Product Description

Epic dramatization of the life of Christ, from Bethlehem to the crucifixion and resurrection.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: HUNTER/RYAN/TORN
Title: KING OF KINGS
Street Release Date: 09/20/2005
Domestic
Genre: DRAMA

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8337 in DVD
• Brand: HUNTER/RYAN/TORN
• Released on: 2003-02-25
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, French
• Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 171 minutes

Amazon.com
This 1961 version of Jesus' story gives historical context to the best-known Biblical tale and features many memorable moments, such as a moving Sermon on the Mount and a vixenish Salome dancing for her stepfather in a performance that rivals today's MTV video offerings. Orson Welles keeps the 168-minute film moving along with informative narration helpful to those who haven't read the New Testament in a while. Made with backgrounds that resemble Southern California more than Palestine and a European and American cast--including a blonde, blue-eyed Jesus and an Irish-accented Mary--this movie has the definite stamp of Hollywood. --Kimberly Heinrichs

Customer Reviews

one of the worst life's of christ
rent it first jeff hunter just reads the script no emotion poor acting, great music score by rosza

Excellent
This is the best portrayal of the Life of Jesus Christ ever made. Jeffrey Hunter does an excellent job of playing this part.

NICHOLAS RAY, OPUS 19
***1/2 1961. Directed by Nicholas Ray. One nomination for the Golden Globes (Best Musical Score). The life of Jesus of Nazareth. Not bad if you can endure the Hollywood treatment of the Gospels. The production design is good and the actors convincing. For once, the screenwriter didn't focus the action on the main character alone who, if I'm correct, doesn't appear on the screen more than half of the film. Apart to the fans of this special kind of production, KING OF KINGS will appeal to Nicholas Ray completists only because the mark of the director is not very visible here to say the least. A curiosity.