The Bible...In the Beginning
Brief Synopsis
John Huston narrates this dramatization of the Book of Genesis.
Cast & Crew
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John Huston
Director
Michael Parks
Adam
Ulla Bergryd
Eve
Richard Harris
Cain
John Huston
Noah/narrator
Stephen Boyd
Nimrod
Film Details
Also Known As
La Bibbia, The Bible
Genre
Epic
Historical
Religion
Release Date
Jan
1966
Premiere Information
New York opening: 28 Sep 1966
Production Company
Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica S.p.A.
Distribution Company
Seven Arts Pictures; Twentieth Century--Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
Location
Cinecitta Studios, Rome, Italy
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 54m
Sound
Mono (RCA Sound System), 70 mm 6-Track
Color
Color (DeLuxe)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.20 : 1
Synopsis
This film portrays the first 22 chapters of Genesis, depicting: The Creation; Adam and Eve and the expulsion from Eden; Cain and Abel; Noah and the Flood; Nimrod and the Tower of Babel; Abraham, his wife, Sarah, her handmaiden Hagar, and the birth of Ishmael; the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah; and Abraham and Isaac.
Director
John Huston
Director
Cast
Michael Parks
Adam
Ulla Bergryd
Eve
Richard Harris
Cain
John Huston
Noah/narrator
Stephen Boyd
Nimrod
George C Scott
Abraham
Ava Gardner
Sarah
Peter O'toole
The Three Angels
Zoe Sallis
Hagar
Gabriele Ferzetti
Lot
Eleonora Rossi Drago
Lot's wife
Franco Nero
Abel
Pupella Maggio
Noah's wife
Alberto Lucantoni
Isaac
Luciano Conversi
Ishmael
Robert Rietty
Abraham's steward
Adriana Ambesi
Maria Grazia Spina
Lot's daughters
Claudie Lange
The Queen, Nimrod's wife
Angelo Boscariol
Shem
Peter Heinze
Ham
Anna Maria Orso
Shem's wife
Eric Leutzinger
Japheth
Rossana Di Rocco
Japheth's wife
Gabriella Pallotta
Ham's wife
Flavio Bennati
Serpent
Roger Beaumont
Gianluigi Crescenzi
Michael Steinpichler
Giovanna Galletti
Crew
Bruno Avesani
Set dressing
Yvonne Axworthy
Screenplay girl
Vittorio Bonicelli
Screenplay assistant
Vana Caruso
Assistant Director
Mario Celentano
Mix
Mario Chiari
Art Director
Chorus Carapellucci
Music performed by
Fernando Cinquini
Prod inspector
Romano Dandi
Production Assistant
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Dino De Laurentiis
Presented By
Maria De Matteis
Costumes
Alberto De Rossi
Makeup Supervisor
Katherine Dunham
Choreography
Linwood Dunn
Special optical Effects
Enzo Eusepi
Set dressing
Basil Fenton-smith
Sound Recording
Franco Ferrara
Conductor
Film Effects Of Hollywood
Special optical Effects
Sorelle Fontana (roma)
Miss Gardner's Costume
Christopher Fry
Screenwriter
Corrado Gagli
Cooperation
Salvatore, (msgr.) Garofalo
Consultant
Tntonio Girasante
Prod inspector
Louis Goldman
Stills
Jonathan Griffin
Screenplay assistant
Stephen Grimes
Associate art Director
Guidarino Guidi
Casting Director
Ernst Haas
2nd unit Director for "The Creation"
Gladys Hill
Associate to director
Leslie Hodgson
Sound Editing
Fred Hynes
Sound rec Supervisor
Ralph Kemplen
Film Editor
Giuliano Laurenti
Makeup
Augie Lohman
Special Effects
Angelo Lombardi
Zoological consultant
Luigi Luraschi
Associate Producer
Giuseppe Maccari
Camera Operator
Elda Magnanti
Hairstyles
Gilbert D. Marchant
Music Editor
Toshiro Mayuzumi
Music Score
W. M., (rev.) Merchant
Consultant
Mirko
Cooperation
Giorgio Morra
Production Assistant
Eunice Mountjoy
Assistant to film Editor
Ottavio Oppo
Assistant Director
Orchestra Cinefonica Italiana
Music performed by
Ivo Perilli
Screenplay assistant
Aldo Puccini
Set const
Pasquale Romano
Assistant art Director
Paul Ronald
Stills
Giuseppe Rotunno
Director of Photography
Mario Scisi
Set const
Ralph Serpe
Assistant to prod
Murray Spivack
Sound Recording
Marco Tamburella
Prod inspector
Tani-cappellini
Set dressing accessories
Technicolor Limited
Special optical Effects
Tigano & Lo Faro
Costumes
Bruno Todini
Production Manager
Emilio Villa
Story consultant
Zeus--janiro
Sun Effects & Special projector
Videos
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Film Details
Also Known As
La Bibbia, The Bible
Genre
Epic
Historical
Religion
Release Date
Jan
1966
Premiere Information
New York opening: 28 Sep 1966
Production Company
Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica S.p.A.
Distribution Company
Seven Arts Pictures; Twentieth Century--Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
Location
Cinecitta Studios, Rome, Italy
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 54m
Sound
Mono (RCA Sound System), 70 mm 6-Track
Color
Color (DeLuxe)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.20 : 1
Award Nominations
Best Music Original Dramatic Score
1967
Articles
The Bible...In the Beginning
John Huston directs and narrates this dramatization of the Book of Genesis.
The Bible...In the Beginning
John Huston directs and narrates this dramatization of the Book of Genesis.
Quotes
Trivia
It was 'John Huston' 's original idea to have 'Charlie Chaplin' play the role of Noah. However, Chaplin didn't much like the idea of appearing in a picture directed by someone other than himself, and Huston wound up playing the role. Similarly, Huston wanted Igor Stravinsky to score the film. For unspecified reasons, this was never done, either.
'Dino De Laurentiis' originally announced that this would be the first in a series of feature films based on the books of The Bible.
One of the first mainstream American films to feature full-frontal male and female nudity (albeit artfully filmed in a light-and-shadow style) in the Garden of Eden sequences. Reportedly, neither 'Michael Parks' nor Ulla Bergryd used body doubles for these scenes.
Notes
Filmed in Rome, Sicily, Sardinia, and northern Egypt. Opened in Rome in 1966 as La Bibbia. Also known as The Bible. The St. James version of the Bible is read in the narration.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1966
Re-release in USA on video March 11, 1997.
Shot on 65mm film and released in 70mm prints.
Dimension 150
Released in United States 1966
