The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)

Directed by

John Huston

Genre

drama film, epic film, sword-and-sandal film, religious film

Country

Italy, United States

Runtime

2h 54m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 291 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film adapts the early chapters of the Book of Genesis. It shows the creation of the world, Adam and Eve, and the story of Abraham up to the binding of Isaac.

epicbiblicalold-fashionedspectacularslowsolemnvisually grandreverent

What happens

The Bible...In the Beginning (Italian: La Bibbia, lit. 'The Bible') is a 1966 religious epic film produced by Dino De Laurentiis and directed by John Huston. It recounts the first 22 chapters of the Biblical Book of Genesis, covering the stories from The Creation and Garden of Eden to the binding of Isaac. Released by 20th Century Fox, the film's ensemble cast features Huston, Michael Parks, Richard Harris, Franco Nero, Stephen Boyd, George C. Scott, Ava Gardner, Peter O'Toole and Gabriele Ferzetti. The screenplay was written by Christopher Fry, with additional material by Orson Welles, Ivo Perilli, Jonathan Griffin, Mario Soldati and Vittorio Bonicelli. The film was photographed by Giuseppe Rotunno in Dimension 150, a variant of the 70mm Todd-AO format. The musical score was by the Japanese composer Toshiro Mayuzumi. Premiering in New York City on 28 September 1966, the film received mixed reviews from critics. The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures included the film in its Top Ten Films list of 1966. De Laurentiis and Huston won David di Donatello Awards for Best Producer and Best Foreign Director, respectively. Toshiro Mayuzumi's score was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. The film was originally conceived as the first in a series of films retelling the entire Old Testament, but these sequels were never made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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