The Bible: In the Beginning

Directed by John Huston
Produced by Dino De Laurentiis
Written by Christopher Fry
Starring

Stephen Boyd
Ava Gardner
Richard Harris
John Huston
Peter O'Toole
Michael Parks
George C. Scott
Music by Toshirô Mayuzumi
Cinematography Giuseppe Rotunno
Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Release date(s)

September 28, 1966
Running time 174 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $18 million or $15 million
Box office $34,900,023


The Bible: In the Beginning is a 1966 religious epic film recounting the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis. It was a joint American production conceived by Dino De Laurentiis and directed by John Huston. The music score is by Toshirô Mayuzumi. The production was photographed byGiuseppe Rotunno in Dimension 150, a variant of the 70mm Todd-AO format. The cast includes John Huston, George C. Scott, Ava Gardner, andPeter O'Toole. The film consists of four main sections: Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah's Ark, and the story of Abraham. There are also a pair of shorter sections, one recounting the building of the Tower of Babel, and the other the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The sections vary greatly in tone.

The story of Abraham is somber and reverential, while that of Noah repeatedly focuses on his love of all animals - herbivorous and carnivorous or omnivorous. Cats (including lions) drink milk, with Noah's relationship with the animals being depicted harmoniously. The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and the Tower of Babel could be called precursors to special effects spectaculars, although there are no real effects in the Tower of Babel sequence, and the special effects in the Sodom and Gomorrah sequence do not appear until the cities are actually destroyed. It was originally conceived as the first in a series of films retelling the entire Old Testament, but these sequels were never made.

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