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'Movies & TV About The Bible' Dept. 1980 • 2000 • 2010
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“Give me any two pages of the Bible and I'll give you a picture.”
— Cecil B. DeMille [1881-1959]
'list of films based on the Bible' entry at Wikipedia
browse movies & TV in the Faith & Spirituality Store {returns 800+ titles} at Amazon
searches on keywords at Internet Movie Database
'bible' {returns 1,719 titles}
'holy-bible' {returns 208 titles}
'based-on-the-bible' {returns 122 titles}
'king-james-bible' {returns 121 titles}
'the-bible' {returns 22 titles}
Spanish 'La Biblia: El Antiguo Testamento en El Cine' website by Enrique Martínez-Salanova Sánchez
Movies and Television About The Bible
'The Bible in film' page at Wikipedia
'list of films based on the Bible' page at Wikipedia
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 | "The Bible According To Hollywood" [video release 1995 & 2004] 2-hour documentary of clips from silent and sound, color and b&w films on Biblical subjects; co-written & directed by Phillip Dye; narrated by John MacElwayne; featuring Cecil B. DeMille, Charlton Heston, Virginia Mayo & Peter Ustinov Passport color/b&w DVD [4/2004] out of prodn/used Passport/Navarre Corp. color/b&w VHS [1/95] for $7.50 full credits at IMDb |
 | "Screening Scripture: Intertextual Connections Between Scripture and Film" [2002] Edited & Introduction by George Aichele & Richard Walsh The scriptures discussed include not only the Bible, but apocryphal, heretical, and non-Western scriptures; contributors are: editor Aichele on "Pleasantville" [1998]; Roland Boer on "Total Recall" [1990/2012]; Ralph Brabban on "Midnight Cowboy" [1969]; Fred Burnett on "Lethal Weapon" [1987]; Carl Dyke on "The Life of Brian" [1979]; Julie Kelso on "David and Bathsheba" [1951]; Neal McCrillis on "The Giant Behemoth" [1959]; Tina Pippin on "Dracula"; Jennifer Rohrer-Walsh on "The Prince of Egypt" [1998]; Mark Roncace on "Sling Blade" [1996]; Erin Runions on "Boys Don’t Cry" [1999]; Jeffrey Staley on "Patch Adams" [1998]; and editor Walsh on "End of Days" [1999] Trinity Press Intl. 9x6 pb [5/2002] for $54.95 |
 | "Finding God In The Movies: 33 Films of Reel Faith" [2004] by Catherine M. Barsotti & Robert K. Johnston Kindle Edition from Baker Books [2011] for $16.99 {sic} Baker Books 8½x5½ pb [8/2004] for $12.00 |
 | "Faith and Film: A Guidebook For Leaders" [2007] by Edward N. McNulty author carefully crafts a theology of movies and then provides practical suggestions for creating and leading movie discussions with groups; then he provides a framework to understand whether the overall message of a film outweighs concerns over profanity, violence, or sex in the film; he concludes by introducing twenty-seven films and including sample provocative questions about each; popular films explored include "The Color Purple"; "Crash"; "Hotel Rwanda"; "The Matrix"; "Million Dollar Baby"; O Brother, Where Art Thou?", and "The Shawshank Redemption" Kindle Edition from Westminster John Knox Press [2007 edition] for $20.00 Westminster John Knox Press 8x5 pb [1/2007] for $14.60 |
 | "The Religion and Film Reader" [2007] Edited by Jolyon Mitchell & S. Brent Plate 67 essays in 445 pages by experts in the field Routledge 9¼x6 pb [11/2007] for $46.95 Routledge 9¼x6 hardcover [11/2007] - overpriced |
 | "Christians In The Movies: A Century of Saints and Sinners" [2009] by Peter E. Dans, Foreword by Joseph Bottum Explores cultural changes regarding religious motion pictures and such causative factors as the abolition of the Hays Motion Picture Production Code and the demise of the Catholic Legion of Decency through in-depth reviews & commentaries on 100 important films, as well as briefer discussions of about 75 additional Christian-themed films Rowman & Littlefield Publrs 9x6 pb [5/2011] for $38.00 Rowman & Littlefield Publrs 9½x6½ hardcover [6/2009] for $32.00 |
 | "The Routledge Companion To Religion and Film (Routledge Religion Companions)" [2009] Edited & Introduction by John Lyden 26 essays by experts in the field Routledge 9¾x7 pb [6/2009] for $48.64 Routledge 10x7 hardcover [6/2009] - overpriced |
 | "The Bible On Silent Film: Spectacle, Story and Scripture In The Early Cinema" [2013] by David J. Shepherd Drawing upon rarely seen archival footage and early landmark films of directors such as Louis Feuillade, D.W. Griffith, Michael Curtiz, and Cecil B. DeMille, this history examines well-known biblical subjects including Joseph, Moses, David, and Jesus, along with lesser-known biblical figures Kindle Edition from Cambridge Univ Press [11/2013] - overpriced Cambridge Univ Press 9x6 hardcover [12/2013] for $31.97 |
