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The Greatest Story Ever Told

An all-star, large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.

Director

George Stevens, David Lean, Jean Negulesco

Year

Genre

biography, drama, history

Box Office

N/A

Production

George Stevens Jr. Productions

Awards

Nominated for 5 Oscars. 1 win & 6 nominations total

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Jesus

James the Younger

Michael Anderson Jr.

Veronica

Martha of Bethany

Angel at the Tomb

Sorak

Barabbas

Mary Magdalene

Herod Antipas

Bar Amand

John the Baptist

Charlton Heston

Caiaphas

Claudia

Angela Lansbury

Mary of Bethany

Judas Iscariot

Matthew

The Virgin Mary

Dorothy McGuire

Uriah

Shemiah

Nehemiah Persoff

The Dark Hermit - Satan

Donald Pleasence

Simon of Cyrene

King Herod

Peter

Pontius Pilate

Nicodemus

Joseph Schildkraut

Questor

Centurion at Crucifixion

Woman Who Is Healed

Shelley Winters

Old Aram

Aben

Captain of Lancers

Herod's Commander

Simon the Zealot

Andrew

Burt Brinckerhoff

Emissary

John

Chuza

Philip Coolidge

Alexander

Tormentor

Melchior

Cyril Delevanti

Thaddaeus

Philip

Scribe

Russell Johnson

Balthazar

Joseph

Speaker of Capernaum

Nathanael

Thomas

Herodias

James the Elder

Gaspar

Dumah

Joseph of Arimathaea

Gen. Varus

Harold J. Stone

Theophilus

Lazarus

Annas

Good Thief on Cross

Richard Bakalyan

Bad Thief on Cross

Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court

Philip

Simon of Cyrene's Son

Elderly Man Who Touches Jesus

Woman Behind Railings

Centurion Guard

Man

Dorothy Neumann

Jacob of Bethlehem

Archelaus

Joseph V. Perry

Guard

Peter's Accuser #2

Pilate's Aide

Rabble-Rouser

Roman Soldier at Crucifixion

Male Baby Extra

Weeping Woman

Male Child Extra

Ronald Walkshorse

Spectator

Woman praying at temple

Young man in crowd

Herodian Guard

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Jesus John The Baptist Herod Antipas Peter James The Younger Bar Amand Uriah Old Aram Caiaphas The Dark Hermit - Satan King Herod

(man) In the beginning was the Word, - The Greatest Story Ever Told

(man) In the beginning was the Word,

The greatest story ever told. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

The greatest story ever told.

(Mary) He shall be great... - The Greatest Story Ever Told

(Mary) He shall be great...

And myrrh,
for preservation until time everlasting. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

And myrrh, for preservation until time everlasting.

The old king. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

The child of imagination is the child I fear - The Greatest Story Ever Told

The child of imagination is the child I fear

Sire. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

"For unto us a child is born, - The Greatest Story Ever Told

"For unto us a child is born,

These travellers have just
brought the news from Jerusalem. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

These travellers have just brought the news from Jerusalem.

Home. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

The old Herod is dead.
Death to the new one. Long live Israel! - The Greatest Story Ever Told

The old Herod is dead. Death to the new one. Long live Israe...

How far is the nearest Roman legion? - The Greatest Story Ever Told

How far is the nearest Roman legion?

Send us the Deliverer, the Messiah. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

Send us the Deliverer, the Messiah.

Let these men be an example
to all who challenge the peace of Rome. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

Let these men be an example to all who challenge the peace o...

(woman) Send to us the Deliverer,
the Promised One, the Messiah. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

(woman) Send to us the Deliverer, the Promised One, the Mess...

Repent - The Greatest Story Ever Told

In the beginning was the word - The Greatest Story Ever Told

In the beginning was the word

Repent! - The Greatest Story Ever Told

One whose coming has been of old,
from time everlasting, - The Greatest Story Ever Told

One whose coming has been of old, from time everlasting,

You are he. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

A long, hard climb, wasn't it? - The Greatest Story Ever Told

A long, hard climb, wasn't it?

Some people think the whole of life should be like that - The Greatest Story Ever Told

Some people think the whole of life should be like that

Some think the whole of life
should be hard like that. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

Some think the whole of life should be hard like that.

Here. You must be hungry
after your long climb. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

Here. You must be hungry after your long climb.

How would you like to be
the ruler of all of this? - The Greatest Story Ever Told

How would you like to be the ruler of all of this?

If you are the Son of God, - The Greatest Story Ever Told

If you are the Son of God,

"Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God." - The Greatest Story Ever Told

"Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."

If you're the Son of God, - The Greatest Story Ever Told

If you're the Son of God,

(Jesus) All the tribes of the earth - The Greatest Story Ever Told

(Jesus) All the tribes of the earth

Baptist! - The Greatest Story Ever Told

This is our shepherd. The one who... - The Greatest Story Ever Told

This is our shepherd. The one who...

Do not set your heart
on what you eat or drink. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

Do not set your heart on what you eat or drink.

Tell us, when will
the Kingdom of God come? - The Greatest Story Ever Told

Tell us, when will the Kingdom of God come?

