The Great Commandment (1939)
Portrays the conversion to Christianity of a young Zealot, Joel, and the Roman soldier Longinus through the teachings of Jesus in his Parable of the Good Samaritan.
- Date of release
- 1939-10-02
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Irving Pichel
Casting
- John Beal — Joel
- Albert Dekker — Longinus
- Maurice Moscovitch — Lamech
- Marjorie Cooley — Tamar
- Ian Wolfe — Tax Collector
- Lloyd Corrigan — Jemuel
- Warren McCollum — Zadok
- Olaf Hytten — Nathan
- Marc Loebell — Judas
- Anthony Marlowe — Singer
- Lester Sharpe — First Zealot
- Harold Minjir — Andrew
Interesting facts
The Great Commandment is a 1939 American Christian film directed by Irving Pichel, which portrays the conversion to Christianity of a young Zealot, Joel, and the Roman soldier Longinus through the teachings of Jesus in his Parable of the Good Samaritan. It was co-produced by Rev. James K. Friedrich and released by Cathedral Films in 1939. Its theatrical release was in 1941 by Twentieth Century Fox.
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