The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Max von Sydow, Charlton Heston, Carroll Baker, Angela Lansbury, Sidney Poitier, Shelly Winters, John Wayne (as Roman centurion supervising Christ's crucifixion), Ed Wynn, Jose Ferrer, Van Heflin, Claude Rains, Telly Savalas
As in The Longest Day, there are so many appearances of well-known actors that our attentions are constantly derailed from the message of the movie. The movie is just o.k.
Historical Background:
See Jesus of Nazareth (1977).
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