The Bible: In the Beginning
| The Bible: In The Beginning | |
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 original film poster by Renato Casaro |
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| Directed by | John Huston |
| Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis |
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| Music by | Toshirô Mayuzumi |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Rotunno |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | September 28, 1966 |
| Running time | 174 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $18 million[1] |
The Bible: In the Beginning is a 1966 Biblical epic film recounting the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis. It was a joint American production conceived by Dino De Laurentiis and directed by John Huston. The music score is by Toshirô Mayuzumi. The production was photographed by Giuseppe Rotunno in Dimension 150, a variant of the 70mm Todd-AO format. The cast includes John Huston, George C. Scott, Ava Gardner, and Peter O'Toole. The film[2] consists of four main sections: Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah's Ark, and the story of Abraham. There are also a pair of shorter sections, one recounting the building of the Tower of Babel, and the other the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The sections vary greatly in tone.
The story of Abraham is somber and reverential, while that of Noah repeatedly focuses on his love of all animals - herbivorous and carnivorous or omnivorous. Cats (including lions) drink milk, with Noah's relationship with the animals being depicted harmoniously. The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and the Tower of Babel could be called precursors to special effects spectaculars, although there are no real effects in the Tower of Babel sequence, and the special effects in the Sodom and Gomorrah sequence do not appear until the cities are actually destroyed. It was originally conceived as the first in a series of films retelling the entire Old Testament, but these sequels were never made.
[edit] Cast
- Michael Parks as Adam
- Ulla Bergryd as Eve
- Flavio Bennati as the serpent
- Richard Harris as Cain
- Franco Nero as Abel
- John Huston as Noah, the narrator, and God
- Pupella Maggio as Noah's wife
- Angelo Boscariol as Ham
- Peter Heinze as Shem
- Eric Leutzinger as Japheth
- Gabriella Pallotta as Ham's wife
- Anna Maria Orso as Shem's wife
- Rossana De Rocco as Japheth's wife
- Stephen Boyd as Nimrod
- Claudie Lange as Nimrod's wife
- Giovanni Di Benedetto as Nimrod's men
- George C. Scott as Abraham
- Ava Gardner as Sarah
- Zoe Sallis as Hagar
- Luciano Conversi as Ishmael
- Alberto Lucantoni as Isaac
- Peter O'Toole as the Three Angels
- Gabriele Ferzetti as Lot
- Eleonora Rossi Drago as Lot's wife
[edit] References
- ^ Hall, S. and Neale, S. Epics, spectacles, and blockbusters: a Hollywood history (p. 179). Wayne State University Press, Detroit, Michigan; 2010. ISBN 978-0-8143-3008-1. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ "The Great Bible Figures". http://buybiblemovies.com/great-figures-of-the-bible-boxed-set/. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
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