King of Kings
This month I’m looking at King of Kings (1961) directed by Nicholas Ray.
Despite it’s flaws it’s one of my top ten Jesus Films, (although perhaps the least defensible selection) mainly down to some great visuals.
(Director: Nicholas Ray) (Cast:Jeffrey Hunter… Jesus, Siobhan McKenna… Mary, Hurd Hatfield… Pontius Pilate, Ron Randell… Lucius, Viveca Lindfors… Claudia, Rita Gam… Herodias, Carmen Sevilla… Mary Magdalene, Brigid Bazlen… Salome, Harry Guardino… Barabbas, Rip Torn… Judas, Frank Thring… Herod Antipas, Guy Rolfe… Caiaphas, Royal Dano… Peter, Robert Ryan… John The Baptist, Grégoire Aslan… Herod (as Gregoire Aslan), Gérard Tichy… Joseph (as Gerard Tichy), Antonio Mayans… Young John (as José Antonio), Rubén Rojo… Matthew (as Ruben Rojo), Michael Wager… Thomas, Félix de Pomés… Joseph of Arimathea (as Felix de Pomes), Rafael Luis Calvo… Simon of Cyrene, Tino Barrero… Andrew, Orson Welles… Narrator)
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September 18th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
On your podcast about the film KING OF KINGS (1961), you say, “Jeffrey Hunter’s speech was redubbed with a lower, more serious voice.” Although virtually all of Hunter’s dialogue was redubbed, it was by Hunter himself, and that is most assuredly his own voice throughout the film. An interesting footnote: Hunter’s acting coach for the dialogue was actress Agnes Moorehead, who had played his mother in THE TRUE STORY OF JESSE JAMES.
September 18th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Yes, I wasn’t meaning to suggest it was anybody else, but Hunter had to use a lower more serious voice.
Matt