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The Bible: In the Beginning...

Year:

1966

Duration:

174 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

6.1

Director:

John Huston

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1966-09-28

Filming Locations: Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Earnings

Budget: $18,000,000

Gross: $34,900,023 (USA) Rentals $15,000,000 (USA)

Cast

Actor

Character

Michael Parks

The Bible: In the Beginning...

Ulla Bergryd

Eve

Richard Harris

Cain

John Huston

Noah

Stephen Boyd

Nimrod

George C. Scott

Abraham

Ava Gardner

Sarah

Peter O'Toole

The Three Angels

Zoe Sallis

Hagar

Gabriele Ferzetti

Lot

Eleonora Rossi Drago

Lot's Wife

Franco Nero

Abel

Pupella Maggio

Noah's Wife

Robert Rietty

Abraham's Steward

Peter Heinze

Shem

Roger Beaumont

Gianluigi Crescenzi

Maria Grazia Spina

Daughter of Lot

Angelo Boscariol

Ham

Claudie Lange

Nimrod's Wife

Anna Orso

Shem's Wife

Adriana Ambesi

Daughter of Lot

Eric Leutzinger

Japheth

Michael Steinpichler

Gabriella Pallotta

Ham's Wife

Alberto Lucantoni

Isaac

Rossana Di Rocco

Japheth's Wife

Luciano Conversi

Ishmael

Giovanna Galletti

Sinful Woman

Paola Ambrosi

(uncredited)

Flavio Bennati

Serpent (uncredited)

Salvatore Billa

Follower of Abraham (uncredited)

Giovanni Di Benedetto

Nimrod's Man (uncredited)

Alberico Donadeo

One of the sinful Men (uncredited)

Aviva Israeli

(uncredited)

Flavio Nennati

(uncredited)

Marie-Christine Pratt

(uncredited)

Ivan Rassimov

Dignitary of Babylon

Amru Sani

(uncredited)

Elisabetta Velinska

(uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

In her memoirs, Ava Gardner wrote that she hated having to speak the stilted dialogue as it felt unnatural. Her director, John Huston, told her that she would speak them and make them sound convincing.

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When God talks to Noah, that's actually the voice of John Huston speaking to the actor John Huston.

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French director Robert Bresson was hired in 1964 by producer Dino De Laurentiis as director. When he shot his first scene - the deluge - he requested the use of all the animals in Rome city zoo. The producers complied, but upon checking the daily rushes saw that the only thing Bresson filmed was the tracks of the animals upon a sandy beach. They were furious and Bresson was fired, John Huston took over the project, delaying production a further six months.

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Goofs

At the end of an early dialog between Sarah and her handmaid, Hagar stands up and turns around heading for the door. That's when we see that the back of her tight dress is held together with a modern-day zipper.

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Before they get into the Ark, one of Noah's daughters-in-law has on a modern bra under her tunic.

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Quotes

God: [to the Serpent] Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all cattle, and above all the beasts of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life.

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One of the Three Angels: [after Sarah laughs when told she is to have a child at her advanced age] Why dost thou laugh? Is anything too hard for the Lord? Is this interesting? Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options God: [to Adam and Eve] Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

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Narrator: [Tower of Babel story] And the Lord said, "Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do."

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Faq

about the tree of good and evil in the garden of eden.

what species of tree was used in this '66 production??nice blooms. is god a punisher?? i dont think so.

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