Extravagant production of the first part of the book of Genesis. Covers Adam and Eve, Noah and the Flood and Abraham and Isaac.
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| Michael Parks | ... | Adam | |
| Ulla Bergryd | ... | Eve | |
| Richard Harris | ... | Cain | |
| John Huston | ... | Noah | |
| Stephen Boyd | ... | Nimrod | |
| George C. Scott | ... | Abraham | |
| Ava Gardner | ... | Sarah | |
| Peter O'Toole | ... | The Three Angels | |
| Zoe Sallis | ... | Hagar | |
| Gabriele Ferzetti | ... | Lot | |
| Eleonora Rossi Drago | ... | Lot's Wife | |
| Franco Nero | ... | Abel | |
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Pupella Maggio | ... | Noah's Wife |
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Robert Rietty | ... | Abraham's Steward |
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Peter Heinze | ... | Shem |
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An elaborate Hollywood retelling of the Bible stories narrated by the film's director John Huston. We open with the Creation of the World and arrive at the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve and continue on to Cain and the murder of Abel. Next, we visit Noah and his ark with its spectacular flood sequence. Then we come to the story of Nimrod, King of Babel, the emergence of man's vanity and the heights to which it could aspire if unchecked. Finally we cover Abraham, a mystic who spoke personally with God, a leader of men, a builder of nations, a pioneer and a warrior and Sarah. At the time she conceived her first child, the event being forecast by an Angel of the Lord. Three such Heavenly Messengers appeared in the course of events which befell Abraham and Sarah. Written by alfiehitchie
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Language:
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28 September 1966 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$18,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
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God: [to Abraham] Behold, I have tried thee like metal in a furnace. I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. Now will I multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is by the seashore innumerable.
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In some cities (such as Atlanta, Georgia) this film, which was shot in Dimension 150, a "curved screen" process, was not shown on a curved screen during its first run, despite the fact that there existed Cinerama theaters in those cities. This did not happen with the second and last film released in Dimension 150, the much more successful Patton (1970). See more »Goofs
At the end of an early dialog between Sarah and her handmaid, Hagar stands up and turns around heading for the door. That's when we see that the back of her tight dress is held together with a modern-day zipper. See more »Quotes
[last lines]God: [to Abraham] Behold, I have tried thee like metal in a furnace. I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. Now will I multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is by the seashore innumerable.
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Seemingly eposodic, there is little segue between the "stories." Even the title is misleading, since this film only covers from Creation through the story of Abraham - the first 22 chapters. But if the whole book was made into a movie it would be 162 hours at this rate. Too long for most audiences! (Hint - hint - miniseries).
Most of the acting comes across as stilted, except Huston, who's tongue-in-cheek portrayal of Noah wavers between refreshing and cloying. The highly touted "nude" scene of Adam and Eve may have raised a few eyebrows in 1966 but seems pretty tame by today's standards thanks to a few well-placed fern fronds. Scotts's rendering of patriarch Abraham was strong but uninspired.
This pic is adequate if you're not looking for in-depth religious interpretations. More could have been done with characterizations, but in the time given, was satisfactory. Just watch and enjoy for its face value.