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Easter Matinee: The Greatest Story Ever Told

on BBC Two England

The feature film starring Max von Sydow as Jesus, Dorothy McGuire as Mary, Charlton Heston as John the Baptist, John Wayne as the Centurion, David McCallum as Jesus Iscariot, Van Heflin as Bar Amand

Producer-director George Stevens spent more than four years preparing to make what was to be one of the finest films of his long Hollywood career: the story of Jesus.

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Contributors

Screenplay:
James Lee Barrett
Screenplay/Producer/Director:
George Stevens
Jesus:
Max von Sydow
Mary:
Dorothy McGuire
John the Baptist:
Charlton Heston
The Centurion:
John Wayne
Judas Iscariot:
David McCallum
Bar Amand:
Van Heflin
James the Younger:
Michael Anderson Jr
Veronica:
Carroll Baker
Martha of Bethany:
Ina Balin
Young Man at the Tomb:
Pat Boone
Sorak:
Victor Buono
Barabbas:
Richard Conte
Mary Magdalene:
Joanna Dunham
Herod Antipas:
Jose Ferrer
Caiaphas:
Martin Landau
Claudia:
Angela Lansbury
Mary of Bethany:
Janet Margolin
Matthew:
Roddy McDowall
Uriah:
Sal Mineo
Shemiah:
Nehemiah Persoff
Dark Hermit:
Donald Pleasence
Simon of Cyrene:
Sidney Poitier
Herod the Great:
Claude Rains
Peter:
Gary Raymond
Pontius Pilate:
Telly Savalas
Nicodemus:
Joseph Schildkraut
Questor:
Paul Stewart
Woman of No Name:
Shelley Winters
Old Aram:
Ed Wynn
Performers:
Members of the Inbal Dance Theatre of Israel

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