The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

04/09/1965 3h 19m

Only once in a lifetime... an entertainment so rich... an experience so rewarding...

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Overview

From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod; Christ's baptism by John the Baptist; and the betrayal by Judas after the Last Supper that eventually leads to Christ's crucifixion and miraculous return.

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Cast Ages at Release

Max von Sydow

as Jesus

Born 04/10/1929

Died 03/08/2020, age

Michael Anderson Jr.

as James the Younger

Born 08/06/1943, age

Carroll Baker

as Veronica

Born 05/28/1931, age

Ina Balin

as Martha of Bethany

Born 11/12/1937

Died 06/20/1990, age

Victor Buono

as Sorak

Born 02/03/1938

Died 01/01/1982, age

José Ferrer

as Herod Antipas

Born 01/08/1912

Died 01/26/1992, age

Van Heflin

as Bar Amand

Born 12/13/1910

Died 07/23/1971, age

Charlton Heston

as John the Baptist

Born 10/04/1923

Died 04/05/2008, age

Martin Landau

as Caiaphas

Born 06/20/1928

Died 07/15/2017, age

Angela Lansbury

as Claudia

Born 10/16/1925

Died 10/11/2022, age

Pat Boone

as Angel at the Tomb

Born 06/01/1934, age

David McCallum

as Judas Iskarioth

Born 09/19/1933

Died 09/25/2023, age

Roddy McDowall

as Matthew

Born 09/17/1928

Died 10/03/1998, age

Dorothy McGuire

as The Virgin Mary

Born 06/14/1916

Died 09/13/2001, age

Sal Mineo

as Uriah

Born 01/10/1939

Died 02/12/1976, age

Nehemiah Persoff

as Shemiah

Born 08/02/1919

Died 04/05/2022, age

Donald Pleasence

as The Dark Hermit - Satan

Born 10/05/1919

Died 02/02/1995, age

Sidney Poitier

as Simon of Cyrene

Born 02/20/1927

Died 01/07/2022, age

Claude Rains

as King Herod

Born 11/09/1889

Died 05/30/1967, age

Gary Raymond

as Simon Peter

Born 04/20/1935, age

Telly Savalas

as Pontius Pilate

Born 01/21/1922

Died 01/22/1994, age

Joseph Schildkraut

as Nicodemus

Born 03/22/1896

Died 01/21/1964, age

Paul Stewart

as Questor

Born 03/13/1908

Died 02/17/1986, age

John Wayne

as Centurion at crucifixion

Born 05/26/1907

Died 06/11/1979, age

Shelley Winters

as Woman who is healed

Born 08/18/1920

Died 01/14/2006, age

Ed Wynn

as Old Aram

Born 11/08/1886

Died 06/19/1966, age

John Abbott

as Aben

Born 06/05/1905

Died 05/24/1996, age

Michael Ansara

as Herod's commander

Born 04/15/1922

Died 07/31/2013, age

Robert Blake

as Simon the Zealot

Born 09/18/1933

Died 03/09/2023, age

John Considine

as John

Born 01/02/1935, age

John Crawford

as Alexander

Born 09/13/1920

Died 09/21/2010, age

Frank De Kova

as The tormentor

Born 03/17/1910

Died 10/15/1981, age

Jamie Farr

as Thaddaeus

Born 07/01/1934, age

David Hedison

as Philip

Born 05/20/1927

Died 07/18/2019, age

Russell Johnson

as Scribe

Born 11/10/1924

Died 01/16/2014, age

Robert Loggia

as Joseph

Born 01/03/1930

Died 12/04/2015, age

Marian Seldes

as Herodias

Born 08/23/1928

Died 10/06/2014, age

David Sheiner

as James the Elder

Born 01/13/1928, age

Harold J. Stone

as Gen. Varus

Born 03/03/1913

Died 11/18/2005, age