The Old Testament (film)
| Il vecchio testamento | |
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| Directed by | Gianfranco Parolini |
| Written by | Gianfranco Parolini Giovanni Simonelli Ghigo De Chiary Luciano Martino Giorgio Prosperi |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Francesco Izzarelli |
| Edited by | Edmond Lozzi |
| Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
Release date | 1962 |
Running time | 115 minutes (Europe) 88 minutes (US) |
| Country | Italy/France |
Il vecchio testamento, English title The Old Testament is a 1962 Italian/French widescreen international co-production epic shot in Yugoslavia that was based on the Maccabean revolt against the Syrians of 166 B.C. It was directed and co-written by Gianfranco Parolini and starred Brad Harris in one of their frequent collaborations.
Cast
In the American release several of the cast were credited with surnames of American actors who had appeared in Biblical films such "John (Charlton) Heston" and "Susan (Debra) Paget".
- Brad Harris ... Simon
- Djordje Nenadovic ... Judas Maccabeus
- Ivano Staccioli ...Antiochus IV Epiphanes
- Franca Parisi ... Miza
- Mara Lane ... Diotima
- Philippe Hersent ... Namele
- Carlo Tamberlani ... Mattathias
- Jacques Berthier ... Apollonius, military commander of Seleucid Empire
- Alan Steel
Notes
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Categories:
- 1962 films
- Italian films
- 1960s drama films
- 1960s action films
- 1960s adventure films
- Cultural depictions of the Maccabees
- Italian-language films
- Peplum films
- Films based on the Deuterocanonical books
- Films about religion
- Religious epic films
- Films directed by Gianfranco Parolini
- Action adventure films
- 1960s Italian film stubs
- Action adventure film stubs