- For the 1927 Cecil B. DeMille film, see The King of Kings
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| Directed by | Nicholas Ray |
| Produced by | Samuel Bronston |
| Written by | Philip Yordan, Ray Bradbury (uncredited) |
| Starring | Jeffrey Hunter Siobhán McKenna Robert Ryan |
| Music by | Miklós Rózsa |
| Cinematography | Manuel Berenguer Milton R. Krasner Franz Planer |
| Editing by | Harold F. Kress Renée Lichtig |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | October 11, 1961 |
| Running time | 168 min. Cecil Blount DeMille ( August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director The King of Kings ( 1927) is a Silent film directed by Cecil B Nicholas Ray (born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle) ( August 7, 1911 &ndash June 16, 1979) was an American Film director Samuel Bronston ( March 26, 1908, Bessarabia – January 12, 1994, Sacramento California) was a Russian born Philip Yordan ( April 1, 1914 - March 24, 2003) was a popular and talented Screenwriter of the 1940s 1950s and 1960s Ray Douglas Bradbury (born August 22 1920 is an American mainstream, Fantasy, horror, Science fiction and mystery Jeffrey Hunter ( November 25, 1926 – May 27, 1969) was a film and television actor Siobhán McKenna ( May 24, 1923 - November 16, 1986) was an Irish stage and screen actress Miklós Rózsa (ˈmikloːʃ ˈroːʒɒ or Miklos Rozsa ( April 18, 1907 - July 27, 1995) was a Hungarian -born Composer Milton R Krasner, ASC ( February 17, 1901 – July 17, 1988) was a film Cinematographer. Film Cinematographer Franz Planer, ASC ( March 29, 1894 - January 10, 1963) was born in Karlsbad, Austria-Hungary (now Harold F Kress ( June 26, 1913 – September 18, 1999) was an American Film editor best known for the 1962 film Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. |
| Language | English |
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King of Kings (1961) is a American motion picture epic made by Samuel Bronston Productions and distributed by MGM. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Epic is a genre of film which places emphasis on human drama on a grand scale Samuel Bronston ( March 26, 1908, Bessarabia – January 12, 1994, Sacramento California) was a Russian born It is a retelling of the story of Jesus from his birth to his crucifixion and Resurrection. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Crucifixion (from Latin crucifixio, noun of process crucifixio, from perfect passive participle crucifixus, fixed to a cross from Within the body of Christian beliefs the resurrection of Jesus is a core event on which much of Christian doctrine and theology depend
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Synopsis
An earlier silent film about Jesus was titled The King of Kings, released in 1927 and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The King of Kings ( 1927) is a Silent film directed by Cecil B Cecil Blount DeMille ( August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director Director Nicholas Ray's 1961 version places Jesus's life in the political context of Roman conquest. Nicholas Ray (born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle) ( August 7, 1911 &ndash June 16, 1979) was an American Film director Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC As Jesus becomes an active preacher and healer, his activities are contrasted with the political stance of Barabbas and his insurgents who battle against the Roman occupiers. In the Christian narrative of the Passion of Jesus, Barabbas, according to some texts Jesus bar-Abbas, ( Aramaic
Barabbas, rather than being shown in only one scene as the murderer whose freedom is offered to the mob in exchange for Jesus' life (as is usually done in film versions of the life of Christ), plays a major role throughout King of Kings. He is depicted as an incendiary figure fighting Roman domination, and a good friend of Judas Iscariot. Judas believes that he can persuade Barabbas to embrace Christ as a liberator, and that he can influence Christ to literally take up arms against Rome, but Barabbas becomes disillusioned after listening to the Sermon on the Mount. In the Gospel of St Matthew, the Sermon on the Mount is a compilation of Jesus' sayings epitomizing his moral teaching. It is then that Judas decides to betray Christ to the Romans.
Production
The film features scenes of Jesus' miracles and his Sermon on the Mount (shot with many thousands of extras), as well as a scene where Jesus visits John the Baptist in his dungeon during his imprisonment by Herod Antipas. Ray staged the scene in such a way that John the Baptist must crawl up an incline inside the dungeon, holding out his hand to reach for Jesus' hand: a vivid example of Ray's architectural sense of composition and visual drama (Ray had studied under Frank Lloyd Wright to become an architect). Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8 1867 &ndash April 9 1959 was an American (of Welsh descent Architect, Interior designer, Writer, and educator who
Nicholas Ray's direction balances spectacle with the human drama of Jesus's life. In the Sermon on the Mount sequence, Ray also conveys the central ethical-religious messages of Jesus' teachings. As such, the film can be seen as a model of the epic where grandeur serves to underscore the content. King of Kings is also memorable for the music score by Miklós Rózsa, a Hungarian emigre composer who composed the music for MGM's Ben-Hur (1959) and many other epic films. Miklós Rózsa (ˈmikloːʃ ˈroːʒɒ or Miklos Rozsa ( April 18, 1907 - July 27, 1995) was a Hungarian -born Composer Ben-Hur (or Benhur is a 1959 Movie directed by William Wyler, and is the third film version of Lew Wallace 's novel Ben-Hur
Not credited at the time, Orson Welles did the voiceover of the narration, written by Ray Bradbury. George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television Ray Douglas Bradbury (born August 22 1920 is an American mainstream, Fantasy, horror, Science fiction and mystery [1]
Reception
Some have criticized it for showing a Jesus who was too "white bread" and a very subdued John the Baptist. White bread is Bread made from Wheat flour from which the Bran and often the germ have been removed in contrast to Whole wheat The film was panned by publications such as TIME magazine,[2] and even by critics such as the New York Times's Bosley Crowther. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Francis Bosley Crowther ( July 13, 1905 &ndash March 7, 1981) was a Film critic for The New York Times for [3]It was the only one of MGM's religious epics to fail at the box office, but it has come to be regarded since as one of the finest cinematic versions of the life of Christ. The Epic is a genre of film which places emphasis on human drama on a grand scale [4] According to the Internet Movie Database, the film had a budget of $6,000,000, and made $25,000,000 worldwide as of 1989, tallying together worldwide cinema showings, video rentals, and video sales.
