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The film so holy, it turned Telly Savalas bald (well, balder).A 1965 epic from director George Stevens, The Greatest Story Ever Told portrays the life of Jesus, his ministry and miracles from Nativity to Resurrection. For a plot synopsis you might as well just read The Four Gospels.While Story was not the first film of its kind, this broad scope is one of its notable features and was something the creators wanted to play up. The then-unknown (in the U.S.) Max von Sydow was cast as Jesus, but the rest of the cast and crew was filled with big names, some coming in for short cameos. Among the actors seen here are Charlton Heston, Claude Rains (This was his final role before his death), José Ferrer, David McCallum, Donald Pleasence, Sidney Poitier, Angela Lansbury, John Wayne (as the Centurion at the crucifixion), and the aforementioned Telly Savalas (who shaved his head for his role as Pontius Pilate in this film and then decided never to grow it back).Stevens, along with uncredited co-directors David Lean (Mr. Epic Sweeping Landscapes) and Jean Negulesco, even added exterior shooting in the great open spaces of the Southwestern U.S. to add a more epic feel than Real Life Israel could offer. | |
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Title Drop: In the opening narration. | |
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The Cameo | |
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The Cameo: It was the fairly common practice at the time of casting a fresh new actor as the lead and then surrounding him with more familiar faces. Besides the major roles, the film has: Most famously, John Wayne as the centurion at the Crucifixion Sidney Poitier as Simon of Cyrene Pat Boone as the angel at the empty tomb Shelley Winters as a woman healed by Jesus Angela Lansbury as Pilate's wife Roddy McDowall as Matthew A large number of other famous actors made brief appearances, some only for a few seconds. One reviewer quipped that "it made the Via Dolorosa look like the Hollywood Walk of Fame!" St. Veronica makes a brief appearance in her traditional role as the woman who wiped Jesus's face during his journey to Golgotha. | |
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Looks Like Jesus | |
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Looks Like Jesus: Averted with the long hair. Max Von Sydow has much shorter hair than other movie depictions. | |
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Related in the Adaptation: James the Less is the brother of Matthew here. | |
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Widescreen Shot: Filmed in Ultra-Panavision, which means many scenes suffer in Pan and Scan: The Part 1 climax shot of Bar Armand, Uriah, and Old Aram; usually one of them is cropped out. The Last Supper scene. Half of the Disciples (the ones played by Roddy McDowall, David Hedison, Jamie Farr, and David McCallum) are cropped out. The end of the Sanhedrin Court, when Jesus admits his divinity, a Pharisee screams "Blasphemy!" Cropped versions make him offscreen. | |
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Adaptational Late Appearance | |
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Adaptational Late Appearance: James the Greater, the brother of John oddly isn't with his brother and only shows up later to ask Jesus to return to Capernaum. | |
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Wolverine Publicity: This early advertisement showcases John Wayne as the Roman Centurion— a cameo role in which he has exactly one line. | |
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Intermission | |
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Intermission: Occurs when Bar Amand, Uriah, and Old Aram reach the Gates of Jerusalem and declare the miraculous powers (two of whom benefited from) of the Messiah named Jesus. | |
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Bookends | |
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Book Ends: The film opens and ends with shots of a church, which has a mural of Jesus who looks exactly like Max Von Sydow. | |
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Artistic License – History | |
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Artistic License – History: The film leaves out Herod Archelaus, Herod's successor in Judea, and treats Herod Antipas as his only son, skipping over his reign to direct Roman rule in Judea. | |
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Adaptation Distillation | |
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Adaptation Distillation: Of The Four Gospels. The film also credits "the writings of Fulton Oursler and Henry Denker". It shares its title and subject matter with a 1947-1956 radio drama series written by Denker, based on a novel by Oursler that wasn't actually published until 1949. | |
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Kangaroo Court | |
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Kangaroo Court: At the Sanhedrin Trial of Jesus, the Pharisee Nicodemus criticizes Caiaphas for filling the court mainly with members sharing his own biased view, excluding any member who would disagree and defend Jesus (like Joseph of Arimethea). | |
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Manly Tears | |
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Manly Tears: Jesus weeps before he goes to raise Lazarus. | |
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Crushing the Populace | |
