Of good and evil, of love and hate, of peace and war.
Who is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed, and finally crucified. Yet that terrible fate would not be the end of the story.
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Earnest, grave, epic and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
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Cast
- Jeffrey HunterJesus
- Siobhán McKennaMary
- Hurd HatfieldPontius Pilate
- Ron RandellLucius
- Viveca LindforsClaudia
- Rita GamHerodias
- Carmen SevillaMary Magdalene
- Brigid BazlenSalome
- Harry GuardinoBarabbas
- Rip TornJudas
Crew
- Nicholas RayDirector
- Philip YordanScreenplay
- Milton KrasnerDirector of Photography
- Manuel BerenguerDirector of Photography
- Franz PlanerDirector of Photography
- Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer
- Harold F. KressEditor
- Renée LichtigEditor
- Samuel BronstonProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Braveheart 199584% alikeBoth earnest, epic, grave.
The Ten Commandments 195682% alikeBoth earnest, epic, grave.
The King of Kings 192781% alikeBoth earnest, grave, epic.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 192581% alikeBoth earnest, epic, grave.
War Horse 201181% alikeBoth earnest, grave, epic.
Thirteen Days 200080% alikeBoth earnest, epic, grave.
Lion of the Desert 198180% alikeBoth earnest, grave, epic.
Elizabeth: The Golden Age 200779% alikeBoth earnest, grave, classical in form.
The Winds of War 198385% alikeSeries · Both earnest, epic, grave.
The Pillars of the Earth 201082% alikeSeries · Both earnest, grave, epic.
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