The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974)
- Directed by
- Michalis Cacoyannis
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
This TV film retells the stories of Jacob and his son Joseph from the Book of Genesis. It shows Jacob's family conflicts and Joseph's journey from being sold into slavery to rising to power in Egypt.
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What happens
The Story of Jacob and Joseph is a 1974 American Biblical drama television film directed by Michael Cacoyannis, based on the Biblical Book of Genesis with a screenplay written by Ernest Kinoy. It stars Keith Michell as Jacob, Tony Lo Bianco as Joseph, Colleen Dewhurst as Rebekah, Herschel Bernardi as Laban, Harry Andrews as Isaac, and Julian Glover as Esau. Filmed on location in Israel, The Story of Jacob and Joseph originally aired in the United States on the American Broadcasting Company on April 7, 1974. It was the fifth-highest viewed prime time program for the week. The Biblical narrative was continued two years later with The Story of David (1976), also produced for ABC-TV and involving many of the same cast and crew. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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