I think The Ten Commandments is best enjoyed in several bite-sized pieces, maybe in ten sections, or perhaps 20 minutes per commandment. Someone commented above about its silent movie technique - it is incredibly static, unwatchably so in my opinion, and framed like schoolbook murals. It's...
In King of Kings I like the table used in the last supper - a blatant CND symbol during the era of Cuba and Kennedy. Mostly I agree with David B-K's assessment above, especially the observation that Jesus is very often a bystander in his own movie, the "water" to the "fire" of Barabbas. And...
Thanks for that Marsnkc. I had a hunch it was Farber and I'd pretty much agree with those rankings except, of course, for Mr Wilder's inclusion in the herd of buffalos. But about Mr Stevens's Greatest Story Ever Told. I have seen it many times - including some showings in its original...