The film is a very loose and free retelling of the Maccabean Revolt. The Greek Syrians demand that Zeus be worshiped in the Temple in Jerusalem. The Jewish priest Mattathias calls for resistance; Mattathias and his followers revolt and flee into the desert. In the wilderness, the Syrian government forces and Mattathias's rebels clash, a battle that claims many lives. Judas Maccabeus, the son of Mattathias, assumes command for a time of them, but he too falls in battle and his brother Jonathan Apphus takes over. After Jonathan's death, his brother Simon Thassi takes his place. Eventually, the Jews under Simon recapture Jerusalem and expel the Syrians. Simon celebrates the victory with his people. A Syrian woman, his bride, stands by his side. In a speech he announces that the captured Syrian soldiers are to be released so that they can report on the power and leniency of the Jews.
A notable difference the film has is that it seemingly portrays the hostile Antiochus IV Epiphanes as more of a local governor than a distant king. The movie also extends his term as villain, as he is around to oppose the Maccabees during the whole movie; in history, he died before Judas did and was replaced by other Syrian kings and commanders. The film also gives romance stories and women a larger role than the rather patriarchal book of 1 Maccabees, which generally kept women in the background and unnamed.
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In the American release several of the cast were credited with surnames of American actors who had appeared in Biblical films such "John (Charlton) Heston" and "Susan (Debra) Paget".
testament, film, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, testament, film, news, newspapers, books, scholar, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Old Testament film news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Il vecchio testamento released in English as The Old Testament and in Spanish Los Macabeos The Maccabees is a 1962 Italian French widescreen international co production epic film shot in Yugoslavia It is based on the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire of Syrian of 167 141 BC It was directed and co written by Gianfranco Parolini and starred Brad Harris in one of their frequent collaborations Il vecchio testamentoDirected byGianfranco ParoliniWritten byGianfranco ParoliniGiovanni SimonelliGhigo De ChiaryLuciano MartinoGiorgio ProsperiStarringSee belowCinematographyFrancesco IzzarelliEdited byEdmond LozziMusic byAngelo Francesco LavagninoRelease date1962Running time115 minutes Europe 88 minutes US CountryItaly France Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Notes 4 External linksPlot editThe film is a very loose and free retelling of the Maccabean Revolt The Greek Syrians demand that Zeus be worshiped in the Temple in Jerusalem The Jewish priest Mattathias calls for resistance Mattathias and his followers revolt and flee into the desert In the wilderness the Syrian government forces and Mattathias s rebels clash a battle that claims many lives Judas Maccabeus the son of Mattathias assumes command for a time of them but he too falls in battle and his brother Jonathan Apphus takes over After Jonathan s death his brother Simon Thassi takes his place Eventually the Jews under Simon recapture Jerusalem and expel the Syrians Simon celebrates the victory with his people A Syrian woman his bride stands by his side In a speech he announces that the captured Syrian soldiers are to be released so that they can report on the power and leniency of the Jews A notable difference the film has is that it seemingly portrays the hostile Antiochus IV Epiphanes as more of a local governor than a distant king The movie also extends his term as villain as he is around to oppose the Maccabees during the whole movie in history he died before Judas did and was replaced by other Syrian kings and commanders The film also gives romance stories and women a larger role than the rather patriarchal book of 1 Maccabees which generally kept women in the background and unnamed Cast editIn the American release several of the cast were credited with surnames of American actors who had appeared in Biblical films such John Charlton Heston and Susan Debra Paget Brad Harris Simon Thassi Djordje Nenadovic Judas Maccabeus Ivano Staccioli Antiochus IV Epiphanes Franca Parisi Miza Mara Lane Diotima Philippe Hersent Namele Carlo Tamberlani Mattathias Jacques Berthier Apollonius military commander of Seleucid Empire Alan SteelNotes editExternal links editIl vecchio testamento at IMDb The Old Testament at AllMovie nbsp This article related to an Italian film of the 1960s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an action adventure film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Old Testament film amp oldid 1185296745, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
