Greatest Story Ever Told

Pros: Majestic and Artistic
Cons: Hollywood should make more quality movies like this

I watched two of the 1960s epics on the life of Jesus Christ recently – King of Kings and The Greatest Story Ever Told. Those two films, along with Martin Scorsese’s Last Temptation of Christ and Franco Zeffirelli’s...

Pros: Avoids "Biblical epic" cliches, clearly respectful of Gospels' account.
Cons: Slow pace, too many cameos prove to be distracting.

I've always had mixed feelings about George Stevens' The Greatest Story Ever Told, the reverent but plodding all-star film about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. On the one hand, it is clearly a well-intentioned adaptation of ...

Pros: Stunningly beautiful photography and a superb performance by Max Von Sydow
Cons: Three awful cameos. Quite long.

I'm re-writing this review on "The Greatest Story Ever Told" on the eve before the nationwide release of Mel Gibson's, "The Passion of the Christ." With the all but incredible interest in Gibson's film, I thought it prudent to take another look at the ...

Pros: Excellent cinematography and on-location shooting; Von Sydow's performance as Jesus
Cons: Not all those cameos work (John Wayne's especially)

Because of the subject matter, the life of Jesus Christ, of whom more blood and ink has been spilled than any other human being to have ever walked the Earth, no one film can really be called THE definitive telling of this story. But George Stevens put ...

Pros: Reverent, beautifully filmed
Cons: may be a little slow paced for some

This film, one of legendary director George Stevens' last films, was a labor of love for him and it shows. Though critically savaged upon its release in 1965, It survives and stands today as the best cinematic production ever made about the life of...

Pros: Greatest of the Jesus Flicks...
Cons: Why don't they make 'em like they used to...

Shop and compare, kiddies, Max Von Sydow made the best Jesus of all. Kinda ironic that he got into tons of villain roles afterwards, but you never know. Maybe that was a way of avoiding stereotype obsolescence. At any rate, his eyes and overall majesty...

Pros: An absolute Masterpiece!
Cons: The film should have digitally restored.

I am first and foremost not a religous person but, I rented this movie on dvd and it turned to be a wonderful sweeping epic! I belive that when you have the budget this is how a movie should be done. The cinematography is absolutely first rate. I...

Pros: Very real and Biblically based
Cons: An older version

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This movie truly is a wonderful portrayal of Jesus, and the best I've seen yet. It is also very Biblically correct. Not only in the role of Jesus but, Charlton Heston's portrayal of the "wild and wooly" John the Baptist really...

Pros: Biblically accurate
Cons: Dull as dishwater

I hate to say anything bad about a Biblical movie, especially one as true to the story as this is. But this movie just puts me to sleep every time.

Max von Sydow is one of the all-time great actors. He should be a natural in the role of...

Pros: HALLELUIAH
Cons: 00000000000000000000

This is my all time favorite movie. I love how accurate this film is done.

The acting truly shows how it was, as far as we can understand. I watch this film, and wish I had been there.

This is one of the most...