James the Younger
Michael Anderson Jr.
Martha of Bethany
Ina Balin
Mary Magdalene
Joanna Dunham
Herod Antipas
José Ferrer
John the Baptist
Charlton Heston
Angel at the Tomb
Pat Boone
Mary of Bethany
Janet Margolin
Judas Iskarioth
David McCallum
The Virgin Mary
Dorothy McGuire
The Dark Hermit - Satan
Donald Pleasence
Simon of Cyrene
Sidney Poitier
Pontius Pilate
Telly Savalas
Nicodemus
Joseph Schildkraut
Centurion at crucifixion
John Wayne
Woman who is healed
Shelley Winters
Captain of lancers
Rodolfo Acosta
Herod's commander
Michael Ansara
Simon the Zealot
Robert Blake
The tormentor
Frank De Kova
Speaker of Capernaum
John Lupton
James the Elder
David Sheiner
Joseph of Arimathaea
Abraham Sofaer
Gen. Varus
Harold J. Stone
Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court (uncredited)
Jay C. Flippen
Woman Behind Railings (uncredited)
Celia Lovsky
Production Design
William J. Creber
Original Music Composer
Alfred Newman
Art Direction
Richard Day
Screenplay
George Stevens
Director of Photography
William C. Mellor
Screenplay
James Lee Barrett
Director of Photography
Loyal Griggs
Costume Design
Vittorio Nino Novarese
Sound Recordist
Charles E. Wallace
Stunts Coordinator
Henry Wills
Producer
George Stevens Jr.
Art Direction
David S. Hall
John Chard
*Repent!*
Sue me, but I like it plenty, all 3 hours plus of ass numbing is not a problem to me. It has been called a cumbersome bore, amongst other things, but some of the technical craft is amazing. The story itself is enthralling, building to the shattering Crucifixion parts of the tale, while for every pointless star cameo shoehorned into the production, there's also a Savalas, a Baker and a Heston. Then of course there's Sydow, giving a beautifully intense turn as Jesus, a magnetic portrayal that holds the attention throughout.
Ironically director George Stevens struggled with his own ills during production, a cross to bear as it were, but just as Jesus had Sidney Poitier to share the burden, so to did Stevens, who had David Lean to help carry the load. Now that's a deity if ever there was one. It's a gorgeous film, grand and epic, sensitive and astute. Flaws? Plenty for sure, yet it harks back to a time of blunderbuss epic film making, when story telling meant something, when a musical score rattled the ears and the heart, and when cinematography soothed the eyes as if cool lemon slices had been placed upon the optical nerves.
Yeah, I'm a fan. If you are not then I forgive you, for you know not what you do. 7/10
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