The Greatest Story Ever Told

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Ratings & Reviews

6.5/10

12,202 votes

42/100

Rotten

6.4/10

208 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Win

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 5 nominations

Nominated

Best Visual Effects

Best Original Score

Best Cinematography, Color

Best Costume Design, Color

Best Art Direction, Color

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$20.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$15.5M

Global Box Office

Loss

$-4,500,000

ROI: -23%

Budget Recovery78% of budget

$0|Budget: $20.0M|Revenue: $15.5M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

26.5K

Daily Avg

441

7-Day Trend

+16%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Utah

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Story Setting

Set In

Jerusalem

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Loyal GriggsWilliam C. Mellor

Film Editing

Harold F. Kress

Music / Score

Alfred Newman

Distributors

NetflixUnited ArtistsFandango at Home

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Greatest Story Ever Told

Available in 80 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaG	—	Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomU	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MGM Plus Amazon Channel	Tubi TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada14A	MGM Amazon Channel	Hoopla	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaG	MGM Amazon Channel	Tubi TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	MGM Plus Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesG

United KingdomU

Canada14A

AustraliaG

Germany6

FranceTP

JapanG

ArgentinaATP

+9 more countries

Production

Director

George Stevens

Writers

George Stevens, James Lee Barrett, Fulton Oursler

Production Companies

George Stevens Jr. Productions

Cast

Max von Sydow

Jesus

Michael Anderson Jr.

James the Younger

Carroll Baker

Veronica

Ina Balin

Martha of Bethany

Victor Buono

Sorak

Richard Conte

Barabbas

Joanna Dunham

Mary Magdalene

José Ferrer

Herod Antipas

Van Heflin

Bar Amand

Charlton Heston

John the Baptist

Martin Landau

Caiaphas

Angela Lansbury

Claudia

Tags & Keywords

christianityreligion and supernaturalcrucifixionbiblebiographyresurrectionreligionreligious filmjesus christchristian filmadmiring

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