The Bible: In the Beginning... Page #3

Synopsis: An elaborate Hollywood retelling of the Bible stories narrated by the film's director John Huston. We open with the Creation of the World and arrive at the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve and continue on to Cain and the murder of Abel. Next, we visit Noah and his ark with its spectacular flood sequence. Then we come to the story of Nimrod, King of Babel, the emergence of man's vanity and the heights to which it could aspire if unchecked. Finally we cover Abraham, a mystic who spoke personally with God, a leader of men, a builder of nations, a pioneer and a warrior and Sarah. At the time she conceived her first child, the event being forecast by an Angel of the Lord. Three such Heavenly Messengers appeared in the course of events which befell Abraham and Sarah.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): John Huston
Production: 20th Century Fox
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
UNRATED
Year:
1966
174 min
1,603 Views


its fullness and strength.

But the knowledge of good and evil

was in all the people of the Earth.

And God grieved in His heart that men

followed the way of evil...

...and that every imagination...

...of the thoughts of his heart

was only evil, continually.

The Earth disclosed her blood...

...and no more covered her slain.

The deed of Cain was multiplied

a thousand times.

And God said, "I will destroy man,

whom I have created...

...both man and beast, for it

repenteth me that I hath made them. "

But the Lord gave Eve another son...

...instead of Abel whom Cain slew.

And Adam called his name Seth.

And from Seth's seed,

through the generations...

...was Noah born.

And Noah found grace

in the eyes of the Lord.

There dwelt with Noah

his sons:
Shem...

...Japheth and Ham.

And his wife,

and his sons ' wives also.

And Noah was perfect

in his generations.

He was a just man,

and walked with God.

Noah.

Noah.

Noah!

Hearken now to my voice

and take heed.

Now shall I tell thee

the matter of my grief...

...and of what thou shalt do.

The end of all flesh

is come before me...

...for the Earth is filled

with violence through them.

And behold, I will bring a flood

of waters upon the Earth...

...to destroy all flesh.

And everything that is

in the Earth shall die.

Make thee an ark of gopher wood.

Rooms shalt thou make...

...and shalt pitch it within and

without with pitch.

And this is the fashion

thou shalt make it of.

The length of the ark shall be

...the breadth of it 50 cubits...

...and the height of it 30 cubits.

With thee will I establish

my covenant.

Thou shalt come into the ark.

Thou and thy sons and thy wife,

and thy sons ' wives with thee.

For thee have I seen righteous

before me in this generation.

What is more stupid than this?

A man building a ship on dry land!

A devil is in him

and hath made him mad...

...and his sons with him!

When shall the Earth see this again?

He hath the sea in his head,

and his house rides up on the waves.

Father, is it indeed God's voice

thou hast heard?

For look, there is no cloud

in the sky.

Not so much as would cover a bird.

The Lord waiteth upon our work.

Then what need is there of haste?

Shall we not do it little by little...

...under cover of night?

He demandeth every hour of the day.

In our obedience must be no delay.

Will you question your father's

understanding or doubt his ways?

You should be ashamed.

Yet when shall they be rid

of the work?

All things wait for this.

The ground is unsown,

and the house is unmended.

Give me one to make the roof good...

...lest when the rain comes the house

will not keep it out.

But, wife!

Shem!

More pitch!

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Christopher Fry

Christopher Fry (18 December 1907 – 30 June 2005) was an English poet and playwright. He is best known for his verse dramas, notably The Lady's Not for Burning, which made him a major force in theatre in the 1940s and 1950s. more…

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