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The Bible: In the Beginning
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| The Bible: In The Beginning | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Huston |
| Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis |
| Starring | Michael Parks Ulla Bergryd Richard Harris Ava Gardner Peter O'Toole |
| Music by | Toshirô Mayuzumi |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Rotunno |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | September 28, 1966 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 174 min. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Bible: In the Beginning is a 1966 Biblical epic film recounting the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis. It was a joint American/Italian production conceived by Dino De Laurentiis and directed by John Huston.
The film consists of three main sections: Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark, and the story of Abraham. There are also a pair of shorter sections, one recounting the building of the Tower of Babel, and the other the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The sections vary greatly in tone.
The story of Abraham is somber and reverential, while that of Noah is played almost as a slapstick comedy, with Noah's relationship with the animals being depicted humorously (the flood scenes, however, are completely serious). The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and the Tower of Babel could be called precursors to special effects spectaculars, although there are no real effects in the Tower of Babel sequence, and the special effects in the Sodom and Gomorrah sequence do not appear until the cities are actually destroyed, while the story of Adam and Eve focuses some on the naked bodies of the pair. It was originally conceived as the first in a series of films retelling the entire Old Testament, but these sequels were never made.
The film is also notable as being the first of only two films (along with Patton) to be shot for Dimension 150, a 70 mm variant format created by Todd AO.
- Michael Parks as Adam
- Ulla Bergryd as Eve
- Richard Harris as Cain
- Franco Nero as Abel
- John Huston as Noah, the narrator, the serpent, and God
- Stephen Boyd as Nimrod
- Gabriele Ferzetti as Lot
- Eleonora Rossi Drago as Lot's wife
- George C. Scott as Abraham
- Ava Gardner as Sarah
- Peter O'Toole as the Three Angels
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