Bible: In the Beginning

The understanding of God

Here I bring my love beside thee in the tent - The Bible: In the Beginning

Here I bring my love beside thee in the tent

Behold. - The Bible: In the Beginning

With Sarai came also
her handmaid... - The Bible: In the Beginning

With Sarai came also her handmaid...

(CROWD YELLS) - The Bible: In the Beginning

Let there be no strife
between thee and me. - The Bible: In the Beginning

Let there be no strife between thee and me.

Our substance is too great
for us to dwell together. - The Bible: In the Beginning

Our substance is too great for us to dwell together.

Is not the whole
land before thee? - The Bible: In the Beginning

Is not the whole land before thee?

Take me a heifer
of three years old... - The Bible: In the Beginning

Take me a heifer of three years old...

I will make a man more precious than fine gold - The Bible: In the Beginning

I will make a man more precious than fine gold

Go. - The Bible: In the Beginning

The Lord hath restrained me from bearing - The Bible: In the Beginning

The Lord hath restrained me from bearing

I give thee
my handmaiden... - The Bible: In the Beginning

I give thee my handmaiden...

And Abram went in to Hagar
and she conceived... - The Bible: In the Beginning

And Abram went in to Hagar and she conceived...

Are you not tired? - The Bible: In the Beginning

Are you not tired?

Fruits Of thy kind. - The Bible: In the Beginning

Fruits Of thy kind.

Go away from me - The Bible: In the Beginning

Go away from me

Why wee pest thou? - The Bible: In the Beginning

Why wee pest thou?

By the love I bear thee - The Bible: In the Beginning

By the love I bear thee

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Extravagant production of the first part of the book of Genesis. Its main highlights are the Garden of Eden, the first brothers, Noah and his family obeying God to build an ark for the Flood and Abraham's attempted sacrifice of Isaac

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Director: John Huston

Writer: Christopher Fry, Orson Welles, Vittorio Bonicelli

Production: Thalia AG,DDL Cinematografica,Seven Arts Productions,20th Century Fox

Genre: drama, family

Year: 1966

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 28 Sep 1966

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 5 nominations total

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