The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974)
1h 44m
Running Time
April 7, 1974Release Date
The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974)
1h 44m
Running Time
April 7, 1974Release Date
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Plot.
This film recounts the tales of the Biblical figures, Jacob and Joseph. The first part tells the story of Jacob fleeing his tribe when he cheats his brother out of his birthright, gets cheated himself in his exile years while learning of the need to make amends. The second part is of the story of Jacob's favorite son, Joseph. Betrayed and sold into slavery by his brothers, he meets and overcomes all adversity to become the Prime Minister of Egypt, second only to the Pharaoh.
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Cast & Crew.
Keith Michell
Jacob
Tony Lo Bianco
Joseph
Colleen Dewhurst
Rebekah
Herschel Bernardi
Laban
Harry Andrews
Isaac
Julian Glover
Esau
Yona Elian
Rachel
Rachel Shore
Potiphar's Wife
Yosef Shiloach
Pharaoh
Yehuda Efroni
Reuben
Rahel Shor
Potiphar's Wife
Yossi Graber
Butler
Bennes Mardenn
Potiphar
Shmuel Atzmon
Judah
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Director
Amnon Meskin
Baker
Ernest Kinoy
Writer
Zila Carni
Leah
Mildred Freed Alberg
Producer
Míkis Theodorakis
Composer
Austin Dempster
Cinematographer
Alan Bates
Narrator (voice)
Ted Moore
Cinematographer
Kevin Connor
Editor
Gerry Humphreys
Recording Supervision
Roni Ya'ackov
Associate Producer
John Ireland
Sound Director
Hanna Chalfon
Makeup Artist
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Wiki.
The Story of Jacob and Joseph is a 1974 American Biblical drama television film directed by Michael Cacoyannis, based on the Biblical Book of Genesis with a screenplay written by Ernest Kinoy. It stars Keith Michell as Jacob, Tony Lo Bianco as Joseph, Colleen Dewhurst as Rebekah, Herschel Bernardi as Laban, Harry Andrews as Isaac, and Julian Glover as Esau.
Filmed on location in Israel, The Story of Jacob and Joseph originally aired in the United States on the American Broadcasting Company on April 7, 1974. It was the fifth-highest viewed prime time program for the week. The Biblical narrative was continued two years later with The Story of David (1976), also produced for ABC-TV and involving many of the same cast and crew.