Review of The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) by Aidan S — 09 Sep 2007
Hollywood put so much into this big budget epic, the production values alone make it worth seeing. It also doesn't hurt that they signed virtually everyone who was ever anyone to appear in the film in roles of various levels of importance. Biblical Epic veteran Charlton Heston puts in an especially great showing as John the Baptist, and they even got a past his prime John Wayne(!) to make a cameo as the Roman Centurion in charge of Jesus' Crucifixion.
The end result is a mostly-entertaining movie that gets ocasionally bogged down by some overly drawn out sequences and a few snicker-inducing "what were they thinking?" bits.
This review of The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) was written by Aidan S on 09 Sep 2007.
The Greatest Story Ever Told has generally received positive reviews.
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