George Stevens presents his monumental adaptation of the story of Jesus Christ starring Max von Sydow. The film concentrates on the most familiar episodes of the biblical story, including the birth of Christ in Bethlehem, Herod's (Jose Ferrer) decree of the execution of all male children in Judea, and the Holy family's escape into Egypt. It continues as Christ encounters John the Baptist (Charlton Heston) searches for the Twelve Apostles, and raises Lazarus (Michael Tolan), while John the Baptist is executed. It concludes with Jesus' expulsion of the moneylenders from the temple, the instruction of the Apostles at the Last Supper, Christ's betrayal by Judas (David McCallum), the Passion, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection. The product of years of research and planning by Stevens, the film features a huge cast of stars, among whom Von Sydow, McCallum, Dorothy McGuire (Mary), Sidney Poitier (Simon of Cyrene), Claude Rains (Herod the Great), Donald Pleasence (The Devil), Martin Landau (Caiaphas), and Janet Margolin (Mary of Bethany), give fine performances.

Filmed in Ultra Panavision 70.

THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD was originally released with a running time of 225 minutes, but other versions range from 127 minutes to 260 minutes.

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Max Von Sydow: Swedish actor, director, THE EXORCIST
Charlton Heston: Oscar winning american actor, BEN HUR (1959)
Sidney Poitier: American Actor, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967)
Claude Rains: British actor, CASABLANCA, NOTORIOUS, MR. SKEFFINGTON
Robert Blake: Actor, Film and TV, BARETTA, OUR GANG
Dorothy McGuire: American Actress
Robert Loggia: American actor, JAGGED EDGE
José Ferrer: Oscar Winning Puerto Rican Actor, CYRANO DE BERGERAC
David McCallum: Illya Kuryakin of TV's "The Man From U.N.C.L.E."
Donald Pleasence: British Actor
Angela Lansbury: American Film and Television Actress, MURDER, SHE WROTE
Martin Landau: Oscar winning actor, ED WOOD
Van Heflin: American Actor
Carroll Baker: American Actress

George Stevens: American Director/Producer, SWING TIME (1936), GIANT (1956)

George Stevens: American Director/Producer, SWING TIME (1936), GIANT (1956)
James Lee Barrett: Screenwriter

Alfred Newman: Composer/Conductor/D.1970