The Bible: In the Beginning...

Overview

Covering only the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis, vignettes include: Adam and Eve frolicking in the Garden of Eden until their indulgence in the forbidden fruit sees them driven out; Cain murdering his brother Abel; Noah building an ark to preserve the animals of the world from the coming flood; and Abraham making a covenant with God.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 28, 1966

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Italian

Countries

Italy, United States of America

Production

20th Century Fox,Seven Arts Productions,Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica,Thalia AG,DDL Cinematografica

Cast

Peter Heinze,Peter Sallis,Michael Steinpichler,Romano Moraschini,Eleonora Rossi Drago,Richard Harris,Alberigo Donadeo,Salvatore Billa,Peter O'Toole,Eric Leutzingerand 32 more

Director

John Huston

Writer

Vittorio Bonicelli,Yvonne Axeworthy,Orson Welles,Christopher Fry,Jonathan Griffin,Ivo Perilli

Producer

Dino De Laurentiis

Cinematography

Giuseppe Rotunno

Music

Toshirō Mayuzumi

Budget

$16,500,000

Revenue

$34,900,000

IMDb

tt0060164