It was the best coat i ever owned. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

It was the best coat i ever owned.

I saw him last night.
He was just behind us. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

I saw him last night. He was just behind us.

Sir? - The Greatest Story Ever Told

What is your name - The Greatest Story Ever Told

What is your name

You and your friends
are welcome to stay the night. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

You and your friends are welcome to stay the night.

Stay, please. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

- I am frightened for him.
- Why, Mary? - The Greatest Story Ever Told

- I am frightened for him. - Why, Mary?

(man) Sire, these emissaries
have come from Jerusalem - The Greatest Story Ever Told

(man) Sire, these emissaries have come from Jerusalem

Brother James! - The Greatest Story Ever Told

You want my money, or don't you? - The Greatest Story Ever Told

You want my money, or don't you?

Rise... and you shall walk. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

Rise... and you shall walk.

Are you mocking me?
I tell you, I cannot walk. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

Are you mocking me? I tell you, I cannot walk.

(soldier) Baptist! - The Greatest Story Ever Told

(soldier) Baptist!

I have orders to bring you to God - The Greatest Story Ever Told

I have orders to bring you to God

Your Majesty. The man is an animal! - The Greatest Story Ever Told

Your Majesty. The man is an animal!

I've heard many things about you, Baptist. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

I've heard many things about you, Baptist.

Do you know to whom you are talking? - The Greatest Story Ever Told

Do you know to whom you are talking?

As you can see, this Nazarene
has gained a certain popularity. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

As you can see, this Nazarene has gained a certain popularit...

(crowd) Hallelujah! - The Greatest Story Ever Told

(crowd) Hallelujah!

Hail, Son of David. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

Hail, Son of David.

Why do you treat this woman so? - The Greatest Story Ever Told

Why do you treat this woman so?

You have judged her rightly.
She is guilty of adultery. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

You have judged her rightly. She is guilty of adultery.

Who are you? - The Greatest Story Ever Told

Go your way, - The Greatest Story Ever Told

- Cure me, Master. Cure me!
- Touch me! - The Greatest Story Ever Told

- Cure me, Master. Cure me! - Touch me!

I'm cured. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

(man) You are our Messiah! - The Greatest Story Ever Told

(man) You are our Messiah!

You're going to free me - The Greatest Story Ever Told

You're going to free me

He must heed our warning. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

He must heed our warning.

Make him see. Give him sight. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

Make him see. Give him sight.

(woman) How can you say this to us?
We know you. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

(woman) How can you say this to us? We know you.

We'll see that the Master goes to
the Jordan river. There is safety there. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

We'll see that the Master goes to the Jordan river. The...

I know... it is you, Jesus. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

I know... it is you, Jesus.

Now you have grown so tall. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

Now you have grown so tall.

(man) Lord! - The Greatest Story Ever Told

(James) Master... - The Greatest Story Ever Told

(James) Master...

Have you come to bury the dead? - The Greatest Story Ever Told

Have you come to bury the dead?

Do you believe this, Mary? - The Greatest Story Ever Told

Do you believe this, Mary?

Who is like thee, O Father in heaven? - The Greatest Story Ever Told

Who is like thee, O Father in heaven?

Come from the four winds, O breath, - The Greatest Story Ever Told

Come from the four winds, O breath,

Lazarus. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

(♪ Handel's "Messiah" ♪) - The Greatest Story Ever Told

(♪ Handel's "Messiah" ♪)

The Messiah has come! - The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Messiah has come!

The Messiah has come - The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Messiah has come

There is a rumour in the streets. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

There is a rumour in the streets.

(woman) Hosanna! - The Greatest Story Ever Told

(woman) Hosanna!

- He must be arrested.
- An arrest on a holiday, Lord Caiaphas? - The Greatest Story Ever Told

- He must be arrested. - An arrest on a holiday, Lord Caiaph...

I am honoured. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

"Rather the knowledge of God, - The Greatest Story Ever Told

"Rather the knowledge of God,

You cannot buy yourself
in the house of the Lord! - The Greatest Story Ever Told

You cannot buy yourself in the house of the Lord!

You, too, have your troubles
with Jerusalem, Governor. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

You, too, have your troubles with Jerusalem, Governor.

The situation is beyond their control.
The crowds grow more difficult. - The Greatest Story Ever Told

The situation is beyond their control. The crowds grow more ...

He that hath clean hands
and a pure heart... - The Greatest Story Ever Told

He that hath clean hands and a pure heart...

(knocking) - The Greatest Story Ever Told

When I ask Who's there - The Greatest Story Ever Told

When I ask Who's there

When i ask "Who's there?",
why do you answer "Me"? - The Greatest Story Ever Told

When i ask "Who's there?", why do you answer ...

(Sorak) Who are you? - The Greatest Story Ever Told

(Sorak) Who are you?

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An all-star, large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.

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Director: George Stevens, David Lean, Jean Negulesco

Writer: Fulton Oursler, Henry Denker, James Lee Barrett

Production: George Stevens Jr. Productions

Genre: biography, drama, history

Year: 1965

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 09 Apr 1965

Awards: Nominated for 5 Oscars. 1 win & 6 nominations total

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