King of Kings
The life and times of Jesus against a background of Roman paganism. Set in Palestine, depicts the Jews under Roman rule and their struggle for freedom under the leadership of Barabbas, the man who was spared while Jesus was crucif...
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"Everything fits together as soon as the film opens with Orson Welles' narrating the story of the Son of God. Little Jesus grows up to be the very American and impossibly blue-eyed Jeffrey Hunter (his opening scene with Robert Ryan's Baptist is superb), who goes on to cure the lame, the insane, the blind, rehabilitate Mary Magdelene, and all the usual things. Hunter is very good in the role, which may have been surprising at the time given his previous form in Westerns (and later in Star Trek's pilot episode!). Other good points - Hurd 'Dorian Gray' Hatfield as Pilat..."
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Jeffrey Hunter and Robert Ryan's car broke down on the way to the "Sermon on the Mount" scene. In costume as Jesus Christ and John the Baptist, they had to push the car to get it started.
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The life and times of Jesus against a background of Roman paganism. Set in Palestine, depicts the Jews under Roman rule and their struggle for freedom under the leadership of Barabbas, the man who was spared while Jesus was crucif...