
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Only once in a lifetime... an entertainment so rich... an experience so rewarding...
1965 en 199 minutes
Rating: 6.4
Plot
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.
Trailer
Cast

Max von Sydow
Jesus

Michael Anderson Jr.
James the Younger

Carroll Baker
Veronica

Ina Balin
Martha of Bethany

Victor Buono
Sorak

Richard Conte
Barabbas

Joanna Dunham
Mary Magdalene

José Ferrer
Herod Antipas

Van Heflin
Bar Amand

Charlton Heston
John the Baptist

Martin Landau
Caiaphas

Angela Lansbury
Claudia

Pat Boone
Angel at the Tomb

Janet Margolin
Mary of Bethany

David McCallum
Judas Iskarioth

Roddy McDowall
Matthew

Dorothy McGuire
The Virgin Mary

Sal Mineo
Uriah

Nehemiah Persoff
Shemiah

Donald Pleasence
The Dark Hermit - Satan

Sidney Poitier
Simon of Cyrene

Claude Rains
King Herod

Gary Raymond
Simon Peter

Telly Savalas
Pontius Pilate

Joseph Schildkraut
Nicodemus

Paul Stewart
Questor

John Wayne
Centurion at crucifixion

Shelley Winters
Woman who is healed

Ed Wynn
Old Aram

John Abbott
Aben

Rodolfo Acosta
Captain of lancers

Michael Ansara
Herod's commander

Robert Blake
Simon the Zealot

Burt Brinckerhoff
Andrew

Robert Busch
Emissary

John Considine
John

Philip Coolidge
Chuza

John Crawford
Alexander

Frank De Kova
The tormentor

Cyril Delevanti
Melchior

Jamie Farr
Thaddaeus

David Hedison
Philip

Russell Johnson
Scribe

Mark Lenard
Balthazar

Robert Loggia
Joseph

John Lupton
Speaker of Capernaum

Peter Mann
Nathanael

Tom Reese
Thomas

Marian Seldes
Herodias

David Sheiner
James the Elder

Frank Silvera
Caspar

Joseph Sirola
Dumah

Abraham Sofaer
Joseph of Arimathaea

Harold J. Stone
Gen. Varus

Chet Stratton
Theophilus

Michael Tolan
Lazarus

Ron Whelan
Annas

Jay C. Flippen
Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court

Celia Lovsky
Woman Behind Railings

Joseph V. Perry
Archelaus

Marc Cavell
Bad Thief on Cross

Johnny Seven
Pilate's Aide

Dal Jenkins
Philip