The Greatest Story Ever Told1965
About
- Runtime
- 3 hours 19 minutes
- Language
- English
- Tagline
- Only once in a lifetime... an entertainment so rich... an experience so rewarding...
- Overview
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.
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Released
- February 15, 1965
- Budget
- $20,000,000
- Revenue
- $15,500,000
- Production
- George Stevens Jr. Productions
Credits
Directing
- George StevensDirector
- Paul BaxleySecond Unit Director
- David LeanSecond Unit Director
- Jean NegulescoSecond Unit Director
Writing
- James Lee BarrettScreenplay
- George StevensScreenplay
- Fulton OurslerNovel
Art
- William J. CreberProduction Design
- Richard DayArt Direction
- David S. HallArt Direction
- André GirardArt Designer
Camera
- Loyal GriggsDirector of Photography
- William C. MellorDirector of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
- Vittorio Nino NovareseCostume Design
Crew
- Henry WillsStunts Coordinator
- Paul BaxleyStunt Coordinator
- Henry WillsStunt Coordinator
- Carol DanielsStunts
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- John EpperStunts
- Jerry GatlinStunts
- Bob FolkersonStunts
- Johnny HagnerStunts
- Victor PaulStunts
- Loren JanesStunts
- Neil SummersStunts
- Bob TerhuneStunt Double
- Norm TaylorStunts
- Charlie PicerniStunts
- Clarence SliferSpecial Effects
- Johnny BorgeseSpecial Effects
Editing
- Harold F. KressEditor
- Argyle Nelson Jr.Editor
- J. Frank O'NeillEditor
Production
- George StevensProducer
- Lynn StalmasterCasting
- George Stevens Jr.Producer
Sound
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Charles E. WallaceSound Recordist
Visual Effects
- Albert SimpsonMatte Painter
