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The Greatest Story Ever Told

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.

Release Date: 1965-04-09

Original Language: en

Genres: Unknown Genre

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Cast Members

Michael Anderson Jr.

James the Younger

Ina Balin

Martha of Bethany

Joanna Dunham

Mary Magdalene

José Ferrer

Herod Antipas

Van Heflin

Bar Amand

Charlton Heston

John the Baptist

Pat Boone

Angel at the Tomb

Janet Margolin

Mary of Bethany

David McCallum

Judas Iskarioth

Dorothy McGuire

The Virgin Mary

Donald Pleasence

The Dark Hermit - Satan

Sidney Poitier

Simon of Cyrene

Claude Rains

King Herod

Gary Raymond

Simon Peter

Telly Savalas

Pontius Pilate

John Wayne

Centurion at crucifixion

Shelley Winters

Woman who is healed

Ed Wynn

Old Aram

Rodolfo Acosta

Captain of lancers

Michael Ansara

Herod's commander

Robert Blake

Simon the Zealot

John Crawford

Alexander

Frank De Kova

The tormentor

Jamie Farr

Thaddaeus

Mark Lenard

Balthazar

John Lupton

Speaker of Capernaum

Peter Mann

Nathanael

David Sheiner

James the Elder

Abraham Sofaer

Joseph of Arimathaea

Chet Stratton

Theophilus

Jay C. Flippen

Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court

Celia Lovsky

Woman Behind Railings

Marc Cavell

Bad Thief on Cross

Johnny Seven

Pilate's Aide