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The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

George Stevens, David Lean ...

Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Charlton Heston, Claude Rains ...

6.1

3,421

Drama 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 ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Variety Staff Variety	The prophets should speak with respect of this $20 million Biblical epic. The Greatest Story Ever Told is the word made manifest"	POS
United States	Entertainment Weekly	"[It] isn’t the most compelling version of the Gospels"	NEU

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