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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.
King Herod: The child of imagination is the child I fear.
The Centurion: Truly, this man was the son of God.
John the Baptist: REPENT!
The Dark Hermit - Satan: A long climb, wasn't it? A long hard climb... You know, some people think the whole of life should be like that, hm... "An easy life is a sinful life". Not so, my friend... A man's life can be as easy as he wishes to make it. And it can be easy, my friend. If one knows the way to power and glory in this world.
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Facts from The Greatest Story Ever Told
Alec Guinness was sought for a cameo.
Max von Sydow said that the hardest part about playing Christ was the expectations people had of him to remain in character at all times. He couldn't smoke between takes, have a drink after work, or be affectionate with his wife on the set.
This film was slightly over 30 days in production using the original 3-panel Cinerama process when orders were given to abandon the Cinerama camera in favor of Ultra-Panavision 70; thus ending forever the cumbersome 3-panel Cinerama process in Hollywood. Numerous scenes had to be re-shot in the new single-lens Ultra-Panavision 70 process.
While between his films Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, David Lean directed some interior scenes with Claude Rains and José Ferrer as a favor for George Stevens, who was bogged down with the production in Nevada. Jean Negulesco, meanwhile, directed the Nativity scene.
George Stevens originally wanted Richard Burton to play Jesus.
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