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oh wow thanks..... going off the blu ray in the Hayworth box set, it was an older dirty print.

this will be interesting because this film was in need of a restoration, so maybe Sony has gotten to it.

i used to be a vendor for Disney home entertainment in Toys R Us stores and would stock their endcap with these, back in the day.

i do remember this vhs line from Disney-

sad though, considering James Baskett was awarded a special Oscar for his performance and generations have missed out on one of Disney's best songs 'Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah' another Oscar winner for them (at least you can see that clip on youtube)

the only reason i got a copy of this film is that a friend loaned me her (bootleg, sorry) vhs tape and i burned a couple of dvdr's from it. the movie is really not that bad.....they need to release with a disclaimer.

the real-life lady Camille was based on--

will be getting this, The Prince and the Showgirl, and Wife vs. Secretary........Garbo, Harlow, and Monroe in my future!! thanx WB!!!

My Jesus wall---

ooo and that surreal ending with Jesus in the clouds, so cool!

i looked again at about an hour of this film on youtube last night. i can see that this was a very personal film for Mr. Stevens. he got very poetic about the piece, and on that level it does work. he needed a desert backdrop, and used the most beautiful location he could find. his Christ story...

also a lot of the epics of the 1960's seemed to get bloated by slow pacing and really long run times as the decade progressed...

i see TGSET as a -very slow- but stately meditation on the life of Christ. as has been mentioned, by comparison recent Jesus films and miniseries have just floundered in their attempts. i think it's tricky trying to evoke transcendent spiritual values visually, it can end up being only about...

Just found the radio shows this movie was based on.....10 hours long, but i will check out and compare, this is news to me!