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Crushing the Populace: The uprising after Herod’s death leads to the Roman army arriving. The uprising is crushed, crucifixions of the dissidents line the road, and Jerusalem is put under Roman control. | |
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Meaningful Echo | |
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Meaningful Echo: The film has Jesus’ dying quote of Psalm 22 have an earlier recitation from the oppressed Jews when Jesus is an infant. | |
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Police Brutality | |
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Police Brutality: A peaceful crowd fills the Temple to hear Jesus. Pilate sends a squadron of soldiers to violently disperse the crowd. Bar Amand and Uriah are among those killed. | |
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Carpet of Virility | |
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Carpet of Virility: The extremely masculine Charlton Heston as John the Baptist. | |
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Bible Times | |
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Bible Times: Naturally, along with many tropes one might find in the New Testament of The Bible. | |
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Standard Snippet: Handel's Hallelujah Chorus. | |
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Ascended Extra: James the Less/ Little James gets more focus compared to the the the Gospels where he's a name on the list of disciples. | |
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Doomed New Clothes | |
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Doomed New Clothes: Mary and Martha clothe Jesus in a white robe for his entry into Jerusalem. 24 hours later, the robe gets stained (sweat, dirt, blood) and ripped. | |
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Dies Differently in Adaptation: Instead of hanging himself, Judas throws himself into the Sacrificial Pyre of the Temple. | |
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Satan | |
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Satan: Portrayed by Donald Pleasence, called "the Dark Hermit" only in the credits. The temptation of Jesus in the desert is depicted as an encounter with a hermit on a mountain. He shows up later when things are going bad for Jesus: He helps stir up a crowd to proclaim Jesus king, forcing Jesus to escape; Judas passes by him on the street when he goes to betray Jesus; he makes Peter deny Jesus; finally he leads the crowd in calling for Jesus's death. | |
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God in Human Form | |
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God in Human Form: Jesus. Emphasized by Max von Sydow's solemn portrayal; no Jesus Was Way Cool here, unlike other film versions. | |
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Offscreen Moment of Awesome | |
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Offscreen Moment of Awesome: Several of Jesus' miracles such as turning water into wine, feeding the five thousand, curing lepers, and walking on water are referenced by characters as happening offscreen. | |
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What the Hell, Hero? | |
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What the Hell, Hero?: Grief-stricken Martha, having lost her brother Lazarus, criticizes Jesus for coming too late to save her brother: | |
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Reasonable Authority Figure: Nicodemus who tries to defend Jesus before the Sanhedrin and protests the Kangaroo Court. | |
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Composite Character: Lazarus of Bethany is equated with the rich (young) man who asks Jesus about eternal life. Mary Magdalene is equated with the woman caught in adultery as is the usual tradition. | |
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Too Good for This Sinful Earth | |
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Too Good for This Sinful Earth: Jesus, obviously. Lampshaded by Mary, Lazarus' sister: | |
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The Wrongful Heir to the Throne | |
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The Wrongful Heir to the Throne: Herod Antipas ascends the throne of his father by right of succession. But he proves unable to keep the Jews from rebelling, forcing him to ask for Roman assistance. General Varus tells him of his failure to keep the people in order. As a result, Antipas is displaced as whole ruler of Judea, Rome taking over. Antipas does get to rule Galilee. | |
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Cameo Cluster | |
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Cameo Cluster: It is known for having so many cameos by so many stars that critics said the cameos distracted viewers from the story. Donald Pleasence, Sidney Poitier, Angela Lansbury, John Wayne (as the Centurion at the crucifixion)... | |
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Shown Their Work | |
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Shown Their Work: Simon of Cyrene is depicted as black since he's Sidney Poitier in a cameo, but there is indeed a theory that Simon of Cyrene is the same man as "Simeon Niger" (Simeon the Black) in the Acts of the Apostles. The Romans really did take charge of the high priest's vestments. | |
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