King of kings

Resource Information

The work King of kings represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Portland Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

King of kings

Statement of responsibility

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; screen play by Philip Yordan ; produced by Samuel Bronston ; directed by Nicholas Ray

Creator

• King of Kings (Motion picture : 1961)

Contributor

• Bronston, Samuel
• McKenna, Siobhán, 1923-1986
• Ray, Nicholas, 1911-1979
• Yordan, Philip
• Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995
• Welles, Orson, 1915-1985
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Hunter, Jeffrey, 1926-1969
• Hatfield, Hurd, 1918-1998

Actor

• McKenna, Siobhán, 1923-1986
• Hatfield, Hurd, 1918-1998
• Hunter, Jeffrey, 1926-1969

Screenwriter

• Yordan, Philip

Director

• Ray, Nicholas, 1911-1979

Narrator

• Welles, Orson, 1915-1985

Producer

• Bronston, Samuel

Subject

• Bible films
• Bible, Gospels
• Bible, Gospels -- Drama
• Biographical films
• Biographical films
• Christian films
• Christian films
• Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Film adaptations
• Film adaptations
• Historical films
• Historical films
• Jesus Christ
• Jesus Christ -- Drama
• Religious films
• Religious films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Bible films
• Bible films

Genre

• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Christian films
• Drama
• Feature films
• Film adaptations
• Historical films
• Religious films
• Biographical films
• Bible films

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng

Summary

The story of the life of Christ, describing certain events that took place between Romans and Jews and setting the political background for the life of Christ, and the personalities and ideas of the New Testament

Related

• Camera's window of the world

Cataloging source

HVD

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Music by Miklos Rozsa

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Language note

English (Dolby digital surround 5.1) and French (mono) soundtracks with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed captioned in English

PerformerNote

• Jeffrey Hunter (Jesus Christ), Siobhan McKenna (Mary), Hurd Hatfield (Pontius Pilate), Ron Randell (Lucius, The Centurion), Viveca Lindfors (Claudia), Rita Gam (Herodias), Carmen Sevilla (Mary Magdalene), Harry Guardino (Barabbas), Rip Torn (Judas), Royal Dano (Peter), Robert Ryan (John The Baptist), George Coulouris (camel driver), Brigid Bazlen (Salome), Frank Thring (Herod Antipas), Guy Rolfe (Caiaphas), Maurice Marsac (Nicodemus), Gregoire Aslan (Herod)
• Narrator Orson Welles

Runtime

171

Target audience

general

Technique

live action