SYNOPSIS
George Stevens' epic production. "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken Me?" It is towards this climactic crossroads that the story of Jesus of Nazareth leads, and to which, at the final moment, it again looks back in triumphant retrospect. It is the anguishing crossroads where the eternal questions of faith and doubt become resolved. Star-studded cast includes Max Von Sydow (as Jesus), Dorothy McGuire (as Mary), Robert Loggia (as Joseph), Charlton Heston (as John the Baptist), Michael Anderson, Jr., Robert Blake, Jamie Farr, David McCallum, Roddy McDowall, Ina Balin, Janet Margolin, Sidney Poitier, Carroll Baker, Pat Boone, Van Heflin, Sal Mineo, Shelley Winters, Ed Wynn, John Wayne, Telly Savalas, Angela Lansbury, Paul Stewart, Harold J. Stone, Martin Landau, Joseph Schildkraut, Victor Buono, Jose Ferrer, Claude Rains, Donald Pleasence, Richard Conte and Cyril Delevanti.
- Max von SydowJesus
- Dorothy McGuireThe Virgin Mary
- Charlton HestonJohn the Baptist
- Michael Anderson Jr.James the Younger
- Carroll BakerVeronica
- Ina BalinMartha of Bethany
- Pat BooneAngel at the Tomb
- Victor BuonoSorak
- Richard ConteBarabbas
- Joanna DunhamMary Magdalene
- José FerrerHerod Antipas
- Van HeflinBar Amand
- Martin LandauCaiaphas
- Angela LansburyClaudia
- Janet MargolinMary of Bethany
- David McCallumJudas Iscariot
- Roddy McDowallMatthew
- Sal MineoUriah
- Nehemiah PersoffShemiah
- Donald PleasenceThe Dark Hermit - Satan
- Sidney PoitierSimon of Cyrene
- Claude RainsKing Herod
- Gary RaymondPeter
- Telly SavalasPontius Pilate
- Joseph SchildkrautNicodemus