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2 | * CompleteMonster: [[BiblicalBadGuy Herod the Great]] is the [[EvilOverlord tyrannical King of Judea]], a [[TheParanoiac paranoid]] and ruthless old man set to secure his power base. Learning that the Messiah will be born in Bethlehem, Herod initiates the brutal slaughter of the innocents, [[WouldHurtAChild a massacre of all boys two or younger]] in the town with it being reported to Herod that "none" are left alive, along with many of their families. |
3 | * EnsembleDarkhorse: Creator/CharltonHeston as John the Baptist, Creator/RoddyMcDowall as Matthew, Gary Raymond as Peter, Joseph Childkraut as Nicodemus, John Abbott as Aben, Philip Coolidge as Chuza, Marian Seldes as Herodias and Chet Stratton as Theophilus. |
4 | * HilariousInHindsight: Creator/DonaldPleasence ({{Satan}}) would later on play Melchior, one of the wise men, in ''Series/JesusOfNazareth''. In a roundabout way, he ends up meeting Jesus twice! |
5 | * JustHereForGodzilla: Many a channel-hopping TV viewer has stuck with this rather long movie just to see Creator/JohnWayne as the Centurion at the end. |
6 | * SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Jesus driving out the money-changers and animal sellers from the temple. |
7 | * {{Narm}}: |
8 | ** Creator/JohnWayne's rendition of "Truly this man was the Son of God." No one would blame you for adding [[VerbalTic "pilgrim"]], either out loud or subconsciously. |
9 | ** John the Baptist's arrest. He wrestles with Herod's soldiers in the river Jordan (one leaping from horseback to tackle him) where he forcibly baptizes them, shouting "Repent!!" [[NarmCharm On the other hand it does fit with John's attitude.]] |
10 | ** The use of "Hallelujah Chorus" when Lazarus rises from the dead. Even worse when you realize that ''this was not the original music for the sequence''! |
11 | * SpecialEffectsFailure: Golgotha is very obviously a indoor stage with a matte painting. |
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