King of Kings
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King of Kings (11-Oct-1961)
Director: Nicholas Ray Writer: Philip Yordan Music by: Miklos Rozsa Producer: Samuel Bronston
The life of Jesus Christ and his times. Liberties are of course taken in the story, and a surprisingly large percentage of the film is devoted to side-stories not involving Christ. Good cinematography and score, solid performances from the cast, and with uncredited narration by Orson Welles. While filmed with lesser-named actors (a Jesus with blue eyes who might even pass as a surfer), it is a fine film and significantly better effort than The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). [watch trailer] |
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Coulouris | Actor | 1-Oct-1903 | 25-Apr-1989 | Watch on the Rhine |
| Royal Dano | Actor | 16-Nov-1922 | 15-May-1994 | The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao |
| Rita Gam | Actor | 2-Apr-1928 | 22-Mar-2016 | The Thief |
| Harry Guardino | Actor | 23-Dec-1925 | 17-Jul-1995 | Houseboat |
| Hurd Hatfield | Actor | 7-Dec-1917 | 26-Dec-1998 | The Picture of Dorian Gray |
| Jeffrey Hunter | Actor | 25-Nov-1926 | 27-May-1969 | King of Kings |
| Viveca Lindfors | Actor | 29-Dec-1920 | 25-Oct-1995 | Night Unto Night |
| Ron Randell | Actor | 8-Oct-1918 | 11-Jun-2005 | Most Dangerous Man Alive |
| Guy Rolfe | Actor | 27-Dec-1911 | 19-Oct-2003 | Mr. Sardonicus |
| Robert Ryan | Actor | 11-Nov-1909 | 11-Jul-1973 | Billy Budd |
| Rip Torn | Actor | 6-Feb-1931 | Arthur on The Larry Sanders Show |
CAST
| Co-Starring | |
| Jeffrey Hunter | ... Jesus Christ |
| Siobhan McKenna | ... Mary |
| Hurd Hatfield | ... Pontius Pilate |
| Ron Randell | ... Lucius |
| Viveca Lindfors | ... Claudia |
| Rita Gam | ... Herodias |
| Carmen Sevilla | ... Mary Magdalene |
| Brigid Bazlen | ... Salome |
| Harry Guardino | ... Barabbas |
| Rip Torn | ... Judas |
| Frank Thring | ... Herod Antipas |
| Guy Rolfe | ... Caiaphas |
| Royal Dano | ... Peter |
| Robert Ryan | ... John the Baptist |
| with | |
| Edric Connor | ... Balthazar |
| Maurice Marsac | ... Nicodemus |
| Gregoire Aslan | ... Herod |
| George Coulouris | ... Camel Driver |
| Conrado San Mart�n | ... General Pompey |
| Gerard Tichy | ... Joseph |
| Jos� Antonio | ... Young John |
| Luis Prendes | ... Good Thief |
| David Davies | ... Burly Man |
| Jos� Nieto | ... Caspar |
| Ruben Rojo | ... Matthew |
| Fernando Sancho | ... Madman |
| Michael Wager | ... Thomas |
| F�lix de Pomes | ... Joseph of Arimathea |
| Adriano Rimoldi | ... Melchior |
| Barry Keegan | ... Bad Thief |
| Rafael Luis Calvo | ... Simon of Cyrene |
| Tino Barrero | ... Andrew |
| Francisco Moran | ... Blind Man |
REVIEWS
Review by Anonymous (posted on 8-Apr-2008)
This is by far one of the best, if not the best, portrayals of the life and death of Christ. I could watch this every day & still cry each time I see it. Jeffrey Hunter, to my mind, portrayed Jesus as no other actor could. I know you cannot respond to individual emails, but whatever happened to the actress who played Salome (Brigid Bazlin - I think that's how you spell it)? She requested the head of John the Baptist on a silver platter! Thanks! Cathy Lowry
Review by Anonymous (posted on 28-May-2007)
I can't believe no one has written to tell you of this masterpiece. What a wonderful and telling movie. An epic by anyone's standards. The acting was wonderful, the scenery seemed very accurate and the story, well, the story of Christ. If you have a chance to see this movie [that will no doubt go down in history] by all means, take it in. It's 'that' good. I have several favorite movies in my lifetime and King of Kings is one of them.
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