King of Kings DVD (1961)

King of Kings

1961

Overall rating: 2.5 out of 5

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One major film star referred to director Nicholas Ray as a loser, because of Ray's alleged willingness to let his more temperamental actors walk all over him. Evidently, Ray had a very compliant and cooperative cast in King of Kings, inasmuch as the film emerged as one of the most disciplined Biblical epics ever made. Jeffrey Hunter is cast as Jesus Christ, delivering a wholly credible performance in this most taxing of roles (never mind the wags who referred to the film as I Was a Teenage Jesus). Siobhan McKenna is a radiant if somewhat overaged Mary; Hurd Hatfield offers a properly preening Pontius Pilate; Rip Torn portrays Judas more for the tragedy than the treachery; Robert Ryan (a personal favorite of Ray's) is one of the best John the Baptists you're ever likely to see; and Harry Guardino convincingly interprets Barabbas as a firebrand political extremist. The only false note in the casting is the MGM-dictated selection of teenaged Brigid Bazlen as Salome. The best aspect of the film is its handling of the days after the Resurrection; the Jesus sightings are offered as secondhand information, so as to retain some of the mystery inherent in the Scriptures. King of Kings was previously filmed in 1927 by Cecil B. DeMille, with a middle-aged H.B. Warner as Jesus.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

King of Kings details

Format:	PG DVD
Starring:	Ron Randell, Siobhan McKenna, Viveca Lindfors, Hurd Hatfield, Jeffrey Hunter
Director:	Nicholas Ray
Genre:	Drama - Period
Studio:	SIMPLY MEDIA

DVD 1 disc

Name	Discs
King of Kings	PG Feature

DVD Information

Run time:	1 hour 52 minutes
Rental release:	Not currently released
Main languages:	English

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King of Kings?

By a customer from Coventry.England. , 05 Jan 2007

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I would rate this film if I had been sent this version(which I ordered)and not the much earlier silent version!!!

!I now see that someone else has had the same problem-not just once-but 4 times! Wake up.
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King of Kings?

By a customer from Coventry.England. , 05 Jan 2007

I would rate this film if I had been sent this version(which I ordered)and not the much earlier silent version!!!

!I now see that someone else has had the same problem-not just once-but 4 times! Wake up.
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By a customer from Ely Cambs , 02 Jan 2007

This film may or may not not exist. I have tried to rent it 4 times now from Love Film and 4 times have been sent the 1927 silent version. So if you do want to rent this be warned.
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