 | "God In The Movies: A Guide For Exploring Four Decades of Film" [2017] Edited by Catherine M. Barsotti & Robert K. Johnston, Foreword by Ralph Winter Experts on faith and film, all connected with the Reel Spirituality Institute at Fuller Seminary, explore forty leading movies from 1980 to 2014, including "Do The Right Thing" [1984] by Spike Lee; "Wings of Desire" [1987] by Wim Wenders; "Crimes & Misdemeanors" [1989] by Woody Allen; "Unforgiven" [1992] by Clint Eastwood; "Groundhog Day" [1993] by Harold Ramis; "Three Colors: Blue" [1993] by Krzysztof Kieslowski; "Water" [2005] by Deepa Mehta; "WALL•E" [2008] by Andrew Stanton; "True Grit" [2010] by the Coen Brothers; and "The Tree of Life" [2011] by Terrence Malick Kindle Edition from Brazos Press [7/2017] for $14.99 Brazos Press 9x6 pb [7/2017] for $12.99 |
 | "100 Bible Films (B.F.I. Screen Guides)" [2022] by Matthew Page  U.K.-based author writes regularly on his Bible Films weblog [est. 2005] British Film Institute 7¾x8 pb [DUE May 2022] for $26.95 British Film Institute 7¾x8 hardcover [DUE May 2022] for $90.00 |
"La Vie de Moïse (The Life of Moses)" silent short [Pathé Frères France 1905]
 | told in one tinted reel of six scenes: 1. "Moïse Sauvé des Eaux (Moses Saved From The Waters)"; 2. "Le Buisson Ardent (The Burning Bush)"; 3. "Le Passage de la Mer Rouge (The Red Sea Passage)"; 4. "Les Hébreux au Désert (The Hebrews In The Desert)"; 5. "Sur le Mont Sinaï (On Mount Sinai)"; and 6. "L'Adoration de Veau d'Or (The Adoration of The Golden Calf)"
VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available • bare credits at IMDb watch tinted silent movie [2/2016 upload; 9:04] online at YouTube |
"Tale of The Ark" silent short [1909] /tt0140595
A child dreams of the Bible tale enacted by toys; directed by Arthur Melbourne Cooper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLd3C5WG51o 6.52
"The Life of Moses" silent feature [Vitagraph Dec 1909 to Feb 1910]
 | film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection; released in five successive 1-reel parts: 1. "The Persecution of The Children of Israel By The Egyptians" (12/1909); 2. "Forty Years In The Land of Midian" (1/1910); 3. "The Plagues of Egypt and The Deliverance of The Hebrews" (1/1910); 4. "The Victory of Israel" (2/1910); and 5. "The Promised Land" (2/1910) • Co-written & supervised by Rev. Madison C. Peters, DD; directed by J. Stuart Blackton; co-written by Rollin S. Sturgeon; starring Patrick C. Hartigan {as Moses}, Julia Arthur, William Humphrey, Charles Kent, Edith Storey
bare credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available, nor anywhere online |
"Noah's Ark" silent short [1917] /tt1618889/
"La Bibbia (The Bible)" silent epic [Italy Nov 1920, USA June 1922]
 | The original 11-reel (approx. 110 minutes) Biblical epic is considered lost; it was released in Italy in 1920 and in the U.S. in 1922; a shortened version called "After Six Days" was also released in 1920, at a length of 62 minutes, and re-released as a sound film in 1929. The story covers the Garden of Eden, Noah and the ark, Moses and the Hebrews in Egypt, and King Solomon. The DVD also includes an hour-long compilation of silent movies "Yesterday and Today" [1953] written & hosted by George Jessel • Produced & directed by Pier Antonio Gariazzo & Armando Vey
V.C.I. Ent. b&w DVD [5/2011] for $15.74 no IMDb entry for "La Bibbia" • "After Six Days" credits at IMDb |
"The Ten Commandments" silent epic [1923] by Cecil B. DeMille [1881-1959]
http://www.jewish-theatre.com/visitor/article_display.aspx?articleID=424
http://www.lostcitydemille.com/
"Noah's Ark" silent+sound epic [Warner Bros. 1928] /tt0020223
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah%27s_Ark_(1928_film)
Directed by Michael Curtiz; Starring Dolores Costello, George O'Brien
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah%27s_Ark_(1928_film)
"Three Extras Killed Filming Noah's Ark (1928)"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpZdpfsOMfU 1.14 Aug 31, 2018
"Father Noah's Ark" color cartoon short [Disney 1933] /tt0024006
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Noah%27s_Ark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0GhpXHMsuo 8.05
"Samson and Delilah" [1949] by Cecil B. DeMille [1881-1959]
Henry King’s "David and Bathsheba" [1951] starring Gregory Peck, Susan Heyward
"The Living Bible: The Greatest Stories Ever Told"
24-episode TV series [Family Films 1952]
