Day of Triumph (1954)
A film about the last days of Jesus Christ.
- Date of release
- 1954-12-25
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Director
- John T. Coyle, Irving Pichel
Casting
- Lee J. Cobb — Zadok
- James Griffith — Judas Iscariot
- Ralph Freud — Caiaphas
- Robert Wilson — Jesus Christ
- Mike Connors — Andrew
- Tyler McVey — Peter
- Toni Gerry — Cloas
- Joanne Dru — Mary Magdalene
- Everett Glass — Annas
- Lowell Gilmore — Pontius Pilate
- Anthony Warde — Barabbas
- Peter Whitney — Nikator
Interesting facts
Day of Triumph is a 1954 American drama film directed by Irving Pichel and John T. Coyle, from a screenplay by Arthur T. Horman. The film stars Lee J. Cobb, Robert Wilson, James Griffith, and Joanne Dru.
Production
The picture was the first sound and first color film done about the life of Jesus. The last film having been Cecil B. DeMille's 1927 The King of Kings. The movie began filming the week of June 12, in Eastman Color. Joanne Dru was selected to play the role of Mary Magdalene, winning out over several other actresses, including Rita Hayworth, Jennifer Jones, and Susan Hayward.
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