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The Story of Jacob and Joseph
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Genre Historical drama
Based on Book of Genesis
Written by Ernest Kinoy
Directed by Michael Cacoyannis
Starring
Keith Michell
Tony Lo Bianco
Colleen Dewhurst
Herschel Bernardi
Harry Andrews
Julian Glover
Narrated by Alan Bates
Theme music composer Mikis Theodorakis
Country of origin United States
Original language(s)
English
Production
Producer(s) Mildred Freed Alberg
Rony Yacov
Cinematography
Ted Moore
Austin Dempster
Editor(s) Kevin Connor
Running time 110 minutes
Production company(s)
Mildred Theatrical Productions
Screen Gems
Distributor American Broadcasting Company
Release
Original release


  • April 7, 1974 (1974-04-07) (United States)











The Story of Jacob and Joseph is a 1974 American historical 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.[1] 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.




Contents






  • 1 Plot summary


  • 2 Cast


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Plot summary


This film is the narrative of two Biblical patriarchs: Jacob (Israel) and the favorite among Jacob's 12 sons, Joseph. Part I, The Story of Jacob, details the story of Jacob fleeing his tribe after cheating his brother Esau out of his birthright, getting cheated himself in his exile years, and learning of the need to make amends. Part II, The Story of Jacob and his Brothers, is of the story of Jacob's favourite son, Joseph. Betrayed and sold into slavery by his brothers, he meets and overcomes adversity to become the prime minister of Egypt, closest official to the Pharaoh himself.



Cast




  • Keith Michell as Jacob


  • Tony Lo Bianco as Joseph


  • Colleen Dewhurst as Rebekah


  • Herschel Bernardi as Laban


  • Harry Andrews as Isaac


  • Julian Glover as Esau


  • Joseph Shiloach as Pharaoh (credited as Yosef Shiloach)


  • Yossi Graber as Butler


  • Yona Elian as Rachel


  • Rachel Shore as Potiphar's Wife


  • Amnon Meskin as Baker


  • Bennes Mardenn as Potiphar (credited as Bennes Maarden)


  • Zila Carni as Leah (credited as Zila Karney)


  • Yehuda Efroni as Reuben


  • Shmuel Atzmon as Judah


  • Eli Cohen as Gad


  • Moti Baharav as Dan


  • Ilan Dar as Simeon


  • Menahem Einy as Benjamin


  • Alan Bates as Narrator



References





  1. ^ (16 April 1974). Oscar show leads ratings, Arizona Republic ("The ratings also showed religious programs don't always fare poorly with viewers. ABC's "The Story of Jacob and Joseph" special came in fifth out of 62 evening programs rated.")




External links




  • The Story of Jacob and Joseph on IMDb


  • The Story of Jacob and Joseph at the TCM Movie Database








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