 | the 24 episodes as listed at IMDb: "The Birth of John The Baptist"; "The Birth of The Savior"; "Childhood of Jesus"; "Ministry of John The Baptist"; "First Disciples"; "Thy Sins Are Forgiven"; "Woman At The Well"; "Nazareth and Capernaum"; "Jesus and The Fisherman"; "Jesus Teaches Forgiveness"; "Lord of The Sabbath"; "Jesus and The Lepers"; "I Am The Resurrection"; "Trans-figuration"; "Before Abraham Was, I Am"; "The Last Journey To Jerusalem"; "Thirty Pieces of Silver"; "Betrayal In Gethsemane"; "Jesus Before The High Priest"; "Trial Before Pilate"; "Crucifixion"; "Nicodemus"; "The Lord Is Risen"; and "The Lord's Ascen-sion" • Produced by Sam Hersh & Victor B. Growcock; directed & narrated by Eddie Dew; starring Nelson Leigh {as Jesus}, Sid Christy {as Jesus Christ in 1 episode}, Tyler MacDuff, Paul McGuire, Thayer Roberts, Jan Arvan {as Judas Iscariot}, Christian Drake, Riley Hill, John Hart, Mary Dew {as Mary Magdalene}, Dean Fredericks, Frederic Berest {as John the Baptist}, Forrest Taylor, Joe McGuinn {as Pontius Pilate}, Kay E. Kuter {as Joseph of Arimathea}, Nestor Paiva {as Herod Antipas}, Stanley Andrews, Martin Balsam, Harry Woods {as King Herod} •
series credits at IMDb • no series entry at Wikipedia
E.M.I.-C.M.G. Distrbn color DVD [4/2004] 5 disks for $13.92 |
"The Ten Commandments" [M.P.A./Paramount Oct 1956]
  | The infant Moses escapes the mass murder of baby Hebrew slaves by Pharoah Rameses I, and is raised in the court of Pharoah Seti; when his Hebrew origins are revealed he is exiled from Egypt. But a vision from God commands Moses to return to Egypt and free the Hebrews from their slavery. Five percent of the film was shot in Egypt; DeMille's only widescreen film, using VistaVision cameras Co-produced, directed & narrated by Cecil B. DeMille; based on the Bible & three modern books; music by Elmer Bernstein; starring Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne De Carlo, Debra Paget, John Derek, Cedric Hardwicke, Nina Foch, Martha Scott, Judith Anderson, Vincent Price, John Carradine, Olive Deering, Douglass Dumbrille, Frank DeKova, Henry Wilcoxon, Eduard Franz, Lawrence Dobkin, H.B. Warner, Julia Faye, Woody Strode, Michael Ansara, Richard Farnsworth & George Baxter; won Oscar for Best Special Effects; Oscar noms for Best Picture, Best Color Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Recording, Best Art Direction, Color & Best Color Costume Design; listed on National Film Registry (1999) full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
Paramount restored widescreen color Blu-ray/DVD combo set [3/2011] 6 disks for $69.59
Paramount restored widescreen color Blu-ray [3/2011] 2 disks for $19.99
Paramount restored widescreen color DVD [3/2011] 2 disks for $14.99
Paramount widescreen color/b&w DVD set [3/2006] 3 disks (with 1923 version) for $48.49
Paramount letterboxed color VHS [1/97] 2 tapes for $9.99
Paramount color VHS [12/92] 2 tapes for $4.96
"Noah's Ark" short [1959] /tt0053120
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah%27s_Ark
"Il Vecchio Testamento (The Old Testament)" feature film [Italy 1962] /tt0056650/
Italian/French co-production widescreen epic shot in Yugoslavia; based on the Maccabean revolt against the Syrians of 166 B.C.E.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Testament_(film)
"The Bible: In The Beginning" feature film [1966] /tt0060164/
based on the first 22 chapters of Genesis; dir by John Huston [1906-87]; starring Michael Parks
http://www.amazon.com/Bible-Roger-Beaumont/dp/B00014K5V4/ also Blu-ray
"Wakefield Poole's Bible!" softcore porn movie [April 1974]
  | blurb: 'visually stunning and sensually-charged masterpiece of the erotic avant-garde'; reality: 76-minute softcore porn movie featuring tales of Adam & Eve, Bathsheba & David, and Samson & Delilah • Produced by Marvin Shulman; written & directed by Wakefield Poole; starring Bo White, Caprice Couselle, Georgina Spelvin, Robert Benes, Nancy Wachter, Nicholas Flammel (John Horn), Brahm van Zetten, Gloria Grant, Alison Fields, Dan Johnson, Patti Perkins, Oscar Schulman, Jane Sobel, Willie Hermine, Cathy Hermine, Leopoldo Aldea de Zea, Don Farr, John Parr, Bruce Shenton, Julio Vélez, Bonnie Mathis, Dennis Wayne
credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia Vinegar Syndrome color DVD [12/2013] for $17.75 |
"Moses and Aaron (Moses und Aron)" opera [Germany 1975]
 | The first two acts were completed by Schönberg; the third act of the film is without music and Moses speaks per notes left by Schönberg • German-language 107-minute film co-produced & directed by Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet; based on the unfinished opera by Arnold Schönberg [1874-1951]; starring Günter Reich, Louis Devos, Eva Csapo, Roger Lucas, Richard Salter, Werner Mann, Ladislav Illavsky, Elfriede/Friedl Obrowsky, Husam Aldin M. Ali, Adriano Aprà, Hans-Peter Böffgen, Bianca Florelli, Walter Grassi, Marco Melani, Enzo Ungari, Harald Vogel •
