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Basic facts

Original title The Greatest Story Ever Told
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 11

Cast

Charlton Heston
John the Baptist

Michael Anderson Jr.
James den yngre

Robert Blake
Simon den lojale

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor

Cast

Max von Sydow Jesus
Dorothy McGuire Mary
Robert Loggia Joseph
Charlton Heston John the Baptist
Michael Anderson Jr. James den yngre
Robert Blake Simon den lojale
Burt Brinckerhoff Andrew
John Considine John
Jamie Farr Thaddaeus
David Hedison Philip
Peter Mann Nathanael
David McCallum Judas Iscariot
Roddy McDowall Matthew
Gary Raymond Peter
Tom Reese Thomas
David Sheiner James den äldre
Ina Balin Martha av betania
Janet Margolin Mary av Betania
Michael Tolan Lazarus
Sidney Poitier Simon av Cyrene
Joanna Dunham Maria Magdalena
Carroll Baker Veronica
Pat Boone ynglingen vid gravvalvet
Van Heflin Bar Amand
Sal Mineo Uriah
Shelley Winters kvinnan utan namn
Ed Wynn gamle Aram
John Wayne centurion
Telly Savalas Pontius Pilatus
Angela Lansbury Claudia
Johnny Seven Pilatus adjutant
Paul Stewart kvestorn
Harold J. Stone general Warus
Martin Landau Kaifas
Nehemiah Persoff Shemiah
Joseph Schildkraut Nicodemus
Victor Buono Sorak
Robert Busch sändebudet
John Crawford Alexander
Russell Johnson skriftlärd
John Lupton talmannen från Capernaum
Abraham Sofaer Joseph av Armatthaoa
Chet Stratton Theophilus
Ron Whelan Annas
Jose Ferrer Herod Antipas
Claude Rains Herod den store
John Abbott Aben
Rodolfo Acosta kapten över lansiärerna
Michael Ansara Herod's kommendant
Philip Coolidge Chiza
Dal Jenkins Philip
Joseph V. Perry (as Joseph Perry) Archelaus
Marian Seldes Herodias
Donald Pleasence den mörke eremiten
Richard Conte Barabbas
Frank De Kova plågoanden
Joseph Sirola Dumah
Cyril Delevanti Melchier
Mark Lenard Balthazar
Frank Silvera Caspas
Inbal Dance Theatre

Companies

Production Company A George Stevens Production
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) United Artists AB

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 103577
Date 1965-08-31
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 6755 meters


Censorship number 103577
Date 1965-08-31
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 5415 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.76:1 (Ultra Panavision 70)
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor


Original work

Original title The Greatest Story Ever Told (Novel)
Author Fulton Oursler


Release dates

Release in Stockholm 1965-09-14 Vinterpalatset Sweden 197 min
Cinematheque screening 1986-10-25 Sweden
1989-03-10 Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 1989-03-16
Cinematheque screening 1989-09-09 Sweden
TV showing 1997-03-28 TV3 Sweden
Other showing 2004-11-07 Blekt (brunröd) men f.ö. i bra skick. Torkade tejpskarvar utbytta.
Cinematheque screening 2005-03-24 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden 197 min
2020-11-15 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 70 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 70 mm


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 5289


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 18
Colour prints 3
Behind the scenes prints 1
Slides 2
Digital images No
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No



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