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      The Bible

      Released Sep 28, 1966 2 hr. 54 min. Drama List
      33% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 55% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score John Huston directs this survey course of the Old Testament, which, the title notwithstanding, covers only the first 22 chapters of Genesis. Adam (Michael Parks) and Eve (Ulla Bergryd) frolic in the Garden of Eden until their indulgence in the forbidden fruit sees them driven out. Cain (Richard Harris) murders his brother Abel (Franco Nero), Noah (John Huston) builds an ark to preserve the animals of the world from the coming flood and Abraham (George C. Scott) makes a covenant with God. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 02 Buy Now

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      Laura K Good movie from its era. Accurate and well directed. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/08/22 Full Review Audience Member As movies battles television for the entertainmenty audience, theaters started showing movies so big that they couldn't play the same on the small screen. Produced by Dino De Laurentiis and directed by John Huston, this was quite the project: make a movie of the first 22 chapters of the Biblical Book of Genesis from The Creation (of everything) and Adam and Eve to the binding of Isaac. It was written by Christopher Fry with contributions by Ivo Perilli, Jonathan Griffin, Mario Soldati, Vittorio Bonicelli and Orson Welles. What got me watching this? Michael Parks is Adam! Who is the Creator, Tarantino? Anyways, his bride, Eve, is played by Ulla Bergryd, a Swedish anthropology student living who was discovered by a talent scout and on set in a few days. She was only in one other movie before leaving acting for a life in academics. I mean, this movie is packed with people I love playing roles from the best selling book of all time. Richard Harris is Cain! Franco Nero, who was a still photographer on the set and had never acted before, is Abel! George C. Scott is Abraham, nearly sacrificing his children! Ava Garden was Sarah and she said, "It's the only time in my life I actually enjoyed working — making that picture." Stephen Boyd is Nimrod, great-grandson of Noah and not an X-Men villain! Peter O'Toole is an angel? Anna Orso from Day of Anger and Exterminators of the Year 3000 is Shem's wife! Hagar is played by Zoe Sallis, who was Zoe Ishmail, until Huston decided that she should change her name because of its similarity to the name of Ishmael, her character's son. Oh well, she was his wife. 1966 everyone. She's also Angelica's mother. Anyways, back to the people. Gabriele Ferzetti (On Her Majesty's Secret Service, The Psychic) is Lot! As the Garden of Eden, a botanical garden… That said, they spend $3 million ($26 million today) on the five sets that make up the Ark. And who will play Noah? Well, after Alec Guinness and Charlie Chaplin turned him down, director John Huston did it. And he was an atheist. Anyways, I gained new respect for O'Toole when I learned that he was arrested while making this movie. He was on a night out with Barbara Steele and punched a paparazzi. They planned a whole bunch of these movies and even though it was a big movie in theaters, it cost so much that it still lost $1.5 million. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Great production. But after the incredible Noah’s Ark scene (where was the Oscar nom for the incredible effects?). But it’s really hard to maintain interest in the rest after that. Worth seeing though. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/22 Full Review deke p I remember it stayed in some Hollywood theater for a long time when it premiered. Big movie at that time. But I never saw it, until now, on tv, 2021. Kind of epic, covered several stories, with big stars. Could have been a lot more sophisticated. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Wholly Bibble, myth, magic, mysticism, malarky Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review paul l Only OK.. Obviously a lot of moola was spent of this production and no CGI .. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Pauline Kael The New Republic Huston's triumph is that despite the insanity of the attempt and the grandiosity of the project, the technology doesn't dominate the material. Aug 30, 2012 Full Review Bosley Crowther New York Times The misfortune of The Bible is that it does not live up to hopes. It does not employ the cinema medium to create a true 20th-century iconography. It simply repeats in moving pictures what has been done with still pictures over the centuries. May 9, 2005 Full Review Bob Halliday Salt Lake Tribune The film is a literal, cinematic transcript. Of all the best-sellers brought to the screen, this one most closely follows the Book. Aug 18, 2021 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jun 30, 2005 Full Review Film4 Staff Film4 This could potentially make for scintillating viewing -- and it's certainly an extravagent... Yet Huston, starring in triple roles as Noah, the Narrator and - yes - God - succeeds in making the film as sterile and ponderous as possible. Feb 26, 2005 Full Review John A. Nesbit Old School Reviews strictly formulaic Biblical work with an all-star cast that ranks as the most embarrassing directing work that John Huston ever undertook Rated: D Mar 31, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis John Huston directs this survey course of the Old Testament, which, the title notwithstanding, covers only the first 22 chapters of Genesis. Adam (Michael Parks) and Eve (Ulla Bergryd) frolic in the Garden of Eden until their indulgence in the forbidden fruit sees them driven out. Cain (Richard Harris) murders his brother Abel (Franco Nero), Noah (John Huston) builds an ark to preserve the animals of the world from the coming flood and Abraham (George C. Scott) makes a covenant with God.
      Director
      John Huston
      Screenwriter
      Christopher Fry
      Distributor
      20th Century Fox
      Production Co
      20th Century Fox
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 28, 1966, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 1, 2013
      Sound Mix
      Stereo
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