full credits at IMDb •
movie entry at Wikipedia
Grasshopper Film subtitled color DVD [11/2017] for $25.99 Grasshopper Film subtitled color DVD [11/2017] for $29.95 |
"In Search of Noah's Ark" false documentary [Shick Sunn Classic Pictures Dec 1976]
 
| "High atop a mountain in Eastern Türkiye is a 5,000-year-old wooden ship containing hundreds of stalls and cages. Is it Noah's ark?" • Film reports rumors as facts: there is no evidence of a 5,000-year-old boat carcass anywhere near Mt. Ararat; widely regarded as a hoax; initial 'four-wall' release was very successful, bringing in $56M; shown on NBC-TV in 1977 • Co-produced by Charles E. Sellier Jr.; written & directed by James L. Conway; based on the book by David W. Balsiger & Charles E. Sellier Jr.; narrated by Brad Crandall; starring Vern Adix {as Noah}, animal trainer Lee Sollenberger {as Japheth}, Dr. Melvin Cook, Eryl Cummings, Philip Hammond, Elfred Lee, John D. Morris, Sen. Frank Moss, Fernand Navarra, Prof. Roger Rusk, Dr. Fred A. Waltz, technical advisor & historian David W. Balsiger, biblical advisors Rev. Eugene J. Duffy, Rev. John Warwick Montgomery, Pastor Harold Williams
full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia EarthStation1 color DVD [1987] out of prodn/scarce Sunn Classic Pictures color VHS [2/95] out of prodn/scarce watch full movie [7/2020 upload; 1:32:49] online at Internet Archive watch full movie [4/2021 upload; 1:30:21] online at YouTube "In Search of Noah's Ark" [1976] by David W. Balsiger & Charles E. Sellier Jr.
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"Greatest Heroes of The Bible" TV series [1978-79]
 | 17 episodes as listed on DVD sets below • Developed by James L. Conway & Charles E. Sellier Jr.; multiple directors, multiple writers; narrated by Brad Crandall & Victor Jory; starring Peter Mark Richman, John McLiam, John Marley, Lew Ayres, Robert Alda, Rita Gam, Ed Ames, Gene Barry, Joseph Campanella, Ed Lauter, Anne Francis, Frank Gorshin, John Beck, David Birney, Sam Bottoms, Ted Cassidy, Robert Culp, Vince Edwards, Victoria Principal, Jeff Corey, Sherry Jackson, Noah Beery Jr., Hans Conried, Andrew Duggan, Dorothy Malone, Royal Dano, John Dehner, Nehemiah Persoff, Kristoffer Tabori, Michael Ansara, Beverly Garland, David Hedison, June Lockhart, John Doucette, John Schuck, Dean Stockwell, Dana Elcar, Rick Jason, Ross Martin, Tanya Roberts, Richard Mulligan, Barry Nelson, Hugh O'Brian, Ann Turkel, Robert Vaughn, David Opatoshu, Ann Doran, Cameron Mitchell, Daniel J. Travanti, Richard Basehart, Vic Morrow, Albert Salmi, Michael Anderson Jr., Sorrell Booke, John Larroquette, John Carradine, Tyne Daly, Carol Lawrence, John Saxon, E.J. André
series credits at IMDb • no series entry at Wikipedia |
"Greatest Heroes of The Bible: Volume One - The Bible's Greatest Stories" [2015]
"The Ten Commandments", "The Story of Noah" Parts 1&2, "David & Goliath", "Samson & Delilah"
Paramount Home Video color DVD [2/2015] for $5.99
"Greatest Heroes of The Bible: Volume Two - God's Chosen Ones" [2015]
"The Story of Moses" Parts 1&2, "The Story of Esther", "Joshua & Jericho", "Abraham's Sacrifice"
Paramount Home Video color DVD [2/2015] for $5.99
"Greatest Heroes of The Bible: Volume Three - God's Power" [2015]
"Tower of Babel", "Jacob's Challenge", "Sodom & Gomorrah", "Joseph In Egypt"
Paramount Home Video color DVD [2/2015] for $5.99
 | "Greatest Heroes of The Bible" on DVD [2000] 8 stories selected from the 17 episodes: "The Story of Noah", "Sodom & Gomorrah", "Abraham's Sacrifice", "Joseph In Egypt", "The Story of Moses", "The Ten Commandments", "Samson & Delilah", "David & Goliath" Republic Pictures/Artisan color DVD [3/2002] 2 disks for $7.72 Republic Pictures/Artisan color DVD [3/2002] for $32.57 Republic Pictures/Artisan color DVD [9/2000] out of prodn/used Republic Pictures/Artisan color VHS [9/2000] 8 tapes - out of prodn/used |
 | "Greatest Heroes of the Bible: The Complete Collection" on 4 DVDs [2015] 15 epic stories on 4 DVDs: "The Ten Commandments", "Samson & Delilah", "David & Goliath", "The Story of Noah", "The Story of Moses", "Joshua & Jericho", "The Story of Esther", "Abraham's Sacrifice", "The Tower of Babel", "Sodom & Gomorrah", "Jacob's Challenge", "Joseph In Egypt", † "Judgement of Solomon", † "Daniel In The Lion's Den", and † "Daniel & Nebuchadnezzar" NOTE: The † character signifies episode not among the Volumes 1 or 2 or 3 DVDs Paramount Home Video color DVD set [10/2015] 4 disks for $15.35 |
"The Greatest Adventure: Stories From The Bible"
