The Greatest Story Ever Told 59 years old

From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod; Christ's baptism by John the Baptist; and the betrayal by Judas after the Last Supper that eventually leads to Christ's crucifixion and miraculous return.

Credits

Max von Sydow as Jesus

Charlton Heston as John the Baptist

Shelley Winters as Woman who is healed

Angela Lansbury as Claudia

Robert Blake as Simon the Zealot

Martin Landau as Caiaphas

The Greatest Story Ever Told Cast

Name	Character
Max von Sydow He was 35, 90 years old when he died	as Jesus
Charlton Heston He was 41, 84 years old when he died	as John the Baptist
Shelley Winters She was 44, 85 years old when she died	as Woman who is healed
Angela Lansbury She was 39, now 98 years old	as Claudia
Robert Blake He was 31, now 90 years old	as Simon the Zealot
Martin Landau He was 36, 89 years old when he died	as Caiaphas
Donald Pleasence He was 45, 75 years old when he died	as The Dark Hermit - Satan
Robert Loggia He was 35, 85 years old when he died	as Joseph
Sidney Poitier He was 37, now 97 years old	as Simon of Cyrene
Russell Johnson He was 40, 89 years old when he died	as Scribe
Paul Stewart He was 5, 26 years old when he died	as Questor
John Wayne He was 57, 72 years old when he died	as Centurion at crucifixion
Dorothy McGuire She was 48, 85 years old when she died	as The Virgin Mary
Jay C. Flippen He was 65, 71 years old when he died	as Drunken Soldier - Herod Antipas' Court (uncredited)
José Ferrer He was 53, 80 years old when he died	as Herod Antipas
Philip Coolidge He was 56, 58 years old when he died	as Chuza
Nehemiah Persoff He was 45, now 104 years old	as Shemiah
David McCallum He was 31, now 90 years old	as Judas Iskarioth
Pat Boone He was 30, now 89 years old	as Angel at the Tomb
Roddy McDowall He was 36, 70 years old when he died	as Matthew
Michael Ansara He was 42, 91 years old when he died	as Herod's commander
Harold J. Stone He was 51, 92 years old when he died	as Gen. Varus
Richard Conte He was 54, 65 years old when he died	as Barabbas
Van Heflin He was 56, 62 years old when he died	as Bar Amand
Carroll Baker She was 33, now 92 years old	as Veronica
Ed Wynn He was 78, 79 years old when he died	as Old Aram
David Hedison He was 37, 92 years old when he died	as Philip
Michael Tolan He was 39, 85 years old when he died	as Lazarus
Janet Margolin She was 21, 50 years old when she died	as Mary of Bethany
Victor Buono He was 27, 43 years old when he died	as Sorak
Telly Savalas He was 43, 72 years old when he died	as Pontius Pilate
Tom Reese He was 97, 81 years old when he died	as Thomas
Gary Raymond He was 29, now 88 years old	as Simon Peter
Abraham Sofaer He was 68, 91 years old when he died	as Joseph of Arimathaea
John Crawford He was 44, 90 years old when he died	as Alexander
Claude Rains He was 75, 77 years old when he died	as King Herod
John Abbott He was 143, 72 years old when he died	as Aben
Ina Balin She was 27, 52 years old when she died	as Martha of Bethany
Marian Seldes She was 36, 86 years old when she died	as Herodias
Rodolfo Acosta He was 44, 54 years old when he died	as Captain of lancers
Frank de Kova He was 54, 71 years old when he died	as The tormentor
David Sheiner He was 37, now 96 years old	as James the Elder
Frank Silvera He was 50, 55 years old when he died	as Caspar
Burt Brinckerhoff He was 28, now 87 years old	as Andrew
Celia Lovsky She was 67, 82 years old when she died	as Woman Behind Railings (uncredited)
Chet Stratton He was 54, 59 years old when he died	as Theophilus
Mark Lenard He was 40, 72 years old when he died	as Balthazar
John Considine He was 30, now 89 years old	as John
Joseph Sirola He was 35, 89 years old when he died	as Dumah
Sal Mineo He was 26, 37 years old when he died	as Uriah
Jamie Farr He was 30, now 89 years old	as Thaddaeus
Joanna Dunham She was 28, 78 years old when she died	as Mary Magdalene
Michael Anderson, Jr. He was 21, now 80 years old	as James the Younger
Cyril Delevanti He was 75, 86 years old when he died	as Melchior
Joseph Schildkraut He was 68, 67 years old when he died	as Nicodemus
Robert Busch	as Emissary
John Lupton He was 36, 65 years old when he died	as Speaker of Capernaum
Ron Whelan	as Annas
Peter Mann He was 5, now 53 years old	as Nathanael

The Greatest Story Ever Told Crew

Name	Department
Harold F. Kress as Editor. He was 51 (86) years old when He died	Editing
Richard Day as Art Direction. He was 68 (76) years old when He died	Art
William C. Mellor as Director of Photography. He was 61 (59) years old when He died	Camera
Argyle Nelson, Jr. as Editor. He was 33 (now 93) years old	Editing
J. Frank O'Neill as Editor.	Editing
Vittorio Nino Novarese as Costume Design. He was 57 (76) years old when He died	Costume & Make-Up
Charles E. Wallace as Sound Recordist. He was 62 (78) years old when He died	Sound
David S. Hall as Art Direction. He was 59 (58) years old when He died	Art
Fulton Oursler as Novel. He was 72 (59) years old when He died	Writing
Lynn Stalmaster as Casting. He was 37 (now 96) years old	Production
William J. Creber as Production Design. He was 33 (87) years old when He died	Art
James Lee Barrett as Screenplay. He was 35 (59) years old when He died	Writing
Loyal Griggs as Director of Photography. He was 59 (72) years old when He died	Camera
George Stevens, Jr. as Producer. He was 32 (now 92) years old	Production

The Greatest Story Ever Told (59 years)

Release day: Monday, February 15, 1965
Runtime: 199 minutes
Budget: 20000000.00
Revenue: 15473333.00