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King of Kings (Widescreen) (DVD)

Jeffrey Hunter (actor), Siobhan McKenna (actor) and Nicholas Ray (director)

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Synopsis

Nicholas Ray's lavish and beautifully constructed widescreen epic about the life of Jesus of Nazareth.
"King of Kings" is built upon a series of narrative parallels and contrasts between Jesus and Barrabas. The film portrays the thief as a rebel leader of the Jewish resistance; unlike Jesus, who preaches a message of peace, Barrabas advocates violence as a means to an end. By building his drama around this religious and philosophical conflict, Ray establishes a tension that defamiliarizes this well-known story.
Highlights include the Sermon on the Mount and the scene in which Salome asks King Herod for the head of John the Baptist.

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Title Note

Originally a 70mm production, shot in Super Technirama.

A silent version of the life of Christ, also called "King of Kings," was directed by Cecil B. de Mille in 1927. The cast included H.B. Warner (Christ); Jacqueline Logan (Mary Magdalene); Joseph Schildkraut (Judas); Ernest Torrence (Peter); Victor Varconi (Pontius Pilate); Dorothy Cummings (Mary, mother of Jesus); and Rudolph Schildkraut (Caiaphas).

Release Note

DVD Features:

Region 1
Snap Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Letterbox - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Mono 1.0 - English
Additional Release Material:
Bonus Footage: Newsreels (2)
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Featurette: THE CAMERA'S WINDOW OF THE WORLD

DVD Features:

Region 1
Snap Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Mono 1.0 - English
Additional Release Material:
Featurettes - 1. THE CAMERA'S WINDOW OF THE WORLD
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Additional Footage - 1. Newsreels (2)

Two Tape Set

Product Notes

A splendid, deeply moving screen biography of Christ. Especially memorable is the portion of the film depicting the "Sermon on the Mount."

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4 out of 5 stars Divine., April 10, 2008
By Gary
King of Kings is a superbly made film that is extremely moving. The cinematography is breath taking as well. This is on par with movies like Ben - Hur.

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