Cinematic background from The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965 - From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod; Christ's baptism by John the Baptist; and the betrayal by Judas after the Last Supper that eventually leads to Christ's crucifixion and miraculous return.

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

Biography, Drama, History

Directors:
David Lean, Jean Negulesco, George Stevens
Writers:
Henry Denker, Carl Sandburg, James Lee Barrett, Fulton Oursler, George Stevens
Official poster of The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965 directed by David Lean, Jean Negulesco, George Stevens
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A person with long hair and a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of men standing around a pillar; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A person with a towel on their head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people standing on top of a sandy beach; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people sitting around a table; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of men and women gathered around a man holding a stick; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people sitting in a dark room; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – An old man with a beard and a hood on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man dressed as jesus is standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a stone wall; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A crowd of people sitting on steps in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – An old man with a long beard is talking to another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people gathered around a pillar in the dark; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people standing in the dark; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people walking down a street at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people sitting on steps in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man with a towel on his head is looking up at a crowd; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man and a woman are in a jail cell; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man wearing a black robe walking in front of a crowd; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – An old man with a beard and white hair is surrounded by people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people with torches in their hands; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A large stone castle with a lot of people in it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – An old man with a beard and a beard in a cage; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people are gathered in a crowd holding torches in their hands; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A large group of people standing on top of a mountain; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man wearing a white robe standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A person wearing a hood; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – An old man with a beard wearing a black hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – An older man wearing a roman soldier's helmet; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man standing in the middle of a field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people on a boat in the water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man in a dark room with his hands clasped together; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man smiling while wearing a green and gold outfit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A person with long hair and a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – An older man with a beard and mustache looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people standing on top of a hill; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – An aerial view of an ancient roman amphitheater; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people dressed as roman legionnaires; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A couple of men standing next to each other on top of a sidewalk; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A couple of people that are hanging from a cross; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A person wearing a robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people dressed in robes sitting in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people on a boat in a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people standing next to each other on top of a stone wall; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – An old man with a long beard looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A view of a valley from the top of a cliff; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man standing in front of a stone wall; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – An older man in roman garb is standing in front of a group of men; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A large group of people gathered together in a cave; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A person with long hair and a beard; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A large group of people in white robes near a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people standing in front of a pillar; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A large group of people wearing hoods and giving the peace sign; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man in a white robe and a white head covering; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of men standing next to each other in white robes; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people standing in a dark alley way; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people standing around a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people standing in front of a castle; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man wearing a white robe and a white head scarf; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man's face with water on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man and a woman looking out of a jail cell; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people sitting on top of a stone building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of men standing next to each other in a field; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people sitting in a room with a man in a white robe; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people standing in front of a stone wall; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people dressed in white are gathered in a courtyard; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man standing on a beach next to a palm tree; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A person with a towel on his head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man in a black robe holding a piece of paper; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man in a trench coat standing in a dark alley way; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man in a white robe standing in front of a sky background; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people riding horses on top of a hill; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A crowd of people gathered around a fire pit; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man holding a staff in the middle of an audience; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A large group of people wearing white clothes and white hats; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A person with long brown hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man with a long beard in front of a crowd; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A large group of people wearing head scarfs; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man wearing a crown standing in front of a stone wall; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A person wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of men standing next to each other in a dark room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – Two men in robes stand near a tree and a hill; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man with a beard is wearing a white robe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – An older man sitting in a chair looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A person with a towel on his head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A star shines in the night sky over a mountain; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man standing on a rock near a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A person wearing a robe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A large group of people wearing head scarfs; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A view of a body of water with mountains in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – Two women dressed in green sitting next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A group of people sitting next to a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A man in a white robe and a man in a white robe; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), directed by David Lean – A person with a beard looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle