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The Greatest Story Ever Told

on BBC One London

A 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 Judas Iscariot
Van Heflin as Bar
Amand George Stevens spent more than four years preparing to make what was to be one of his finest films: the story of Jesus, filmed entirely on location in the American South-west.
Director GEORGE STEVENS. Films: page 11

Contributors

Unknown:
Max von Sydow
Unknown:
Dorothy McGuire
Unknown:
Mary Charlton Heston
Unknown:
John Wayne
Unknown:
David McCallum
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Judas Iscariot
Unknown:
Van Heflin
Unknown:
Amand George Stevens
Director:
George Stevens.
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
The 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

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