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Noah's Ark (TV 1999) 3.9
In the Biblical story from Genesis, God floods the world as Noah rescues his family and the animals in a gigantic ark. Director:John IrvinWriter:Peter Barnes |
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| Mary Steenburgen | ... | ||
| F. Murray Abraham | ... | ||
| Carol Kane | ... |
Sarah
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| Jonathan Cake | ... | ||
| Alexis Denisof | ... | ||
| Emily Mortimer | ... |
Esther
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| Sydney Tamiia Poitier | ... |
Ruth
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Miriam
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| James Coburn | ... |
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Max Phipps | ... |
Jezer
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Joseph Spano | ... |
Micah
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Terry Norris | ... |
High Priest
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Jonathan Biggins | ... |
First Priest
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In the Biblical story from Genesis, God floods the world as Noah rescues his family and the animals in a gigantic ark. Written by Michael "Rabbit" Hutchison <rabhutch@spacestar.net>
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It was the end of the world... And the beginning of hope.Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
2 May 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
L'arche de Noé See more »Company Credits
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| (2 parts) | (3 episodes)Sound Mix:
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Naamah: God destroyed them for their wickedness.
The 'Peddler': Some religious thing, huh?
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The 'Peddler': [after being told Sodom has been destroyed] How did it happen?Naamah: God destroyed them for their wickedness.
The 'Peddler': Some religious thing, huh?
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I now know what eternity would be like. This incredible mess occupied four hours I will never get back. My kids wanted to watch it. They liked the animals. I am no Old Testament scholar, but the way the script played fast and loose with the details, was really disappointing. I'm sure all of us remember Lot! He's the guy who left the city of Sodom with his wife. She looked back and was turned into a pillar of salt. I never realized he kept her finger in a jar after that. I also didn't know that he later became a pirate and tried to board the ark. If Noah had gone up the mountain to get the Ten Commandments, I wouldn't have been surprised. You can imagine a screenwriter, trying to adapt about two Bible chapters into a four hour mini-series. Still, with imagination and effort, it could have worked. The characters are ridiculous. This has got to be the lowest that Mary Steenbergen has gone. Her character is a mawkish idiot, spouting 1960's June Cleaver dialogue. Noah, played by John Voight, is a buffoon, and then they have these three sons who shovel dung and complain. Except for Japhet, who is the artist. He sits around and ponders. One of them develops a ventriloquist act and talks to an orange for about an hour. The animals are superimposed using computer graphics but not very well. I know it is a mini-series, but visually it is awful.
Most of the film involves the Noah family sitting around being bored. There is this thing about not putting a rudder on the boat so they are floating around, as if they knew where they were going anyway. The Lord was my favorite. He had this silly conversational voice, somewhat indecisive and flippant, sort of like George Burns. The scene where the whole family goes temporarily insane is when I finally gave up. I am as open minded as the next person, but I'd like to hear some sort of justification for this mess. Was it entirely tongue in cheek? Did I miss the whole point because no-one was supposed to be serious. Oh, well, I am interested to see other comments about this thing.