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The Greatest Story Ever Told

Duration: 3 hours, 4 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 23^rd Dec 2019, 09:35 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Thu 16^th Dec 2021, 14:15 on BBC Two Wales

From his lowly but venerated birth through his adult years as a teacher roving the Holy Land, Jesus attracts admirers and enemies unlike any man before.

Sweeping cinematic retelling of the life of Jesus Christ. Show less

Contributors

Director:: George Stevens
Jesus:: Max Von Sydow
Barabbas:: Richard Conte
Mary Magdalene:: Joanna Dunham
Herod Antipas:: Jose Ferrer
John the Baptist:: Charlton Heston
Judas Iscariot:: David McCallum
The Virgin Mary:: Dorothy McGuire
The Dark Hermit:: Donald Pleasence
King Herod:: Claude Rains
Peter:: Gary Raymond
Pontius Pilate:: Telly Savalas
Writer:: James Lee Barrett
Writer:: George Stevens

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Films

Source: BBC Online

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