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Ben-Hur
(1959)
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directed by
William Wyler
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Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith
This 1959 version of Lew Wallace's best-selling novel, which had already seen screen versions in 1907 and 1926, went on to win 11 Academy Awards. Adapted by Karl Tunberg and a raft of uncredited writers including Gore Vidal and Maxwell Anderson, the film once more recounts the tale of Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston), who lives in ...
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Kingdom of Heaven
(2005)
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directed by
Ridley Scott
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Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson
Ridley Scott directed this epic-scale historical drama inspired by the events of the Crusades of the 12th century. Balian (Orlando Bloom) is a humble French blacksmith who is searching for a reason to go on after the death of his wife and children. Balian is approached by Godfrey of Ibelin (Liam Neeson), a fabled knight who has briefly returned ...
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
(1999)
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directed by
David Mallet, Steven Pimlott
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Donny Osmond, Maria Freidman, Richard Attenborough, Robert Torti, Ian McNeice, Joan Collins
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's first musical blockbuster comes to video in this production starring Donny Osmond, who racked up over 1,800 stage performances in the title role. Based on the Biblical story of Joseph and his coat of many colors, Joseph (Osmond) is the favorite son of Jacob (Richard Attenborough), but his siblings resent the ...
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The Prince of Egypt
(1998)
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directed by
Brenda Chapman, Simon Wells, Stephen Hickner
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Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum
Dreamworks Pictures has taken the biblical story of Exodus, put it into cartoon form, and released it on the big screen as an epic animated feature. The Prince of Egypt tells the story of Moses releasing the Jews from Egyptian slavery under the hand of the evil pharaoh Rameses. Think of The Ten Commandments with songs and an all-star cast doing ...
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Kundun
(1997)
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directed by
Martin Scorsese
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Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Gyurme Tethong, Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin, Tenzin Yeshi Paichang, Tencho Gyalpo, Tsewang Migyur Khangsar
This Martin Scorsese film drama detailing the Dalai Lama's life story was in development for seven years, with the Dalai Lama having input into the 14 screenplay drafts by Melissa Mathison (The Black Stallion, E.T.). With four actors portraying the Dalai Lama at different ages, Scorsese's chronicle begins in 1933 with the death of the 13th Dalai ...
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The Nativity Story
(2006)
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directed by
Catherine Hardwicke
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Keisha Castle-Hughes, Oscar Isaac, Hiam Abbass, Shaun Toub, Alexander Siddig
Australian-born Whale Rider sensation and Oscar nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes stars opposite Oscar Isaac in Lords of Dogtown director Catherine Hardwicke's dramatic account of the Annunciation, and the arduous journey of Mary and Joseph to give birth to baby Jesus. House of Sand and Fog's Shohreh Aghdashloo co-stars in a film with a screenplay by ...
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Jesus of Nazareth
(1977)
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directed by
Franco Zeffirelli
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Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey, Peter Ustinov, Christopher Plummer, Anne Bancroft, James Mason, Ian McShane, Laurence Olivier, Rod Steiger
Because director Franco Zeffirelli noted publicly that he intended to depict Jesus Christ as a human being rather than a religious icon, his expensive made-for-TV miniseries Jesus of Nazareth fell victim to protestors long before its April 3, 1977, debut. Despite the pullout of several sponsors, Jesus of Nazareth was aired as scheduled, sweeping ...
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The Ten Commandments
(1956)
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directed by
Cecil B. DeMille
featuring
James Coburn, Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne De Carlo
Based on the Holy Scriptures, with additional dialogue by several other hands, The Ten Commandments was the last film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The story relates the life of Moses, from the time he was discovered in the bullrushes as an infant by the pharoah's daughter, to his long, hard struggle to free the Hebrews from their slavery at the ...
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King of Kings
(1961)
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directed by
Nicholas Ray
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Jeffrey Hunter, Hurd Hatfield, Siobhan McKenna, Ron Randell, Harry Guardino, Rip Torn, Viveca Lindfors
One major film star referred to director Nicholas Ray as a "loser," because of Ray's alleged willingness to let his more temperamental actors walk all over him. Evidently, Ray had a very compliant and cooperative cast in King of Kings, inasmuch as the film emerged as one of the most disciplined Biblical epics ever made. Jeffrey Hunter is cast as ...
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
(1965)
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directed by
George Stevens
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Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Robert Loggia, Claude Rains, José Ferrer, Charlton Heston
Filmmaker George Stevens chose Monument Valley, Utah for his exterior sequences in The Greatest Story Ever Told, this ($20 million) adaptation of Fulton Oursler's best-selling book. The "Greatest Story" is, of course, the life of Jesus Christ, played herein by Max Von Sydow. The large supporting cast includes Dorothy McGuire as Mary, Claude Rains ...
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One Night With the King
(2006)
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directed by
Michael O. Sajbel
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Tiffany DuPont, Luke Goss, John Rhys-Davies, John Noble
When a beautiful young slave girl learns that her people are about to fall victim to a horrible act of genocide, she will be forced to choose between realizing her wildest dreams or stepping into the pages of history to embrace her destiny in an epic tale of one young girl who rises from peasant to princess to claim the heart of a king. Esther was ...
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The Gospel of John
(2003)
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directed by
Philip Saville
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Henry Ian Cusick, Christopher Plummer, Daniel Kash, Richard Lintern, Stephen Russell, John Handy
Veteran British filmmaker Philip Saville directs the religious epic The Gospel of John, a production of the Canadian company Visual Bible International. This three-hour drama attempts to accurately follow the Gospel According to John, written sometime during the first century. The gospel contains four segments: an introduction to the nature of ...
