Joseph Movie Review 1995

Following "Abraham" and "Jacob" comes the Old Testament story of young Joseph (Mercurio), beloved son of Jacob, who's sold into slavery by his envious older brothers. Joseph is bought by the Pharoah's chief steward, Potiphar (Kingsley), and, after a long series of tribulations, rises to become a power in Egypt, which unexpectedly leads Joseph to hold the fate of his long-lost family in his hands. Filmed in Morocco.

Distribution

Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc., 1 CNN Ctr., Box 105366, Atlanta, GA 30303, Phone: (404)827-1700, Toll-free: 800-523-0823, Fax: (404)827-2000, URL: http://www.turner.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 240 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Religious Epics, Adapted from the Bible, Family Ties, Royalty, Middle East, Slavery

Screenplay

Lionel Chetwynd, James Carrington

Cast

Paul Mercurio, Ben Kingsley, Martin Landau, Lesley Ann Warren, Warren Clarke, Alice Krige, Dominique Sanda, Stefano Dionisi, Valeria Cavalli, Peter Eyre, Timothy Bateson, Jamie Glover, Mike Attwell

Cinematography

Raffaele Mertes

Director

Roger Young

Music

Marco Frisina

Producer

Lorenzo Minoli, Gerald Rafshoon, Turner Network Television (TNT), RAI