"Greatest Heroes of the Bible" (1978) TV series

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

James L. Conway

Writer:

Stephen Lord (series)

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

19 November 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family | History

Plot:

Anthology of famous events of the Old Testament.

Plot Keywords:

Anthology | Biblical | Historical | Religion

Cast

Victor Jory	...	Narrator / ... (4 episodes, 1978-1979)
Will Kuluva		(3 episodes, 1978-1979)
John Marley	...	Moses (3 episodes, 1978-1979)
Robert Carricart	...	Hesed (3 episodes, 1978)
Gene Barry	...	Abraham (2 episodes, 1978-1979)
Julie Adams	...	Queen (2 episodes, 1978)
Ed Ames	...	Lot (2 episodes, 1978-1979)
Michael Ruud		(2 episodes, 1978)
David Chambers		(2 episodes, 1978)
Brian Erickson		(2 episodes, 1978)
Tiger Thompson		(2 episodes, 1978)
William Adler	...	Japheth (2 episodes, 1978)
Robert Alda	...	Vizier (2 episodes, 1978)
Lew Ayres	...	Noah (2 episodes, 1978)
Bernard Behrens		(2 episodes, 1978)
Judith-Marie Bergan		(2 episodes, 1978)
Lloyd Bochner	...	Imhotep (2 episodes, 1978)
Joseph Campanella	...	Pharaoh (2 episodes, 1978)
Robert Emhardt		(2 episodes, 1978)
Anne Francis	...	Zipporah (2 episodes, 1978)
Lauren Frost		(2 episodes, 1978)
Rita Gam	...	Xantha (2 episodes, 1978)
Frank Gorshin	...	Ocran (2 episodes, 1978)
Jay Hammer	...	Ham (2 episodes, 1978)
Ed Lauter	...	Ularat (2 episodes, 1978)
Mark Lenard		(2 episodes, 1978)
John McLiam		(2 episodes, 1978)
Shane Otis		(2 episodes, 1978)
Eve Plumb	...	Lilla (2 episodes, 1978)
Ron Rifkin	...	Beseleel (2 episodes, 1978)
Al Ruscio	...	Aaron (2 episodes, 1978)
Raymond Singer		(2 episodes, 1978)
Sam Weisman	...	Shem (2 episodes, 1978)

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Series Directed by
Jack B. Hively		(2 episodes, 1978-1979)
James L. Conway		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
James L. Conway		(2 episodes, 1978-1979)
Norman Lessing		(2 episodes, 1978-1979)
Charles E. Sellier Jr.		(2 episodes, 1978-1979)
Stephen Lord		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
James L. Conway	....	supervising producer (3 episodes, 1978-1979)
Biff Johnson	....	producer (3 episodes, 1978-1979)
Bill Cornford	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 1978-1979)
Charles E. Sellier Jr.	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 1979)
Jim Simmons	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Bob Summers		(2 episodes, 1978-1979)
Andrew Belling		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Stephen W. Gray		(3 episodes, 1978-1979)

Series Film Editing by
Larry Kemp		(unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sam Baldoni	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Douglas Vandegrift	....	assistant art director (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Rod Sutton	....	sound (2 episodes, 1978-1979)
Jim Bryan	....	sound / sound effects supervisor (2 episodes, 1979)
Tom Ruff	....	sound effects editor (2 episodes, 1979)
Dale Angell	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Harry Woolman	....	special effects (1 episode, 1978)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laurie Vandegrift	....	wardrobe (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Don Perry	....	music supervisor / composer: additional music (3 episodes, 1978-1979)
Bob Summers	....	conductor / composer: additional music (3 episodes, 1978-1979)

Series Other crew
Brian Russell	....	story editor (3 episodes, 1978-1979)
Corey Burton	....	adr loop group (unknown episodes)
David G. McKnight	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Sunn Classic Pictures

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Runtime:

510 min (4 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Sunn Classic Pictures

Movie Connections:

Edited into Ancient Secrets of the Bible (1992) (TV)

Descendants of Moses?

In the Tower of Babel installment of the mini-series, the narrator describes the builders of the tower as "the descendants of Moses."

That's like saying George Washington lived many centuries before Alexander the Great.

Or that the light bulb was invented before the wheel.

Or that the guided missile was the forerunner of the bow-and-arrow.

Need I say more?

The writers of The Greatest Heroes of the Bible should have at least paid closer attention to the chronologies of Biblical people and events.