The Story of Ruth (1960)

Directed by

Henry Koster

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 12m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 57 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Moabite woman marries into a Hebrew family. After her husband dies, she chooses to stay with her mother-in-law Naomi and embrace her faith, eventually finding love with a wealthy farmer named Boaz.

epicromanticbiblicalsweepingdramaticspiritualearnestreverent

What happens

The Story of Ruth is a 1960 American historical romance film directed by Henry Koster, shot in CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color, and released by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay, written by Norman Corwin, is an adaptation of the biblical Book of Ruth. The film stars Stuart Whitman as Boaz, Tom Tryon as Mahlon, Peggy Wood as Naomi, Viveca Lindfors as Eleilat, Jeff Morrow as Tob, and introduces 19-year-old Elana Eden as Ruth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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