The Bible: In the Beginning...
The unforgettable adventure of man from the creation!
1966
Rated
NR
175
minutes
Adventure, Drama, History
Directed By:
John Huston
Starring:
Michael Parks, Ulla Bergryd, Richard Harris, John Huston, Stephen Boyd, George C. Scott, Franco Nero
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.
Language
English
Release Date
September 28, 1966
Budget
$16,500,000
Revenue
$34,900,000
Cast
Michael Parks
Adam
Ulla Bergryd
Eve
Richard Harris
Cain
John Huston
Noah
Stephen Boyd
Nimrod
George C. Scott
Abraham
Ava Gardner
Sarah
Peter O'Toole
The Three Angels
Zoe Sallis
Hagar
Gabriele Ferzetti
Lot
Eleonora Rossi Drago
Lot's wife
Franco Nero
Abel
Pupella Maggio
Noah's wife
Robert Rietti
Abraham's Steward
Peter Heinze
Ham
Roger Beaumont
Gianluigi Crescenzi
Maria Grazia Spina
Lot's daughter # 2
Angelo Boscariol
Shem
Claudie Lange
Nimrod's wife
Anna Orso
Shem's wife
Adriana Ambesi
Lot's daughter # 1
Eric Leutzinger
Japhet
Michael Steinpichler
Gabriella Pallotta
Ham's wife
Alberto Lucantoni
Isaac
Rossana Di Rocco
Japhet's wife
Luciano Conversi
Ismael
Giovanna Galletti
Sinful Woman
Lars Bloch
Archangel (uncredited)
Flavio Bennati
Serpent (uncredited)
Salvatore Billa
Abraham's Follower (uncredited)
Giovanni Di Benedetto
Nimrod's Man (uncredited)
Ivan Rassimov
Dignitary at Babylon (uncredited)
Romano Moraschini
Sinful Man (uncredited)
Veriano Ginesi
Sinful Man (uncredited)
Alberigo Donadeo
Sinful Man (uncredited)
Amerigo Santarelli
Sinful Man (uncredited)
Mimmo Poli
Sodomite (uncredited)
Fred Coplan
Abraham's Follower (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Camera
Franco Nero
Still Photographer
Giuseppe Rotunno
Director of Photography
Giuseppe Di Biase
First Assistant Camera
Vladimiro Salvatori
Grip
Giuseppe Maccari
Camera Operator
Piero Servo
Assistant Camera
Donald C. Rogers
Second Unit Director of Photography
Art
Mario Chiari
Art Direction
Stephen B. Grimes
Assistant Art Director
Italo Tomassi
Painter
Pasquale Romano
Assistant Art Director
Enzo Eusepi
Set Decoration
Enzo Eusepi
Set Dresser
Aldo Puccini
Set Designer
Luciano Puccini
Assistant Set Decoration
Mario Scisci
Set Designer
Tani
Property Master
Production
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Guidarino Guidi
Casting
Bruno Todini
Production Manager
Fred Sidewater
Producer's Assistant
Ralph B. Serpe
Producer's Assistant
Giorgio Morra
Production Assistant
Piero De Luca
Production Manager
Luigi Luraschi
Associate Producer
Salvatore Garofalo
Consulting Producer
W.M. Merchant
Consulting Producer
Angelo Lombardi
Consulting Producer
Editing
Costume & Make-Up
Elda Magnanti
Hairdresser
Alberto De Rossi
Makeup Supervisor
Maria De Matteis
Costume Design
Sandro Melaranci
Makeup Artist
Directing
John Huston
Director
Gladys Hill
Assistant Director Trainee
Vana Caruso
Assistant Director
Ottavio Oppo
Assistant Director
Ernst Haas
Second Unit Director
Sound
Marvin Walowitz
Sound Effects Editor
Franco Ferrara
Conductor
Goffredo Petrassi
Music Consultant
Gilbert D. Marchant
Music Editor
Leslie Hodgson
Sound Editor
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Original Music Composer
Murray Spivack
Recording Supervision
Basil Fenton-Smith
Sound Recordist
Fred Hynes
Recording Supervision
Wayne Fury
Sound Effects Editor
James D. Young
Assistant Sound Editor
John Blunk
Sound Effects Editor
Writing
Orson Welles
Scenario Writer
Ivo Perilli
Writers' Assistant
Vittorio Bonicelli
Writers' Assistant
Christopher Fry
Screenplay
Yvonne Axeworthy
Script Editor
Jonathan Griffin
Writers' Assistant
Crew
Orson Welles
Additional Writing
Ennio Morricone
Additional Music
Mario Soldati
Additional Writing
Carlo Rambaldi
Special Effects
Katherine Dunham
Choreographer
Augie Lohman
Special Effects
Virgilio Ponti
Stunts
Carlo De Marchis
Special Effects Assistant
Linwood G. Dunn
Special Effects
Zeus Ianiro
Special Effects
Lighting