Joseph and His Brethren

Joseph and His Brethren (1961)

Giuseppe venduto dai fratelli

"...his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph, and she said, lie with me..." (Genesis 39:7)

A brother is cast out from his family, sold in to slavery and then returns years later as a man of power - but shows forgiveness and compassion to his family through the strength of character given to him by God.

Date of release
1961-08-23
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Family, Drama
Director
Irving Rapper, Luciano Ricci

Casting

Interesting facts

The Story of Joseph and His Brethren is a 1961 biblical drama film directed by Irving Rapper and Luciano Ricci.

Production

Columbia Pictures had intended to make a film with this title for several years starring Rita Hayworth but it never came to fruition.

It was one of two films Rapper directed in Italy, the other being Pontius Pilate. Actors were signed in November 1960 and filming took place in Rome. It was one of several European films starring Geoffrey Horne.

Robert Morley was cast in a lead role. He wrote about his experiences making the film in an article saying:

The Bible belt is a trade term for films of a biblical nature made in and around Rome by Italian producers. It is their pleasant custom to engage senior British actors to play the more mature prophets and aging kings while casting young and virile Americans in the more saintly roles of John the Baptist, Joseph or St Francis of Assisi.

Morley set fire to Belinda Lee's wig in one scene but says she was unharmed.

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