The Greatest Story Ever Told
George Stevens1965-04-09
Only once in a lifetime... an entertainment so rich... an experience so rewarding...
6.4
199 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Max von Sydow | Jesus | Unowned |
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Michael Anderson Jr. | James the Younger | Unowned |
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Carroll Baker | Veronica | Unowned |
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Ina Balin | Martha of Bethany | Unowned |
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Victor Buono | Sorak | Unowned |
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Richard Conte | Barabbas | Unowned |
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Joanna Dunham | Mary Magdalene | Unowned |
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José Ferrer | Herod Antipas | Unowned |
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Van Heflin | Bar Amand | Unowned |
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Charlton Heston | John the Baptist | Unowned |
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Martin Landau | Caiaphas | Unowned |
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Angela Lansbury | Claudia | Unowned |
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Pat Boone | Angel at the Tomb | Unowned |
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Janet Margolin | Mary of Bethany | Unowned |
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David McCallum | Judas Iskarioth | Unowned |
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Roddy McDowall | Matthew | Unowned |
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Dorothy McGuire | The Virgin Mary | Unowned |
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Sal Mineo | Uriah | Unowned |
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Nehemiah Persoff | Shemiah | Unowned |
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Donald Pleasence | The Dark Hermit - Satan | Unowned |
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Sidney Poitier | Simon of Cyrene | Unowned |
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Claude Rains | King Herod | Unowned |
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Gary Raymond | Simon Peter | Unowned |
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Telly Savalas | Pontius Pilate | Unowned |
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Joseph Schildkraut | Nicodemus | Unowned |
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Paul Stewart | Questor | Unowned |
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John Wayne | Centurion at crucifixion | Unowned |
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Shelley Winters | Woman who is healed | Unowned |
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Ed Wynn | Old Aram | Unowned |
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John Abbott | Aben | Unowned |
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Rodolfo Acosta | Captain of lancers | Unowned |
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Michael Ansara | Herod's commander | Unowned |
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Robert Blake | Simon the Zealot | Unowned |
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Burt Brinckerhoff | Andrew | Unowned |
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Robert Busch | Emissary | Unowned |
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John Considine | John | Unowned |
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Philip Coolidge | Chuza | Unowned |
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John Crawford | Alexander | Unowned |
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Frank De Kova | The tormentor | Unowned |
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Cyril Delevanti | Melchior | Unowned |
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Jamie Farr | Thaddaeus | Unowned |
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David Hedison | Philip | Unowned |
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Russell Johnson | Scribe | Unowned |
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Mark Lenard | Balthazar | Unowned |
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Robert Loggia | Joseph | Unowned |
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John Lupton | Speaker of Capernaum | Unowned |
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Peter Mann | Nathanael | Unowned |
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Tom Reese | Thomas | Unowned |
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Marian Seldes | Herodias | Unowned |
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David Sheiner | James the Elder | Unowned |
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Frank Silvera | Caspar | Unowned |
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Joseph Sirola | Dumah | Unowned |
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Abraham Sofaer | Joseph of Arimathaea | Unowned |
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Harold J. Stone | Gen. Varus | Unowned |
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Chet Stratton | Theophilus | Unowned |
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Michael Tolan | Lazarus | Unowned |
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Ron Whelan | Annas | Unowned |
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Jay C. Flippen | Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court | Unowned |
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Celia Lovsky | Woman Behind Railings | Unowned |
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Joseph V. Perry | Archelaus | Unowned |
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Marc Cavell | Bad Thief on Cross | Unowned |
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Johnny Seven | Pilate's Aide | Unowned |
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Dal Jenkins | Philip | Unowned |