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09:35

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Duration: 3 hours, 4 minutes

Mon 23^rd Dec 2019, 09:35 on BBC Two Wales HD

Sweeping cinematic retelling of the life of Jesus Christ. From his lowly but venerated birth through his adult years roving the Holy Land, Jesus attracts admirers and enemies unlike any man before. Show more

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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