Dietrich Theater Classic Movie Series

Special Ticket Price $5

Advance tickets may be purchased online(click here) or at the ticket booth.

Shows Wednesday,  April 1st at 12:00 and 7:00 

Rated: G 

Genre: Drama, Faith & Spirituality, Classics 

Run Time: 3 hrs 16 min 

The Greatest Story Ever Told is a 1965 American epic film produced and directed by George Stevens. It is a retelling of the story of Jesus Christ, from the Nativity through the Resurrection. This film is notable for its large ensemble cast and for being the last film appearance of Claude Rains. Filmmaker George Stevens chose Monument Valley, Utah for his exterior sequences in The Greatest Story Ever Told, this ($20 million) adaptation of Fulton Oursler's best-selling book. The "Greatest Story" is, of course, the life of Jesus Christ, played herein by Max Von Sydow. The large supporting cast includes Dorothy McGuire as Mary, Claude Rains( in his last film appearance)  as Herod the Great, Jose Ferrer as Herod Antipas, Charlton Heston as John the Baptist, Donald Pleasence as Satan

 and many other notables in cameo roles, including John Wayne