Abraham (1993 film)
1994 television movie directed by Joseph Sargent
Abraham | |
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Genre |
Adventure
Biography Drama |
Written by | Robert McKee |
Directed by | Joseph Sargent |
Starring |
Richard Harris
Barbara Hershey Maximilian Schell Vittorio Gassman |
Music by |
Marco Frisina
Ennio Morricone |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers |
Laura Fattori
Lorenzo Minoli |
Production location | Ouarzazate, Morocco |
Cinematography | Raffaele Mertes |
Editor | Michael Brown |
Release | |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | December 12, 1993 ( 1993-12-12 ) |
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Abraham is a 1993 television film based on the life of the Biblical patriarch Abraham produced by Five Mile River Films . It was shot in Ouarzazate , Morocco . Directed by Joseph Sargent , it stars Richard Harris , Barbara Hershey , Maximilian Schell , and Vittorio Gassman .
Plot
Abram lives in Harran , a rich city. His wife Sarai ( Barbara Hershey ) is childless, and their only heir is Eliezer of Damascus . One day he hears the voice of God , who says that he must leave Harran and travel to an unknown land. God promises to make a great nation from him and renames him Abraham and his wife Sarai as Sarah. The pattern for the plot is the Genesis chapters 11–25.
Cast
- Richard Harris as Abraham
- Barbara Hershey as Sarah
- Maximilian Schell as Pharaoh
- Vittorio Gassman as Terah
- Carolina Rosi as Hagar
- Andrea Prodan as Lot
- Gottfried John as Eliezer
- Kevin McNally as Nahor, son of Terah
- Simona Ferraro Chartoff as Lot's wife
- Aziz Khaldoun as young Serug
- Tom Radcliffe as adult Serug
- Jude Alderson as Mikah
- Evelina Meghangi as Reumah
- Danny Mertsoy as Ishmael (age 9)
- Giuseppe Peluso as Ishmael (age 16)
- Timur Yusef as Isaac (age 5)
- Taylor Scipio as Isaac (age 11)
References
- TV REVIEW `Abraham' on TNT-Gritty but Appealing. Los Angeles Times , April 2, 1994
- TV Weekend; A Biblical Patriarch For a Time of Worship. The New York Times , April 1, 1994
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