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Barabbas
(1961)
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directed by
Richard Fleischer
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Anthony Quinn, Silvana Mangano, Arthur Kennedy, Jack Palance, Katy Jurado, Harry Andrews, Vittorio Gassman, Ernest Borgnine
This 1962 Biblical epic was adapted by Christopher Fry from the novel by Pär Lagerkvist. Anthony Quinn stars as Barabbas, the thief who was pardoned in place of Jesus. For the rest of his life, the guilt-ridden criminal tries to justify his existence and to determine his place in the scheme of things. Along the way he encounters the self ...
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Jeremiah
(2000)
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directed by
Harry Winer
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Patrick Dempsey
The eighth in a series of movies made-for-TV which recreate stories from the bible, this drama stars Patrick Dempsey as Jeremiah, a prophet who heard the call to preach against the moral and ethical corruption he saw occurring all around him in ancient Jerusalem. While Jerusalem in time fell to Babylon, Jeremiah continued to spread the word of God ...
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The Miracle Maker
(2000)
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directed by
Derek W. Hayes, Stanislav Sokolov
featuring
Ralph Fiennes, Michael Bryant, Julie Christie, Rebecca Callard, James Frain
Stanislav Sokolov and Derek Hayes direct this claymation version of the The King of Kings using the voice talents of such well-regarded British actors as David Thewlis, Miranda Richardson, Alfred Molina, Ian Holm -- and Ralph Fiennes as Jesus. Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
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Demetrius and the Gladiators
(1954)
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directed by
Delmer Daves
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Victor Mature, Susan Hayward, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget, Anne Bancroft
Demetrius and the Gladiators was the sequel to The Robe, and though they were released several months apart, the films were shot at the same time. Based on characters originally conceived by Lloyd C. Douglas, the film stars Victor Mature as the title character, an ex-slave who embraced Christianity after being present at the Crucifixion. Thrown in ...
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Abraham
(1994)
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directed by
Joseph Sargent
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Richard Harris
This entry into TNT's lavish and acclaimed Bible Series follows the tale of humble shepherd Abraham (Richard Harris) as he leads his flock to the Promised Land despite great danger to both himself and the followers of Jesus Christ. When the voice of God himself tells Abraham that he must lead his family and a group of like-minded believers on a ...
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The Robe
(1953)
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directed by
Henry Koster
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Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Jay Robinson
Historically important as the first CinemaScope feature film, 20th Century-Fox's The Robe is fine dramatic entertainment in its own right. Based on the best-selling novel by Lloyd C. Douglas, the film stars Richard Burton as the wastrelly Roman tribune who is assigned by a weary Pontius Pilate (Richard Boone, who spends the whole of his single ...
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David and Bathsheba
(1951)
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directed by
Henry King
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Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Raymond Massey, Kieron Moore, James Robertson Justice
David and Bathsheba is a respectable, slightly stodgy cinematic adaptation of the Old Testament story. King David (Gregory Peck), much beloved by his subjects and a war hero of long standing, falls victim to the sins of the flesh when he falls in love with Bathsheba (Susan Hayward), the wife of Uriah (Kieron Moore), one of David's most trusted ...
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The Story of Ruth
(1960)
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directed by
Henry Koster
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Stuart Whitman, Tom Tryon, Peggy Wood, Viveca Lindfors, Jeff Morrow
This Biblical epic stars Elana Eden as Ruth, who serves in the temple where the High Priestess (Viveca Lindfors) leads the worship of the Pagan idols of the people of Moab. When Ruth falls in love with Mahlon (Tom Tryon), a Hebrew, she must come to terms with his spiritual beliefs, but in time she embraces his faith and converts to Judaism when ...
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St. Peter
(2005)
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directed by
Giulio Base
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Omar Sharif, Daniele Pecci, Claudia Koll, Flavio Insinna, Lina Sastri, Johannes Brandrup, Sydne Rome
Oscar-nominee Omar Sharif stars as devoted disciple Peter in director Guilio Base's look at the tension that arose between the Christians and Romans following the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. As the unwavering faith of the disciples makes them the target of persecution in the Roman Empire, Peter begins to realize that in order to prove ...
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Samson and Delilah
(1949)
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directed by
Cecil B. DeMille
featuring
Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, Henry Wilcoxon
Samson and Delilah is Cecil B. DeMille's characteristically expansive retelling of the events found in the Old Testament passages of Judges 13-16. Victor Mature plays Samson, the superstrong young Danite. Samson aspires to marry Philistine noblewoman Semadar (Angela Lansbury), but she is killed when her people attack Samson as a blood enemy. ...
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Joseph
(1995)
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directed by
Roger Young
featuring
Ben Kingsley, Paul Mercurio
This television miniseries recounts the biblical story of Joseph, the 11th son of the Hebrew patriarch, Jacob. Joseph (Paul Mercurio) has an extraordinary gift: the ability to interpret dreams. He also enjoys the special favor of his father. One day, Jacob (Martin Landau) presents his son a splendid coat as evidence of his deep affection for him. ...
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The Bible - In the Beginning
(1966)
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directed by
John Huston
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Michael Parks, Ulla Bergryd, Richard Harris, John Huston, Stephen Boyd
The Bible was intended by producer Dino De Laurentiis as the first in a series of films which would eventually cover the Old and New Testament in their entireties. The many directors engaged for this project dropped out one by one, leaving only the adventurous John Huston. As a result, this film was the first and last in the series; its subtitle ...
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David
(1997)
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directed by
Robert Markowitz
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Leonard Nimoy
This made-for-tv relgious epic relates the life story of David, one of the Bible's most fascinating figures. David's life included a passionate affair with Bathsheba, an odds-defying defeat of Goliath, to a struggle with King Saul. This film, co-starring Jonathan Pryce, Leonard Nimoy, and Sheryl Lee touches upon these and many other aspects of his ...
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