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King of Kings  (1961)
Of good and evil, of love and hate, of peace and war.


7.1|11 Oct, 1961|171 min
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Who is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed, and finally crucified. Yet that terrible fate would not be the end of the story.
Language

English 


Budget$7,775,000
Revenue $13,400,000
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Keywords
epic
christianity
crucifixion
bible
biography
1st century
jesus christ
christian film

Casts

Jeffrey Hunter
Jeffrey Hunter
Jesus
Siobhán McKenna
Siobhán McKenna
Mary
Hurd Hatfield
Hurd Hatfield
Pontius Pilate
Ron Randell
Ron Randell
Lucius
Viveca Lindfors
Viveca Lindfors
Claudia
Rita Gam
Rita Gam
Herodias
Carmen Sevilla
Carmen Sevilla
Mary Magdalene
Brigid Bazlen
Brigid Bazlen
Salome
Harry Guardino
Harry Guardino
Barabbas
Rip Torn
Rip Torn
Judas
Frank Thring
Frank Thring
Herod Antipas
Guy Rolfe
Guy Rolfe
Caiaphas
Royal Dano
Royal Dano
Peter
Robert Ryan
Robert Ryan
John the Baptist
Edric Connor
Edric Connor
Balthazar
Maurice Marsac
Maurice Marsac
Nicodemus
Grégoire Aslan
Grégoire Aslan
Herod
George Coulouris
George Coulouris
Camel Driver
Conrado San Martín
Conrado San Martín
General Pompey
Gérard Tichy
Gérard Tichy
Joseph
Antonio Mayans
Antonio Mayans
Young John
Luis Prendes
Luis Prendes
Good Thief / Roman Soldier
David Davies
Burly Man
José Nieto
José Nieto
Caspar
Rubén Rojo
Rubén Rojo
Matthew
Fernando Sancho
Fernando Sancho
Mad man
Michael Wager
Thomas
Félix de Pomés
Félix de Pomés
Joseph of Arimathea
Adriano Rimoldi
Adriano Rimoldi
Melchior
Barry Keegan
Bad Thief
Rafael Luis Calvo
Rafael Luis Calvo
Simon of Cyrene
Tino Barrero
Andrew
Paco Morán
Paco Morán
Blind Man
Frank Braña
Frank Braña
Roman Soldier/Barrabas Soldier (uncredited)
Cris Huerta
Cris Huerta
Jewish Rebel (uncredited)
John Kerr
John Kerr
Man at Sermon on the Mount (uncredited)
Ray Milland
Ray Milland
Satan (voice) (uncredited)
Antonio Montoya
Antonio Montoya
Roman Soldier (uncredited)
Paul Naschy
Paul Naschy
Herod Antipas' Servant/Roman Soldier (uncredited)
Randy Paar
Extra in Palm Sunday Scene (uncredited)
Aldo Sambrell
Aldo Sambrell
Judea Soldier (uncredited)
Bud Strait
John the Apostle (uncredited)
Ron Veto
Ron Veto
Bit part (uncredited)
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Crews

Samuel Bronston
Producer
Nicholas Ray
Nicholas Ray
Director
Philip Yordan
Philip Yordan
Screenplay
Milton Krasner
Milton Krasner
Director of Photography
Manuel Berenguer
Director of Photography
Franz Planer
Director of Photography
Miklós Rózsa
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
Harold F. Kress
Editor
Enrique Alarcón
Set Decoration
Anna Cristofani
Hairstylist
Georges Wakhévitch
Costume Design
Georges Wakhévitch
Set Designer
Lee LeBlanc
Special Effects
Stanley Goldsmith
Production Manager
Stanley Detlie
Property Master
Carl Gibson
Technical Supervisor
Norton Kurland
Electrician
Alex Weldon
Special Effects
Maciek Piotrowski
Draughtsman
Noël Howard
Noël Howard
Second Unit Director
Sumner Williams
Second Unit Director
Carlo Lastricati
Assistant Director
José María Ochoa
Assistant Director
José López Rodero
José López Rodero
Assistant Director
Mario Van Riel
Makeup Designer
Charles E. Parker
Makeup Designer
Franklin Milton
Recording Supervision
Basil Fenton-Smith
Sound Recordist
Eric Seelig
Costume Supervisor
Betty Utey
Choreographer
Alan Brown
Associate Producer
Jaime Prades
Associate Producer
Renée Lichtig
Editor
Julio Sempere
Second Assistant Director
Simon Mizrahi
Assistant Director
Franklin Milton
Sound Recordist
Fernando Pérez
Special Effects
Lee LeBlanc
Visual Effects
Fergus Bourke
Stunts
Frank Howard
Stunts
Miguel Pedregosa
Stunts
Terry Yorke
Stunts

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