The Greatest Story Ever Told

Three wise men (magi) follow a brightly shining star from Asia to Jerusalem in search of a newborn king. They are summoned by King Herod the Great, whose advisers inform him of a Messiah mentioned in various prophecies. When Herod remembers that the prophecy names nearby Bethlehem as the child's birthplace, he sends the Magi there to confirm the child's existence—and secretly sends guards to follow them and "keep [him] informed." In Bethlehem, the Magi find a married couple—Mary and Joseph—laying their newborn son in a manger. Mary states that his name is Jesus. As the local shepherds watch, the Magi present gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the infant. After observing the distant spies' departure, the magi leave as an angel's voice warns Joseph to "take the child" and "flee".

MPAA Rating:G
Genre:Biography, Drama, History
Country:United States
Produced By:Antonio Vellani, George Stevens, Frank I. Davis, George Stevens Jr.
Directed By:Jean Negulesco, David Lean, George Stevens
Written By:George Stevens, Fulton Oursler, Henry Denker, James Lee Barrett, Carl Sandburg
Cast:Frank Silvera, Pat Boone, Michael Tolan, Richard Conte, John Wayne, Shelley Winters, Renata Vanni, Harold J. Stone, David Sheiner, Donald Pleasence, Jay C. Flippen, Johnny Seven, Jamie Farr, Roddy McDowall, Abraham Sofaer, John Pickard, Frank DeKova, Ina Balin, Victor Lundin, Joseph Schildkraut, Robert Loggia, Michael Anderson Jr., John Lupton, Victor Buono, John Crawford, Martin Landau, Norm Taylor, Frank Richards, Tom Reese, Marian Seldes, Burt Brinckerhoff, Ronald Walkshorse, Cyril Delevanti, Nesdon Booth, Mickey Simpson, Peter Mann, Van Heflin, Joanna Dunham, Russell Johnson, Chet Stratton, Richard Bakalyan, David Hedison, Leonard Mudie, Carroll Baker, Ed Wynn, Celia Lovsky, Gil Perkins, Michael Ansara, Dorothy Neumann, Philip Coolidge, Kyle Johnson, Paul Stewart, Sal Mineo, Felix Locher, Sidney Poitier, Kay Hammond, John Considine, Robert Busch, Telly Savalas, Gene Roth, Dorothy McGuire, John Abbott, Joseph V. Perry, Robert Blake, Claude Rains, David McCallum, Max Von Sydow, Ron Whelan, Joseph Sirola, Janet Margolin, Rodolfo Acosta, Jimmy Yates, Harry Wilson, Mark Lenard, Angela Lansbury, Charlton Heston, Marc Cavell, José Ferrer, Gary Raymond, Nehemiah Persoff
In Theaters:Apr 09, 1965
Runtime:3 hours 45 minutes
Production:George Stevens Productions
Budget:$20,000,000
Box Office:$8,000,000
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