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The Bible: In the Beginning...

  • 19661966
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 2h 54m
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6.2/10
5.7K
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Peter O'Toole, Stephen Boyd, Ava Gardner, Richard Harris, John Huston, George C. Scott, Ulla Bergryd, and Michael Parks in The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)
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Extravagant production of the first part of the book of Genesis. Its main highlights are the Garden of Eden, the first brothers, Noah and his family obeying God to build an ark for the Flood... Read allExtravagant production of the first part of the book of Genesis. Its main highlights are the Garden of Eden, the first brothers, Noah and his family obeying God to build an ark for the Flood and Abraham's attempted sacrifice of Isaac.Extravagant production of the first part of the book of Genesis. Its main highlights are the Garden of Eden, the first brothers, Noah and his family obeying God to build an ark for the Flood and Abraham's attempted sacrifice of Isaac.
IMDb RATING
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5.7K
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    • John Huston
  • Writers
    • Christopher Fry(screenplay by)
    • Jonathan Griffin(assisted by)
    • Ivo Perilli(assisted by)
  • Stars
    • Michael Parks
    • Ulla Bergryd
    • Richard Harris
    • John Huston
  • Writers
    • Christopher Fry(screenplay by)
    • Jonathan Griffin(assisted by)
    • Ivo Perilli(assisted by)
  • Stars
    • Michael Parks
    • Ulla Bergryd
    • Richard Harris
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 68User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Peter O'Toole in The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)
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    Michael Parks
    Michael Parks
    • Adam
    Ulla Bergryd
    Ulla Bergryd
    • Eve
    Richard Harris
    Richard Harris
    • Cain
    John Huston
    John Huston
    • Noah
    Stephen Boyd
    Stephen Boyd
    • Nimrod
    George C. Scott
    George C. Scott
    • Abraham
    Ava Gardner
    Ava Gardner
    • Sarah
    Peter O'Toole
    Peter O'Toole
    • The Three Angels
    Zoe Sallis
    Zoe Sallis
    • Hagar
    Gabriele Ferzetti
    Gabriele Ferzetti
    • Lot
    Eleonora Rossi Drago
    Eleonora Rossi Drago
    • Lot's Wife
    Franco Nero
    Franco Nero
    • Abel
    Pupella Maggio
    Pupella Maggio
    • Noah's Wife
    Robert Rietty
    Robert Rietty
    • Abraham's Steward
    Peter Heinze
    • Shem
    Roger Beaumont
    Gianluigi Crescenzi
    Gianluigi Crescenzi
    Maria Grazia Spina
    • Daughter of Lot
    • (as Grazia Maria Spina)
      • John Huston
    • Writers
      • Christopher Fry(screenplay by)
      • Jonathan Griffin(assisted by)
      • Ivo Perilli(assisted by)
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    • Trivia
      John Huston was a self-professed atheist.
    • Goofs
      At the end of an early dialog between Sarah and her handmaid, Hagar stands up and turns around, heading for the door. A modern zipper is visible on the back of her tight dress.
    • Quotes

      Cain: Am I my brother's keeper?

    • Connections
      Edited into Catalogue of Ships (2008)

    User reviews68

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    The Film Deserves Better Recognition
    I've always noticed an interesting trend among critics when they review a Biblical movie. Since most critics are of a skeptical nature, they usually carry with them the bias that unless the movie deviates from a traditional telling of what the Bible says it is somehow dull cinema. That somehow there can't be anything compelling in seeing the stories of the Bible dramatized in a straightforward manner with no inane attempts to "humanize" the tales through the lens of a modern, secular society.

    Well, I make no apologies for being one of the devout and saying that I prefer my Bible stories straight, without any modernistic elements that are meant to make hidden slams at why the stories are important to begin with. For me, "The Bible" is one of the best Biblical epics precisely because it takes its subject material seriously and only alters a few details (Nimrod for instance is not identified as the king at the time of the Tower of Babel) to get a coherent cinematic presentation in place. Christopher Fry, whose uncredited rewrite of "Ben Hur's" screenplay helped make that film a literate masterpiece of cinema brings the same touch here. And Huston does a fine job of directing.

    Those who bash this film, much like those who are given to bashing movies like "The Greatest Story Ever Told" while praising garbage like "The Last Temptation Of Christ" are often saying more about themselves than they are about the film they've just reviewed. What they regard as "boring" I regard as a noble effort to give a visual understanding to the events of the Bible. And "The Bible" despite only covering the first half of the book of Genesis succeeds brilliantly at it.
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      • September 28, 1966 (United States)
      • Italy
      • United States
      • English
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      • Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
    • Production companies
      • Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Seven Arts Productions
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    • 2 hours 54 minutes
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