The Greatest Story Ever Told Only once in a lifetime... an entertainment so rich... an experience so rewarding... Release date: 1965-04-09 Genres: Drama, History Actors: Robert Blake, Joseph V. Perry, Richard Conte, Ed Wynn, Michael Anderson Jr., Mark Lenard, Frank Silvera, Tom Reese, Chet Stratton, Pat Boone, Claude Rains, Jamie Farr, Nehemiah Persoff, Harold J. Stone, David McCallum, Sal Mineo, Charlton Heston, David Hedison, John Lupton, Robert Loggia, Carroll Baker, Abraham Sofaer, Janet Margolin, David Sheiner, Philip Coolidge, Celia Lovsky, John Crawford, Van Heflin, John Considine, John Abbott, Joseph Schildkraut, Donald Pleasence, Gary Raymond, Telly Savalas, Angela Lansbury, Ina Balin, Marian Seldes, Michael Ansara, Marc Cavell, Michael Tolan, Max von Sydow, Joseph Sirola, Victor Buono, John Wayne, Roddy McDowall, Rodolfo Acosta, Shelley Winters, Martin Landau, Cyril Delevanti, Johnny Seven, José Ferrer, Jay C. Flippen, Russell Johnson, Dorothy McGuire, Frank De Kova, Paul Stewart, Sidney Poitier, Joanna Dunham, Peter Mann, Ron Whelan, Dal Jenkins, Robert Busch Direction: Burt Brinckerhoff Budget: $20,000,000Revenue: $15,500,000 Runtime: 3 h. 19 min. Score: 6.4/10 Votes: 202 Countries: United States of America Companies: George Stevens Jr. Productions Available* : 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.
