King of Kings
"Of good and evil, of love and hate, of peace and war."
DramaHistory
Who is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed, and finally crucified. Yet that terrible fate would not be the end of the story.
🎬 DirectorNicholas Ray
📅 Release1961-10-11
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioSamuel Bronston Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
🗳 Votes226
🔥 Popularity2
💰 Budget$7,775,000
💵 Revenue$13,400,000
🎭 Cast
Jeffrey Hunter
Jesus
Siobhán McKenna
Mary
Hurd Hatfield
Pontius Pilate
Ron Randell
Lucius
Viveca Lindfors
Claudia
Rita Gam
Herodias
Carmen Sevilla
Mary Magdalene
Brigid Bazlen
Salome
Harry Guardino
Barabbas
Rip Torn
Judas
Frank Thring
Herod Antipas
Guy Rolfe
Caiaphas
Royal Dano
Peter
Robert Ryan
John the Baptist
Edric Connor
Balthazar
🎥 Crew
DirectorNicholas Ray
ScreenplayPhilip Yordan
Director of PhotographyMilton Krasner
ProducerSamuel Bronston
Director of PhotographyManuel Berenguer
Director of PhotographyFranz Planer
EditorHarold F. Kress
Original Music ComposerMiklós Rózsa
HairstylistAnna Cristofani
Set DecorationEnrique Alarcón
🖼 Gallery
🏷 Keywords
christianitycrucifixionbiblebiography1st centuryjesus christchristian film
💬 Reviews
The best of the Christ story epics. King Of Kings is a good film, and certainly one that is better than its reputation suggests. It's for sure better than the poorly put together The Robe from 1953 and the gargantuan excess that would be The Greatest Story Ever Told four years post this MGM piece. Produced by legendary Samuel Bronston and directed with assurance and imagination by Nicholas …
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