The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

Synopsis

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Jesus

      Max von Sydow

    • Mary

      Dorothy McGuire

    • Joseph

      Robert Loggia

    • John the Baptist

      Charlton Heston

    • James the Younger

      Michael Anderson Jr

    • Simon the Zealot

      Robert Blake

    • Andrew

      Burt Brinckerhoff

    • John

      John Considine

    • Thaddaeus

      Jamie Farr

    • Philip

      David Hedison

    • Nathanael

      Peter Mann

    • Judas Iscariot

      David McCallum

    • Matthew

      Roddy McDowall

    • Peter

      Gary Raymond

    • Thomas

      Tom Reese

    • James the Elder

      David Sheiner

    • Martha of Bethany

      Ina Balin

    • Mary of Bethany

      Janet Margolin

    • Lazarus

      Michael Tolan

    • Simon of Cyrene

      Sidney Poitier

    • Mary Magdalene

      Joanna Dunham

    • Veronica

      Carroll Baker

    • Young Man at the Tomb

      Pat Boone

    • Bar Amand

      Van Heflin

    • Uriah

      Sal Mineo

    • Woman of No Name

      Shelley Winters

    • Old Aram

      Ed Wynn

    • The Centurion

      John Wayne

    • Pontius Pilate

      Telly Savalas

    • Claudia

      Angela Lansbury

    • Pilate's Aide

      Johnny Seven

    • Questor

      Paul Stewart

    • General Varus

      Harold J. Stone

    • Caiaphas

      Martin Landau

    • Shemiah

      Nehemiah Persoff

    • Nicodemus

      Joseph Schildkraut

    • Sorak

      Victor Buono

    • Emissary

      Robert Busch

    • Alexander

      John Crawford

    • Scribe

      Russell Johnson

    • Speaker of Capernaum

      John Lupton

    • Joseph of Arimathaea

      Abraham Sofaer

    • Theophilus

      Chet Stratton

    • Annas

      Ron Whelan

    • Herod Antipas

      José Ferrer

    • Herod the Great

      Claude Rains

    • Aben

      John Abbott

    • Captain of Lancers

      Rodolfo Acosta

    • Herod's Commander

      Michael Ansara

    • Chuza

      Philip Coolidge

    • Philip

      Dal Jenkins

    • Archelaus

      Joe Perry

    • Herodias

      Marian Seldes

    • The Dark Hermit

      Donald Pleasence

    • Barabbas

      Richard Conte

    • The Tormentor

      Frank De Kova

    • Dumah

      Joseph Sirola

    • Melchior

      Cyril Delevanti

    • Balthazar

      Mark Lenard

    • Caspar

      Frank Silvera

    • cast member

      The Inbal Dance Theatre of Israel

    • cast member

      Kay Hammond

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      George Stevens

    • 2nd Unit Director

      Richard Talmadge

    • 2nd Unit Director

      William Hale

    • [Additional Director]

      David Lean

    • [Additional Director]

      Jean Negulesco

    • Assistant Director

      Ridgeway Callow

    • Assistant Director

      John Veitch

    • Script supervisor

      John Dutton

    Production:

    • Production Company

      George Stevens Productions

    • Production Company

      United Artists

    • Executive Producer

      Frank I. Davis

    • Producer

      George Stevens

    • Associate Producer

      George Stevens Jr

    • Associate Producer

      Vellani, Antonio

    • Production Manager

      Nathan Barragar

    • Production Manager

      Eric Stacey

    • Research supervisor

      Tony van Renterghem

    Writing:

    • Screenplay

      James Lee Barrett

    • Screenplay

      George Stevens

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      William C. Mellor

    • Director of Photography

      Loyal Griggs

    • Colour consultant

      Eliot Elisofon

    Special Effects:

    • Special Visual Effects

      Joseph McMillan Johnson

    • Special Visual Effects

      Clarence Slifer

    • Special Visual Effects

      A. Arnold Gillespie

    • Special Visual Effects

      Robert R. Hoag

    Editing:

    • Supervising Editor

      Harold F. Kress

    • Editor

      Argyle Nelson

    • Editor

      Frank O'Neill

    Design:

    • Art Director

      Richard Day

    • Art Director

      William J. Creber

    • Sets created

      David Hall

    • Set Decorator

      Ray Moyer

    • Set Decorator

      Fred M. Maclean

    • Set Decorator

      Norman Rockett

    Costumes:

    • Costumes

      Vittorio Nino Novarese

    Make-up:

    • Hair styles

      Carmen Dirigo

    Music:

    • Music scored and directed

      Alfred Newman

    • Choral supervision

      Ken Darby

    Sound:

    • Sound recording supervisor

      Franklin Milton

    • Sound recording supervisor

      William Steinkamp

    • Sound

      Wallace, Charles