animated TV series [Hanna-Barbera/Worldvision 1985-86]
  | Three children - Moki, Derek, and Margo - visit major events from the Bible and learn important lessons: "The Creation", "Noah's Ark", "Joseph and His Brothers", "Moses", "Joshua and The Battle of Jericho", "Samson and Delilah", "David and Goliath", "Daniel and The Lion's Den", "Queen Esther", "Jonah", "The Nativity", "The Miracles of Jesus", and "The Easter Story" • 13-episode animated TV series produced by Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, Paul Sabella; narrated by Michael Rye; starring Darleen Carr, Rob Paulsen, Terence McGovern, Darryl Hickman; featuring voice actors Alan Oppenheimer, Tim Curry, Kristoffer Tabori, Peter Cullen, Paul Eiding, Les Tremayne {as God}, Joe Spano {as Jesus}, Richard Erdman, Richard Libertini, Frank Welker, Tony Jay, Michael Bell, Bernard Erhard, William Schallert, Andre Stojka, David Ackroyd, Adrienne Barbeau, Ed Gilbert, Helen Hunt, Allan Lurie, Charlotte Rae, Robby Benson, Lorne Greene, Perry King, Gavin MacLeod, James Whitmore, Dean Jones, Herschel Bernardi, James Earl Jones, Linda Purl, Marc Singer, Stephanie Zimbalist, Helen Slater, Nancy Dussault, Ron Rifkin, Werner Klemperer, Ed Asner, Barry Bostwick, Michael Constantine, Henry Corden, Dick Gautier, Richard Dysart, Virginia Gregg, Mariette Hartley, Robert Ito, Alan Johnson, Stan Jones, Michael Nouri, Lorna Patterson, Vic Perrin, Brock Peters, John Randolph, Brock Peters, Rene Auberjonois, Roscoe Lee Browne, Charles Cioffi, Keene Curtis, Harold Gould, Vincent Price, Peter Mark Richman, Richard Thomas, B.J. Ward •
series credits at IMDb
series DVD/Blu-ray not available • Amazon Instant Video [2013] SD episodes $1.99 each, purchase SD series $19.99 "4 Family Favorites: Greatest Adventures of The Bible" on DVD [2014] contains "The Miracles of Jesus", "David and Goliath", "Moses", and "Noah's Ark" Warner Bros. color DVD set [6/2014] 4 disks for $9.99 Warner Bros. color DVD set [2/2020] 4 disks - out of prodn/used |
"The Great Courses" lecture series [est. 1990]
most of their lectures and other material show no dates; official website is difficult to navigate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Courses#Courses_and_instructors
http://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/
not listed at IMDb • dozens of Great Courses are available on Amazon Instant Video with for-fee sign-up
    | 24 lectures on "The Old Testament" from The Great Courses featuring Prof. Amy-Jill Levine of Vanderbilt University Divinity School The Great Courses color DVD [date not shown] out of prodn/used http://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/old-testament 24 lectures on "Understanding The Old Testament" from The Great Courses
24 lectures on "The New Testament" from The Great Courses
24 lectures on "Understanding The New Testament" from The Great Courses
24 lectures on "How Jesus Became God" from The Great Courses
24 lectures on "Historical Jesus" from The Great Courses
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"The Great Books" TV series [The Learning Channel 1993-2006]
IMDb lists 26 episodes while Wikipedia lists 47, 1993-2006
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200341
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Books_(TV_program)
"The Bible: Book of Genesis" [episode#39 December 24, 2001]
"The Bible: Book of Exodus" [episode#40 December 24, 2001]
"Mysteries of The Bible" TV series [A&E 1994-98]
57? ¾-hour-long episodes originally broadcast by A&E from 25 March 1994 until 13 June 1998, airing as reruns until 2002; series produced by FilmRoos
series credits at IMDb •
series entry at Wikipedia
Season 1, episode 6: "Jesus: Holy Child" [4/1994] /tt1209013/ is on the 5-disk 2011 DVD set
Season 2, episode 1: "King David: Poet Warrior" [9/1994] /tt1209018/ is on the 7-disk 2000 DVD set + the 5-disk 2011 DVD set
Season 2, episode 2: "Abraham: One Man, One God" [1/1995] /tt1209006/ is on the 7-disk 2000 DVD set + the 5-disk 2011 DVD set
http://www.amazon.com/Mysteries-Bible-Abraham-Richard-Kiley/dp/6303696597/ vhs
Season 2, episode 4: "Archenemy: The Philistines" [1/1995] /tt1209008/
http://www.amazon.com/Mysteries-Bible-Philistines-Richard-Kiley/dp/6303696589/ vhs
Season 3, episode 1: "Joseph: Master of Dreams" [9/1995] /tt1209015/ is on the 5-disk 2011 DVD set
http://www.amazon.com/Mysteries-Bible-Joseph-Richard-Kiley/dp/6303696619/ vhs
Season 3, episode 2: "Herod the Great" [12/1995] /tt1209011/ is on both 2000 DVD sets
Season 3, episode 3: "The Bible's Greatest Secrets" [1/1996] /tt1209026/ is on both 2000 DVD sets
