The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

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The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) – Theatrical Trailer – © United Artists

The Greatest Story Ever Told: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack [Enhanced CD] $18.98 Soundtracks to the life and death of Christ have always been a mixed bag, but Alfred Newman had at least set the dramatic parameters by composing music for previous Biblical films. This is among Newman's last underscores, which he wrote under ailing health and much production pressure. Like its subject, it is grand, somber, ceremonial, but at times so epic that it is off-putting. The sheer size of...

Road Trips: Vol. 3, No. 1 - Oakland 12/28/79 $36.79 The latest installment in the Road Trips series, now entering its third big year (and ninth release overall) is bound to become a favorite. Road Trips Vol. 3, No. 1 is the complete show from December 28, 1979, part of the sparkling run that has already given us the excellent Dick's Picks: Vol. 5 (from 12/26/79). You'll recall that these year-end concerts, held at the Oakland Auditorium because Win...

Road Trips: Vol. 2, No. 3 - Wall of Sound (2 CD + Bonus Disc) Celebrating the 35th anniversary of the spectacular Wall of Sound, we invite you on a sonic excursion into back-to-back shows from June of '74. Propelled by the heart-thumping power of the Wall, these shows capture the band during a period of heightened intensity and brilliant musicianship. Disc one finds the Wall of Sound towering over the State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa for a Thursday, Jun...

The Greatest Story Ever Told $6.00 The life of Christ got an excessively long treatment (260 minutes, later trimmed to 195) in this 1965 film directed by George Stevens (The Diary of Anne Frank). Max von Sydow does beautiful work as Jesus--his spontaneous mourning at discovering his friend Lazarus has died is not like anything in other New Testament epics--and Stevens renders the familiar tale with a handsome authenticity. But the ...

The Greatest Story Ever Told [Blu-ray] $9.20 Magnificent account of the Gospel story, filled with majestic settings and a cast list that reads like a "Who's Who" of film. Max Von Sydow essays the role of Jesus; Jose Ferrer, Charlton Heston, David McCallum, Dorothy McGuire, Sidney Poitier, Telly Savalas, and John Wayne also appear. George Stevens directs. 199 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English....