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The Greatest Story Ever Told Overview:

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) was a Biographical - Drama Film directed by George Stevens, David Lean (uncredited) and Jean Negulesco (uncredited) and produced by George Stevens, George Stevens Jr., Frank I. Davis and Antonio Vellani.

SYNOPSIS

Hollywood's big-screen rendering of the life of Christ. Von Sydow stars as the Son of God, but biblical strongman Heston steals the show as the impassioned John the Baptist. Look for cameos and breathtaking photography.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion)

Academy Awards 1965 --- Ceremony Number 38 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Art DirectionArt Direction: Richard Day, William Creber, David Hall; Set Decoration: Ray Moyer, Fred MacLean, Nominated
Best CinematographyWilliam C. Mellor, Loyal GriggsNominated
Best Costume DesignVittorio Nino Novarese, Marjorie BestNominated
Best Music - ScoringAlfred NewmanNominated
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Quotes from The Greatest Story Ever Told:

Caiaphas: Jesus of Nazareth, your crimes are so many I scarcely know where to begin.
Jesus: Go now, and teach all nations. Make it your first care to love one another and to find the kingdom of God, and all things shall be yours without me asking. Do not fret then for tomorrow; leave tomorrow to fret over its own needs, for today... today's troubles are enough. And lo, I am with you always, even onto the end of the world...
John the Baptist: Are you going to free me?
Herod Antipas: I am going to kill you.
John the Baptist: Then you free me!
Herod Antipas: [walking away] I hope so.
Peter: Who's there?
James the Younger: [behind the door] Me.
Peter: [angrily opening the door] What's wrong with you? When I ask "Who's there", why do you answer "Me"?
James the Younger: It WAS me, Peter.
King Herod: The child of imagination is the child I fear.
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Facts from The Greatest Story Ever Told
Director George Stevens originally hired 550 Navajos from a local reservation to be Roman legionnaires, but they couldn't stay on the set for very long and eventually went back home to participate in a tribal election. Stevens replaced them with ROTC cadets.
Filming began using 3-strip Cinerama process. After three days of filming with the 3-strip camera, the production switched to 70mm Ultra Panavision 70.
Cinematographer William C. Mellor suffered a heart attack, collapsed and died on the set.
Telly Savalas shaved his head bald for his role as Pontius Pilate. He kept his head shaved for the rest of his life.
During an interview on The Mike Douglas Show, Jamie Farr related the story of how he was so desperate for work when he auditioned for the picture that he prayed to St. Jude, the patron saint of hopeless causes, that he would get the job. He was ironically cast as the apostle Thaddeus, an alternate name for St. Jude (possibly used to avoid confusion with Judas Iscariot).
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