The Greatest Story Ever Told - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "The Greatest Story Ever Told"
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Timing:
3:19 (199 min)
6.389/10
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6.78/10
636
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6.6/10
13000
13000
Film crew
Director
Producer
George Stevens Jr.
Producer
Casting
Editor
Argyle Nelson Jr.
Editor
J. Frank O'Neill
Editor
Art Direction
David S. Hall
Art Direction
Costume Design
Stunts
Jerry Gatlin
Stunts
Carol Daniels
Stunts
John Epper
Stunts
Victor Paul
Stunts
Norm Taylor
Stunts
Bob Folkerson
Stunts
Johnny Hagner
Stunts
Production Design
William J. Creber
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Henry Wills
Stunt Coordinator
Second Unit Director
Original Music Composer
Stunt Double
Bob Terhune
Stunt Double
Director of Photography
Loyal Griggs
Director of Photography
Screenplay
James Lee Barrett
Screenplay
Novel
Fulton Oursler
Novel
Special Effects
Clarence Slifer
Special Effects
Sound Recordist
Charles E. Wallace
Sound Recordist
Matte Painter
Albert Simpson
Matte Painter
Stunts Coordinator
Henry Wills
Stunts Coordinator
What's left behind the scenes
- George Stevens was in a great hurry to film the scenes with John the Baptist, which were to be shot in the Glen Canyon area. The construction of the dam was nearing completion there, and filming was delaying the project.
- George Stevens filmed this movie in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah, finding the landscapes there much more – in his own words – majestic than anything that existed in the Middle East. A total of 47 sets were constructed for the film – on location and in the pavilions of Hollywood studios.
- Writing the script took three years. For most of this time, the meticulous George Stevens spent time reading historical works and gospel texts, as well as traveling around Israel.
- Producer and director George Stevens usually spent a whole year editing his films. As a rule, he shot dozens of takes of each scene, varying the camera position from take to take in order to later choose the best option. In this case, the film's premiere was originally planned for Christmas 1964, but although filming was completed at the end of the summer of 1963, the premiere had to be postponed because the editing was not finished on time due to the huge amount of footage. The film was released on Easter in 1965, and ran for 3 hours and 45 minutes, making it one of the longest films in history at the time. It was subsequently re-edited several times, and this particular version has not been seen by audiences since the 1960s.
- Initially, George Stevens hired 550 members of the Navajo tribe from the local reservation to play Roman legionaries, but they soon left the project due to some event of their own and returned home. They were replaced by cadets from the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. People receiving state health assistance from the state of Arizona played the roles of the sick and those seeking healing.
- During filming, the entire set and Jerusalem decorations were covered in snow when Arizona experienced a blizzard for the first time in several decades. Several hundred people – actors and crew members, including producer George Stevens (1904-1975) – came out to clear the snow, armed with shovels, wheelbarrows, bulldozers, and even flamethrowers. As soon as they finished clearing the set, the snow started again – even heavier than before. They had to move to the "Desilu Studios" pavilions in Hollywood.
- George Stevens filmed this movie in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah, finding the landscapes there much more – in his own words – majestic than anything existing in the Middle East. 47 sets were built for the film – on location and in the pavilions of Hollywood studios.
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