Number: 397

IMDb Rating:   6.5/10 (5139 votes)

Also known as: George Stevens Presents The Greatest Story Ever Told

Country: USA, 225 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Drama, History, Biography

Director(s): George Stevens

Cast: Max von Sydow (as Jesus), Michael Anderson Jr. (as James the Younger), Carroll Baker (as Veronica), Victor Buono (as Sorak), Richard Conte (as Barabbas)

Medium: Original DVD

Plot Outline: George Stevens' epic production. "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken Me?" It is towards this climactic crossroads that the story of Jesus of Nazareth leads, and to which, at the final moment, it again looks back in triumphant retrospect. It is the anguishing crossroads where the eternal questions of faith and doubt become resolved. Star-studded cast includes Max Von Sydow (as Jesus), Dorothy McGuire (as Mary), Robert Loggia (as Joseph), Charlton Heston (as John the Baptist), Michael Anderson, Jr., Robert Blake, Jamie Farr, David McCallum, Roddy McDowall, Ina Balin, Janet Margolin, Sidney Poitier, Carroll Baker, Pat Boone, Van Heflin, Sal Mineo, Shelley Winters, Ed Wynn, John Wayne, Telly Savalas, Angela Lansbury, Paul Stewart, Harold J. Stone, Martin Landau, Joseph Schildkraut, Victor Buono, Jose Ferrer, Claude Rains, Donald Pleasence, Richard Conte and Cyril Delevanti.

Location: Christmas

Loaned: No