The Story of Jacob and Joseph

The Story of Jacob and Joseph
Genre Historical drama
Based on Book of Genesis
Written by Ernest Kinoy
Directed by Michael Cacoyannis
Starring Keith Michell
Tony Lo Bianco
Colleen Dewhurst
Herschel Bernardi
Harry Andrews
Julian Glover
Narrated by Alan Bates
Theme music composer Mikis Theodorakis
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) Mildred Freed Alberg
Rony Yacov
Cinematography Ted Moore
Austin Dempster
Editor(s) Kevin Connor
Running time 120 minutes
Production company(s) Mildred Theatrical Productions
Screen Gems
Distributor American Broadcasting Company
Release
Original release
  • April 7, 1974 (1974-04-07) (United States)

The Story of Jacob and Joseph is a 1974 American historical drama television film directed by Michael Cacoyannis, based on the biblical Book of Genesis with a screenplay written by Ernest Kinoy. It stars Keith Michell as Jacob, Tony Lo Bianco as Joseph, Colleen Dewhurst as Rebekah, Herschel Bernardi as Laban, Harry Andrews as Isaac, and Julian Glover as Esau.

Filmed on location in Israel, The Story of Jacob and Joseph originally aired in the United States on the American Broadcasting Company on April 7, 1974. The biblical narrative was continued two years later with The Story of David (1976), also produced for ABC-TV and involving many of the same cast and crew.

Plot summary

This film is the narrative of the Biblical patriarchs, Jacob and his son Joseph. Part I details the story of Jacob fleeing his tribe after cheating his brother Esau out of his birthright, getting cheated himself in his exile years, and learning of the need to make amends. Part II is of the story of Jacob's favourite son, Joseph. Betrayed and sold into slavery by his brothers, he meets and overcomes adversity to become the prime minister of Egypt, closest official to the Pharoah himself.

Cast

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