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The Story of Jacob and Joseph

This film recounts the tales of the Biblical figures, Jacob and Joseph. The first part tells the story of Jacob fleeing his tribe when he cheats his brother out of his birthright, gets cheated himself in his exile years while learning of the need to make amends. The second part is of the story of Jacob's favorite son, Joseph. Betrayed and sold into slavery by his brothers, he meets and overcomes all adversity to become the Prime Minister of Egypt, second only to the Pharaoh.

Credits

The Story of Jacob and Joseph Cast

Name Character
Julian Glover He was 39, now 89 years old as Esau
Keith Michell He was 45, 86 years old when he died as Jacob
Alan Bates He was 40, 69 years old when he died as Narrator (voice)
Herschel Bernardi He was 50, 62 years old when he died as Laban
Colleen Dewhurst She was 49, 67 years old when she died as Rebekah
Yehuda Efroni He was 43, 86 years old when he died as Reuben
Harry Andrews He was 62, 77 years old when he died as Isaac
Yossi Graber He was 40, 82 years old when he died as Butler
Tony Lo Bianco He was 37, now 88 years old as Joseph
Joseph Shiloach He was 32, 69 years old when he died as Pharaoh
Rachel Shore as Potiphar's Wife
Amnon Meskin as Baker
Bennes Mardenn He was 58, 94 years old when he died as Potiphar
Zila Carni as Leah
Shmuel Atzmon He was 44, now 95 years old as Judah

The Story of Jacob and Joseph Crew

Name Department
Ted Moore as Cinematography. He was 59 (72) years old when He died Crew
Gerry Humphreys as Recording Supervision. He was 42 (75) years old when He died Sound
Ernest Kinoy as Screenplay. He was 49 (89) years old when He died Writing
Mihalis Kakogiannis as Director. He was 51 (89) years old when He died Directing
Kevin Connor as Editor. He was 36 (now 87) years old Editing
Austin Dempster as Cinematography. He was 53 (54) years old when He died Crew
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The Story of Jacob and Joseph (50 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, April 07, 1974
  • Runtime: 104 minutes