The Bible: In the Beginning...

Overview

Covering only the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis, vignettes include: Adam and Eve frolicking in the Garden of Eden until their indulgence in the forbidden fruit sees them driven out; Cain murdering his brother Abel; Noah building an ark to preserve the animals of the world from the coming flood; and Abraham making a covenant with God.

Directed by John Huston

Top cast

Michael Parks

Adam

Ulla Bergryd

Eve

Richard Harris

Cain

John Huston

Noah

Stephen Boyd

Nimrod

George C. Scott

Abraham

Ava Gardner

Sarah

Peter O'Toole

The Three Angels

Zoe Sallis

Hagar

Gabriele Ferzetti

Lot

Eleonora Rossi Drago

Lot's wife

Franco Nero

Abel

Pupella Maggio

Noah's wife

Robert Rietti

Abraham's Steward

P

Peter Heinze

Ham

R

Roger Beaumont

G

Gianluigi Crescenzi

Maria Grazia Spina

Lot's daughter # 2

Angelo Boscariol

Shem

Claudie Lange

Nimrod's wife

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