The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $15,473,333 | Details |
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Metrics
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget) |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | February 15th, 1965 (Wide) by MGM |
| MPA Rating: | G (1972 - previously rated G in 1962) |
| Running Time: | 260 minutes |
| Plot point: | Religious |
| Social setting: | Bible Epic |
| Subgenre: | Faith-Based Drama |
| Target audience: | Faith-Based Film |
| Time period setting: | Ancient Rome |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
| Max von Sydow | Jesus | |
| Martin Landau | Caiaphas | |
| Robert Loggia | Jospeh | |
| Charlton Heston | John the Baptist | |
| Claude Rains | King Herod | |
| John Wayne | The Centurion | |
| Angela Lansbury | Claudia | |
| Sidney Poitier | Simon of Cyrene | |
| Roddy McDowall | Matthew | |
| Telly Savalas | Pontius Pilate | |
| Shelley Winters | Woman of no name | |
| Pat Boone | Young man at the tomb | |
| José Ferrer | Herod Antipas | |
| Ed Wynn | Old Aram | |
| Richard Conte | Barabbas | |
| Van Heflin | Bar Amand | |
| Sal Mineo | Uriah | |
| Janet Margolin | Mary of Bethany |
Supporting
| Donald Pleasance | The Dark Hermit / Satan |
| Michael Ansara | Herod's commander |
Production and Technical Credits
| David Lean | Director | |
| George Stevens | Director | |
| George Stevens | Screenwriter | |
| James Lee Barrett | Screenwriter |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Metrics
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget) |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | February 15th, 1965 (Wide) by MGM |
| MPA Rating: | G (1972 - previously rated G in 1962) |
| Running Time: | 260 minutes |
| Plot point: | Religious |
| Social setting: | Bible Epic |
| Subgenre: | Faith-Based Drama |
| Target audience: | Faith-Based Film |
| Time period setting: | Ancient Rome |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
| Max von Sydow | Jesus | |
| Martin Landau | Caiaphas | |
| Robert Loggia | Jospeh | |
| Charlton Heston | John the Baptist | |
| Claude Rains | King Herod | |
| John Wayne | The Centurion | |
| Angela Lansbury | Claudia | |
| Sidney Poitier | Simon of Cyrene | |
| Roddy McDowall | Matthew | |
| Telly Savalas | Pontius Pilate | |
| Shelley Winters | Woman of no name | |
| Pat Boone | Young man at the tomb | |
| José Ferrer | Herod Antipas | |
| Ed Wynn | Old Aram | |
| Richard Conte | Barabbas | |
| Van Heflin | Bar Amand | |
| Sal Mineo | Uriah | |
| Janet Margolin | Mary of Bethany |
Supporting
| Donald Pleasance | The Dark Hermit / Satan |
| Michael Ansara | Herod's commander |
Production and Technical Credits
| David Lean | Director | |
| George Stevens | Director | |
| George Stevens | Screenwriter | |
| James Lee Barrett | Screenwriter |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.