

King of Kings
1961-10-11 · 171 min · ★ 7.2
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Nicholas Ray
- Production companies
- Samuel Bronston Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 7,775,000
- Revenue
- USD 13,400,000
Top Cast
Jeffrey HunterJesus
Siobhán McKennaMary
Hurd HatfieldPontius Pilate
Ron RandellLucius
Viveca LindforsClaudia
Rita GamHerodias
Brigid BazlenSalome
Harry GuardinoBarabbas
Rip TornJudas
Frank ThringHerod Antipas
Guy RolfeCaiaphas
Royal DanoPeter
Robert RyanJohn the Baptist
Edric ConnorBalthazar
Maurice MarsacNicodemus
Grégoire AslanHerod
George CoulourisCamel Driver
Conrado San MartínGeneral Pompey
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