Exploring the life of Peter, from being a successful fisherman to becoming a follower of Jesus Christ and being dependent on Jesus Christ.Exploring the life of Peter, from being a successful fisherman to becoming a follower of Jesus Christ and being dependent on Jesus Christ.Exploring the life of Peter, from being a successful fisherman to becoming a follower of Jesus Christ and being dependent on Jesus Christ.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 3 nominations total
Brian G. Hutton
- John
- (as Brian Hutton)
Tom Troupe
- James
- (as Thomas Troupe)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaWalt Disney originally rejected the filming of the novel, due to his distaste for religious films. His brother Roy backed the production, releasing it using the studio's Buena Vista arm.
- Quotes
Herod Antipas: [to a would-be assassin] "I am sorry. The hospitality of my house will be brief."
[Guard draws dagger to kill assassin]
Herod Antipas: "We have guests. Out of sight."
[Guards and assassin exit frame followed immediately by an off-screen scream]
- Alternate versionsThe TCM version runs for 2 hours 44 minutes 46 seconds.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Biography: Jonathan Harris: Never Fear, Smith Is Here (2002)
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The California desert subs for overseas locations.
I saw this one during its initial release at a theater in Palm Springs, California (now used only for stage shows and live presentations...one has to go a few miles out of the downtown area to find a multiplex, at least during my last visit there a year or so ago.) The 70mm cinematography (using the same units, borrowed presumably from M-G-M, that had been shipped to Rome to lens "Ben-Hur" - in "M-G-M Camera 65" - a "Window of the World" as the studio had touted it for the first production in that process, 1957's "Raintree County" starring Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift) is stunning, making great use of the Salton Sea area, a few miles from Palm Springs itself. I don't remember this film all that well, but I do recall that Herbert Lom and Martha Hyer, as Herod Antipas and his evil consort, Herodias, achieved chillingly corrupt portrayals, under the steady hand of old Hollywood veteran, Frank Borzage.
One wonders who now holds the rights to this film, for it would certainly be a title that might do well given a good transfer to DVD.
One wonders who now holds the rights to this film, for it would certainly be a title that might do well given a good transfer to DVD.
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- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Der Fischer von Galiläa
- Filming locations
- Palm Springs, U.S.A(An Arabian tent city was created near by)
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- Budget
- $4,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime3 hours
- Aspect ratio
- 2.20 : 1
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