The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

Jesus Defends Mary Magdalene

Jesus (Max von Sydow) intervenes with compassion when Mary Magdalene (Joanna Dunham) is publicly judged and ridiculed for adultery.

Directed by George Stevens.

© MGM 2013

Released in 1965 by MGM.

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  • character-type: Jesus
  • editors-choice: Inspirational Speeches
  • editors-choice: Iconic Lines
  • primary-genre: Classics
  • primary-genre: Children and Family
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Classic Children & Family Movies
  • secondary-genre: Classics
  • secondary-genre: Classic Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Pre-20th Century Period Pieces
  • secondary-genre: Family Drama
  • secondary-genre: Epics
  • secondary-genre: Biography
  • secondary-genre: Period Pieces
  • mood: Inspiring
  • mood: Family-Friendly
  • mood: Emotional
  • mood: Feel-Good
  • mood: Heartfelt
  • primary-occasion: Holidays
  • secondary-occasion: Easter
  • prop: Rock
  • setting: Desert
  • theme: Forgiveness
  • theme: Mercy
  • actor: Joanna Dunham
  • actor: Sal Mineo
  • actor: Max von Sydow
  • director: George Stevens
  • producer: Frank I. Davis
  • producer: George Stevens Jr.
  • producer: Antonio Vellani
  • cinematographer: William C. Mellor
  • cinematographer: Loyal Griggs
  • composer: Alfred Newman
  • editor: J. Frank O'Neill
  • editor: Argyle Nelson Jr.
  • editor: Harold F. Kress
  • costume-designer: Marjorie Best
  • costume-designer: Vittorio Nino Novarese
  • role-name: Mary Magdalene
  • role-name: Uriah
  • role-name: Jesus
  • screenwriter: Fulton Oursler
  • screenwriter: Carl Sandburg
  • screenwriter: James Lee Barrett
  • screenwriter: Henry Denker
  • year: 1965
  • studio: MGM

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