The Greatest Story Ever Told
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The Greatest Story Ever Told is a 1965 film about the life of Jesus, directed by George Stevens (some scenes by Jean Negulesco and David Lean). Max von Sydow stars as Christ, and it features a number of other top Hollywood stars, such as Charlton Heston as John the Baptist, and Telly Savalas as Pontius Pilate.
The music was written by Alfred Newman (who wrote the music for "How the West was Won", as well as the 20th Century Fox theme), and perfected with the Hallelujah chorus.
Awards
The film was nominated for five Academy Awards: best musical score, best cinematography (color), Art Direction (color), Costume Design (color), and special visual effects (Joseph McMillan Johnson).Inaccuracies
Judas commits suicide by throwing himself into the altar fire, when, in the Gospel accounts, he hanged himself.Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Max von Sydow | Jesus |
| Dorothy McGuire | The Virgin Mary |
| Robert Loggia | Joseph |
| Charlton Heston | John the Baptist |
| Disciples | |
| Gary Raymond | Peter |
| David McCallum | Judas Iscariot |
| Roddy McDowall | Matthew |
| Michael Anderson, Jr. | James the Younger |
| Robert Blake | Simon the Zealot |
| John Considine | John |
| Tom Reese | Thomas |
| David Hedison | Philip |
| Jamie Farr | Thaddaeus |
| Burt Brinckerhoff | Andrew |
| David Sheiner | James the Elder |
The movie was one of only nine feature films to be shot entirely in Ultra Panavision 70.
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