Story :From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod; Christ's baptism by John the Baptist; and the betrayal by Judas after the Last Supper that eventually leads to Christ's crucifixion and miraculous return.
Cast
Max von SydowJesus
Michael Anderson Jr.James the Younger
Carroll BakerVeronica
Ina BalinMartha of Bethany
Victor BuonoSorak
Richard ConteBarabbas
Joanna DunhamMary Magdalene
José FerrerHerod Antipas
Van HeflinBar Amand
Charlton HestonJohn the Baptist
Martin LandauCaiaphas
Angela LansburyClaudia
Pat BooneAngel at the Tomb
Janet MargolinMary of Bethany
David McCallumJudas Iskarioth
Roddy McDowallMatthew
Dorothy McGuireThe Virgin Mary
Sal MineoUriah
Nehemiah PersoffShemiah
Donald PleasenceThe Dark Hermit - Satan
Sidney PoitierSimon of Cyrene
Claude RainsKing Herod
Gary RaymondSimon Peter
Telly SavalasPontius Pilate
Joseph SchildkrautNicodemus
Paul StewartQuestor
John WayneCenturion at crucifixion
Shelley WintersWoman who is healed
Ed WynnOld Aram
John AbbottAben
Rodolfo AcostaCaptain of lancers
Michael AnsaraHerod's commander
Robert BlakeSimon the Zealot
Burt BrinckerhoffAndrew
Robert BuschEmissary
John ConsidineJohn
Philip CoolidgeChuza
John CrawfordAlexander
Frank De KovaThe tormentor
Cyril DelevantiMelchior
Jamie FarrThaddaeus
David HedisonPhilip
Russell JohnsonScribe
Mark LenardBalthazar
Robert LoggiaJoseph
John LuptonSpeaker of Capernaum
Peter MannNathanael
Tom ReeseThomas
Marian SeldesHerodias
David SheinerJames the Elder
Frank SilveraCaspar
Joseph SirolaDumah
Abraham SofaerJoseph of Arimathaea
Harold J. StoneGen. Varus
Chet StrattonTheophilus
Michael TolanLazarus
Ron WhelanAnnas
Jay C. FlippenDrunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court