Season 3, episode 9: "Heaven and Hell" [1996] /tt1209010/ is on the 2-disk 2000 DVD set
Season 4, episode 2: "Jacob's Ladder" [9/1996] /tt1209012/ is on the 7-disk 2000 DVD set
Season 4, episode 3: "Biblical Angels" [1996] /tt1288261/ is on the 2-disk 2000 DVD set
Season 4, episode 11: "The 10 Commandments" [6/1997] /tt1209025/ is on the 7-disk 2000 DVD set
Season 5, episode 6: "Magic and Miracles" [6/1998] /tt1209021/ is on the 7-disk 2000 DVD set
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"The Mysteries of The Bible Collection I" [2000] four ¾-hour docufilms hosted by Richard Kiley & Jean Simmons on 2 disks: "The Bible's Greatest Secrets" [1996], "Biblical Angels" [1996], "Heaven and Hell" [1996], "Herod The Great" [1995] A&E Home Video color DVDs [12/2000] 2 disks for $14.98 A&E Home Video color VHS [10/2000] 4 tapes for $18.93 "The Mysteries of The Bible Collection II" [2000] 22 ¾-hour docufilms {of 57 episodes} hosted by Richard Kiley & Jean Simmons on 7 disks, including "King David: Poet Warrior" [9/1994], "Abraham: One Man, One God" [1/1995], "Herod The Great" [12/1995], "The Bible's Greatest Secrets" [1/1996], "Jacob's Ladder" [9/1996], "The 10 Commandments" [6/1997], and "Magic and Miracles" [6/1998] LionsGate/A&E b&w/color DVD set [12/2000] 22 episodes on 7 disks - out of prodn/used |
 | "History Classics: The Mysteries of The Bible - The Bible's Greatest Heroes" [2011] ten ¾-hour docufilms {of 57 episodes} on 5 disks, including "Jesus: Holy Child" [4/1994], "King David: Poet Warrior" [9/1994], "Abraham: One Man, One God" [1/1995], and "Joseph: Master of Dreams" [9/1995] A&E Ent. color DVD set [11/2011] 5 disks for $15.49 |
"The Bible Collection" [T.N.T. 1994-2001]
a series of films produced for the TNT television network, starting with Abraham in April 1994 and ending with Thomas in April 2001; consists of a 27-part mini-series in 17 volumes; series grew out of an earlier series of Old Testament films produced by the Italian company Five Mile River Films in the 1990s.
The films, originally aired as standalone television movies or as short miniseries, have been gathered and released in a numbered collection, with the secondary series title "Close To Jesus" on installments covering events during the lifetime of Jesus; the order of the collection varies slightly from the order in which the films were originally produced.
The Bible Collection Volume 1 "Jesus" (1999)
Volume 2 "Jacob" (1994)
Volume 3 "Moses" (1995)
Volume 4 "Samson and Delilah" (1996)
Volume 5 "David" (1997)
Volume 6 "Joseph" (1995)
Volume 7 "Abraham" (1993)
Volume 8 "Jeremiah" (1998)
Volume 9 "Solomon" (1997)
Volume 10 "Paul The Apostle (Saint Paul)" [it] (2000)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt14345432/ 2/2020 remastered in HD
[2013]
Johannes Brandrup | Thomas Lockyer | Barbora Bobulova
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBwcTDZRmkY 2.24.36
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZdWIulqFxE remastered in HD promo 1:48
Volume 11 "Esther" (1999)
Volume 12 "The Apocalypse" (2000)
Volume 13 "Genesis" (1994)
Volume 14 "Mary Magdalene" [de] (2000)
Volume 15 "Judas" (2001)
Volume 16 "Thomas" (2001)
Volume 17 "Joseph of Nazareth" (2000)
"Testament: The Bible In Animation" animated TV series [Wales/Russia TV Oct 1996]
 | partly drawn animation, partly stop-motion animation 9-episode TV series produced by Naomi Jones; narrated by Christine Pritchard series credits at IMDb • series DVD/Blu-ray not available Amazon Instant Video - promoted as part of UP Faith & Family channel {requires for-fee sign-up} all 9 episodes: Vision Video color VHS set [6/2006] 9 tapes - out of prodn/scarce "Testament: The Bible In Animation Collection - 4 episodes on 2 DVDs" [2005]
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Episode 1: "Moses" [Oct 1996]
http://www.amazon.com/Testament-Animation-Artist-Not-Provided/dp/B0000AYL31/
Episode 2: "Ruth" [Oct 1996]
http://www.amazon.com/Testament-Animation-Artist-Not-Provided/dp/B0000AYL33/
http://www.amazon.com/Testament-Bible-Animation-Ruth-VHS/dp/B00004CTPR/ vhs
Episode 3: "Jonah" [Oct 1996]
http://www.amazon.com/Testament-Animation-Artist-Not-Provided/dp/B0000AYL35/
http://www.amazon.com/Testament-Bible-in-Animation-Jonah-VHS/dp/5553620872/ vhs
http://www.amazon.com/Testament-Jonah-VHS-Testament-Bible-Animation/dp/B000035Z5E/ vhs
Episode 4: "Elijah" [Nov 1996]
http://www.amazon.com/Testament-Animation-Artist-Not-Provided/dp/B0000AYL37/ out
Episode 5: "Creation and The Flood" [Nov 1996]
http://www.amazon.com/Testament-Bible-Animation-Creation-Flood/dp/B0000AYL2X/
http://www.amazon.com/Testament-Bible-Animation-Creation-Flood/dp/B01GWCH638/ over
Episode 6: "Abraham" [Nov 1996]
