| The Big Fisherman | |
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| Directed by | Frank Borzage |
| Produced by | Rowland V. Lee |
| Written by | Lloyd C. Douglas (novel) Howard Estabrook Rowland V. Lee |
| Starring | Howard Keel |
| Music by | Albert Hay Malotte |
| Cinematography | Lee Garmes |
| Editing by | Paul Weatherwax |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
| Release date(s) | 1959 |
| Running time | 180 min. Frank Borzage ( April 23, 1894 –- June 19, 1962) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director and actor famed Rowland V Lee ( September 6, 1891 in Findlay Ohio - December 21, 1975 in Palm Desert, California) was an actor Lloyd Cassel Douglas ( August 27, 1877 - February 13, 1951) was a noteworthy American minister and author Rowland V Lee ( September 6, 1891 in Findlay Ohio - December 21, 1975 in Palm Desert, California) was an actor Howard Keel, born Harold Clifford Keel ( April 13, 1919 &ndash November 7, 2004) was an American Actor Albert Hay Malotte ( Philadelphia Pennsylvania, May 19, 1895 - Los Angeles on November 16, 1964) was an American pianist Lee Garmes, ASC ( May 27, 1898 - August 31, 1978) was an award-winning American Cinematographer. Also see general Walt Disney Studios or Buena Vista. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures is a motion picture and television feature The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film |
| Country | U.S. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Big Fisherman is a 1959 American film directed by Frank Borzage about the life of St. Peter, one of the three closest disciples of Jesus. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Frank Borzage ( April 23, 1894 –- June 19, 1962) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director and actor famed Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE)
The film is adapted from a novel written by Lloyd C. Douglas. Lloyd Cassel Douglas ( August 27, 1877 - February 13, 1951) was a noteworthy American minister and author The novel is closely related to Douglas' previous book, The Robe, which was also adapted as a movie. The Robe is a 1942 Historical novel about the Crucifixion written by Lloyd C The Robe introduced "the Big Fisherman" as a nickname for Peter.
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Production
The film was shot in Super Panavision 70 (the first film so credited) by Lee Garmes. Super Panavision 70 was the marketing brand name used to identify movies photographed with Panavision 70 mm spherical optics between 1959 and 1983 Lee Garmes, ASC ( May 27, 1898 - August 31, 1978) was an award-winning American Cinematographer. The original music score was composed by Albert Hay Malotte, an American composer who is best known for his musical setting (composed in 1935, and introduced on radio that year by John Charles Thomas) of The Lord's Prayer. Albert Hay Malotte ( Philadelphia Pennsylvania, May 19, 1895 - Los Angeles on November 16, 1964) was an American pianist John Charles Thomas ( Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, September 6, 1891 - Apple Valley, California, December 13, The Lord's Prayer, also known as the Our Father or Pater noster, is probably the best-known Prayer in Christianity.
Plot
In one scene, two men approach Peter (played by Howard Keel) asking if he believes in turning the other cheek. Howard Keel, born Harold Clifford Keel ( April 13, 1919 &ndash November 7, 2004) was an American Actor Turning the other cheek is to respond to an aggressor without violence (in every sense of the word When he says he does, one of them hits him on the cheek to test him.
Casting
Peter is one of Keel's few non-singing roles before his portrayal of Clayton Farlow on the long-running TV series Dallas. Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991 Up to then, he had been primarily known as an actor-singer with a beautiful baritone voice, who had appeared in such MGM musicals as Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Annie Get Your Gun, Kiss Me, Kate and the 1951 film version of Show Boat. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is a Musical film released in 1954. Annie Get Your Gun is a 1950 American Musical film loosely based on the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley. Kiss Me Kate is the 1953 MGM film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name. Show Boat is a musical in two acts with music by Jerome Kern and book (based on a novel by Edna Ferber) and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein
Reception
The film was nominated for three Academy Awards: Lee Garmes for Cinematography, Renié for Best Costume Design and John DeCuir for Best Art Direction (color). "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Lee Garmes, ASC ( May 27, 1898 - August 31, 1978) was an award-winning American Cinematographer. The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award awarded each year to a Cinematographer for work in one particular Motion picture. This Academy Award was first given for movies made in 1948 when separate awards were given for black-and-white and color movies John DeCuir (1918 – 1991 was a Hollywood Art director. He studied at the Chouinard Art School, joined Universal in the late 1930s and The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures.
References
External links
- The Big Fisherman at the Internet Movie Database
- The Big Fisherman (e-book) available freely at the Project Gutenberg of Australia website. Project Gutenberg, abbreviated as PG, is a volunteer effort to Digitize, archive and distribute Cultural works
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