Most films at the time did not show Jesus's face, preferring to do shots of his hands (as in Ben-Hur) or over-the-shoulder views. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Ben-Hur (or Benhur is a 1959 Movie directed by William Wyler, and is the third film version of Lew Wallace 's novel Ben-Hur King of Kings was the first major studio sound film in English to actually show Christ's face, and as such, was a pioneering effort. Jeffrey Hunter's youthful appearance (although he was 33 when cast) caused some to nickname the film "I Was a Teenage Jesus," a parody from the Michael Landon film I Was a Teenage Werewolf. Jeffrey Hunter ( November 25, 1926 – May 27, 1969) was a film and television actor Michael Landon ( October 31 1936 - July 1 1991) was an American Actor, writer director, and producer I Was a Teenage Werewolf is a 1957 Horror film starring Michael Landon as a troubled teenager and Whit Bissell as the primary adult However, Brigid Bazlen's performance has been evaluated as being superb, with her voluptuous seduction of a drunken lascivious Herod winning her rave reviews and being widely regarded as her best performance. Brigid Bazlen was an American Actress. Although she made only three Hollywood films The Honeymoon Machine, King of In several notable works of Western culture the Dance of the Seven Veils (usually described as danced by Salomé) is one of the elaborations on the biblical [5] [6]
When the movie was released on DVD in 2003, it received a PG-13 rating for some violent content. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Motion Picture Association of America's film-rating system is used in the U
Primary cast
- Jeffrey Hunter as Jesus
- Siobhán McKenna as Mary
- Robert Ryan as John the Baptist
- Ron Randell as Lucius
- Hurd Hatfield as Pontius Pilate
- Viveca Lindfors as Claudia
- Rita Gam as Herodias
- Frank Thring as Herod Antipas
- Royal Dano as Peter
- Rip Torn as Judas Iscariot
- Harry Guardino as Barabbas
- Carmen Sevilla as Mary Magdalene
- Brigid Bazlen as Salomé
- Guy Rolfe as Caiaphas
- Gregoire Aslan as Herod the Great
References
- ^ King of Kings (1961) - Trivia
- ^ $1gn of the Cross - TIME
- ^ http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review res=9D03E6D8113DE733A25751C1A9669D946091D6CF
- ^ King of Kings (1961) - Trivia
- ^ King of Kings (1961) - Ferdy on Films, etc.. Jeffrey Hunter ( November 25, 1926 – May 27, 1969) was a film and television actor Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Jeffrey Hunter ( November 25, 1926 – May 27, 1969) was a film and television actor Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Siobhán McKenna ( May 24, 1923 - November 16, 1986) was an Irish stage and screen actress Saint John the Baptist ( heb. Jochanan ben Sacharja, arab. يحيى Yaḥyā or يوحنا Yūḥanna, aram. Ronald Egan Randell ( 8 October 1918 &ndash 11 June 2005) was an Australian born American film character actor William Rukard Hurd Hatfield ( December 7, 1917 – December 26, 1998) was an American Actor. Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors ( December 29, 1920 – October 25, 1995) better known under her professional name of Viveca Lindfors Rita Gam (born April 2, 1928, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) a Golden Globe -nominated American film and television actress and documentary film maker Herodias (c 15 BC-after 39 AD was a Jewish princess of the Herodian Dynasty. Frank William Thring (11 May 1926 &mdash 29 December 1994 was an Australian character Actor. Herod Antipas (short for Antipatros (before 20 BC &ndash after AD 39) was a first century AD ruler of Galilee and Perea, who bore the title Royal Dano ( November 16, 1922 – May 15, 1994) was an American film and television character actor Rip Torn (born February 6, 1931) is an American Television and Film Actor, who is perhaps best known for his role as Artie Judas Iscariot, יהודה איש־קריות Yəhûḏāh ʾΚ-qəriyyôṯ was according to the New Testament, one of the twelve original apostles Harry Guardino ( December 23, 1925 – July 17, 1995) was an American Actor whose career spanned from the early 1950s In the Christian narrative of the Passion of Jesus, Barabbas, according to some texts Jesus bar-Abbas, ( Aramaic Carmen Sevilla (born October 16 1930 in Seville) is a popular Spanish Actress, Singer and TV Presenter Saint Mary Magdalen or Mary Magdalene is described both in the canonical New Testament and in the New Testament apocrypha, as a devoted Brigid Bazlen was an American Actress. Although she made only three Hollywood films The Honeymoon Machine, King of SALOME (pronounced in English using the French sah-loh-may is the Open Source Integration Platform for Numerical Simulation Guy Rolfe ( 27 December 1911 &ndash 19 October 2003) was an English actor Yosef Bar Kayafa ( Hebrew יוסף בַּר קַיָּפָא joˑsef bar qayːɔfɔʔ (which translates as Joseph son of Caiaphas) also known simply as Grégoire Aslan ( 28 March 1908 - 8 January 1982) was an Armenian actor Herod (הוֹרְדוֹס Horodos, Greek: Herōdes) also known as Herod I or Herod the Great (73 BC – 4 BC in Jericho
- ^ Nonetheless, perhaps for its erotic suggestions, Salomé's Dance is sometimes cut from television airings. SALOME (pronounced in English using the French sah-loh-may is the Open Source Integration Platform for Numerical Simulation
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