http://www.amazon.com/Testament-Animation-Artist-Not-Provided/dp/B0000AYL2Y/
Episode 7: "Joseph" [Nov 1996]
http://www.amazon.com/Testament-Bible-Animation-Joseph/dp/B0000AYL30/
Episode 8: "Daniel" [Dec. 1996]
http://www.amazon.com/Testament-Animation-Artist-Not-Provided/dp/B0000AYL34/
http://www.amazon.com/Testament-Bible-Animation-Daniel/dp/B01GWC0ZO0/
http://www.amazon.com/Testament-Bible-Animation-Daniel-VHS/dp/B00004CTPV/ vhs
Episode 9: "David and Saul" [Dec. 1996]
http://www.amazon.com/David-Saul/dp/B074WHHZMQ/
http://www.amazon.com/Testament-Bible-Animation-David-Saul/dp/B0000AYL38/
http://www.amazon.com/Testament-Bible-Animation-David-Saul/dp/B0000365E0/ vhs
"The Prince of Egypt" animated feature [1998]
"Digging For The Truth: Archaeology and The Bible" [M.P.H Ent. 2000] /tt0776338/
co-produced & directed by Mark Hufnail; co-produced, written & edited by Rob Goubeaux
"Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible" animated series [video release 2003]
 | listed on neither IMDb nor on Wikipedia • Directed by William R. 'Bill' Kowalchuk & Glenn Patterson; written by Howard Rumberg & Elizabeth Logum; narration by Charlton Heston [1923-2008] + voice of Moses; other voice actors Paul Dobson, Brent Murphy, Stephen Barlow, Doug Parker, Julie Faye, Saffron Henderson, Lee Tockar, Jacques Borassa, Chris Gray 12 episodes on 3 disks, omitting "The Garden of Eden" Cinedigm color DVD set [4/2018] 3 disks for $42.99 Echo Bridge Ent. color DVD set [10/2012] 2 disks for $17.96 "Greatest Heroes & Legends of The Bible" 15 DVD Box Set all 13 animated episodes; the two extra disks are listed as "Ben-Hur" and "Father Christmas" NTSC/Region 0 Korean import color DVD set [2/2010] 15 disks for $59.99 |
"Daniel and The Lion's Den" pilot? [1998] - the others are April 2003
"The Nativity"
"The Miracles of Jesus"
http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Heroes-Legends-Bible-Miracles/dp/B00008DDGC/
"Joseph and The Coat of Many Colors"
"The Apostles"
http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Heroes-Legends-Bible-Apostles/dp/B00008DDGI/
"The Last Supper, Crucifixion, and Resurrection"
http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Heroes-Legends-Bible-Resurrection/dp/B00008DDGE/
"Samson and Delilah"
"Sodom and Gomorrah"
"The Garden of Eden"
"David and Goliath"
http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Heroes-Legends-Bible-Goliath/dp/B00008DDGB/
"Joshua and The Battle of Jericho"
http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Heroes-Legends-Bible-Jericho/dp/B00008DDGO/
"The Story of Moses"
http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Heroes-Legends-Bible-Story/dp/B00008DDGF/
"Jonah and The Whale"
"Mysteries of The Bible" TV series [Discovery Channel/BBC-TV 2003] (TV Series) /tt1291913/
"The Old Testament" animated TV Series [Italy 2003] /tt5020598/
co-production of Hahn Shin Corp. and Mondo TV http://www.mondotv.it/
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYXievo3ibiUS9V6gt3BUWiQQrjaS1axZ 39 half-hour episodes
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"The Wonders of The Vatican Library" video release [Illuminated Filmworks March 2004] 2 hour 51 minute documentary video; the DVD cover describes contents as 'tapestries, coins, and art treasures ... gifts presented to the Popes over the centuries' - may include ancient Bibles and other scrolls and manuscripts Produced, written & directed by Vincenzo Labella • credits at IMDb Melee Ent. color DVD [3/2004] 2 disks for $17.98 |
"Moses: Man of God" (2005)
http://www.amazon.com/Moses-Man-God-Unavailable/dp/B0131U1AOK/ prime
"Mysteries of The Bible" TV series (2006) /tt1036227/
"Son of Man" [Jan 2006] co-written & directed by Mark Dornford-May
all-black cast 'life of Jesus' as if He was born in tribal South Africa
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0492490/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man_(2006_film)
http://www.kinolorber.com/film/sonofman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qleuz5Q0aGE 4.25 clip
"Digging For The Truth" [A&E Networks/History Channel 2005-2007]
 | Season 1 Biblical topics (among 13) include: Egypt's Pyramids, the Lost Ark, the Holy Grail, King Solomon's gold, and the Lost Tribe of Israel; Season 2 Biblical topics (among 13) include: the Queen of Sheba, and Sodom & Gomorrah; Season 3 Biblical topics (among 12) include: Pharaoh Ramesses II of Egypt, King David, and a 1st Century AD copper scroll; Season 4 Biblical topics (among 8) include: golden artifacts of Jerusalem's Temple (non-Biblical topics are pyramids of North & South America, Inca relics, Vesuvius, the city of Troy, etc.)
46 action-packed episodes hosted by Josh Bernstein (38 episodes) and Hunter Ellis (8 episodes) series credits at IMDb • series entry at Wikipedia Complete Season 1: A&E Home Video color DVD [9/2006] 4 disks for $69.61 Complete Season 2: A&E Home Video color DVD [2/2007] 4 disks for $52.95 "Digging For The Truth: One Man's Epic Adventure Exploring The World's Greatest Archaeological Mysteries" [2006] by Josh Bernstein Gotham 9½x7½ pb [8/2007] for $22.27 Gotham media tie-in 9½x7½ hardcover [11/2006] for $7.99 |
"The Search For Noah's Ark: The Adventure Continues" video [2006]
 | video release from John D. Morris, PhD, who is president of the Institute for Creation Research [est. 1970 ]; video content unknown; Amazon's usual low-level data integrity provides comments about the 1976 movie • not listed at IMDb Institute for Creation Research color VHS [6/2006] out of prodn/used Master Books color VHS [6/2006] out of prodn/used |
 | "A Lamp In The Dark: The Untold History of The Bible" propaganda [Exploration Films Nov 2009] 3-hour heap of conspiracy theories spanning centuries, none supported by facts; also, the Part 2 video on Amazon On Demand is a mistake: merely a repeat of Part 1 • Co-produced by John Doerr, Kimberly Doerr, Meg A. Pinto; co-produced, written, directed & narrated by Christian J. Pinto; featuring David Brown, Kirk Divietro, Jack Moorman, Alan O'Reilly, Roger Oakland, D.A. Waite, H.D. Williams • credits at IMDb Adullam Films color DVD [11/2009] for $24.82 "The Untold History of The Bible" [2010] 2-hour re-edited version 'designed as a concise witnessing tool' Adullam Films color DVD [9/2010] for $19.95 |
 | "Tares Among The Wheat: Sequel To A Lamp In The Dark" religious propaganda [Oct 2012] 3-hours of further conspiracy theories, based on the work of Westcott & Hort from 1881 and on the Codex Sinaiticus (discovered in 1844, full publication in 1869) and on the Bodmer Papyri (discovered in 1952) Produced & directed by Christian J. Pinto; featuring Les Garrett, Alan O'Reilly, Roger Oakland, D.A. Waite, H.D. Williams • bare credits at IMDb Adullam Films color DVD [10/2012] for $24.11 |
 | "Bridge To Babylon: Rome, Ecumenism & The Bible" religious propaganda [Aug 2016] Follows the conspiracy theories and the Bible's controversial history into the XXth Century • Directed by Christian J. Pinto; featuring David Brown, Ronald Cooke, David Daniels, Kirk Divietro, Jack Moorman, D.A. Waite, James R. White, H.D. Williams • bare credits at IMDb Adullam Films color DVD [8/2016] for $22.10 |
"Mysteries of The Bible Collection" on DVD [National Geographic Channel April 2011]
 | contains five color episodes on two disks: "Lost Cities of The Bible (Jericho, Sodom, Gomorrah)" [July 2006]; "Doomsday: Book of Revelation" [2006]; "The Dead Sea Scrolls" [2006]; "Secret Lives of Jesus" [Dec 2006] stories of the mysterious 'lost years' of Jesus; and "Exodus Revealed" [2006] the greatest escape in history, when Moses and the Israelites fled enslavement in Egypt with help of the parting of the Red Sea •
bare credits at IMDb
National Geographic color DVD set [4/2011] 2 disks for $20.23 |
"The Bible" TV mini-series [2013] /tt2245988/
Season 1, Episode 1 "In the Beginning" (2013) (TV Episode)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bible_(miniseries)
"The Book of Daniel" video release [Pure Flix Ent. Oct 2013] /tt3120944/
Directed by Anna Zielinski; starring Lance Henriksen, Robert Miano, Andrew Bongiorno
http://www.amazon.com/Book-Daniel-Robert-Miano/dp/B00D6I7DEE/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcVja9u9UKA trailer 2:41
"Noah's Ark" animated movie Feb 19, 2014• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc04STGfVQU 1.55 clip = buy or rent
"Noah" [March 2014] /tt1959490/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7NMrTaawbo 2.17.54 Dec 19, 2021 watch free w/ads
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_(2014_film)
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