The Bible on the Big Screen: A Guide from Silent Films to Today's Movies

by J Stephen Lang

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Hollywood has been producing biblical movies for over a century. Starting with mini-Passion stories from the 1890s, bestselling author J. Stephen Lang takes readers through blockbusters and busts, miniseries and Mel Gibson, covering film plots and characters based on the Bible. More than just a list, "The Bible on the Big Screen" gives movie buffs film credits, running times, and release dates and answers intriguing questions about motives for making the movies, critics' reactions, and much more. It also offers a comprehensive filmography with a chronological listing of all biblical movies ever made, and if they are available on video.
  • ISBN10 0801068045
  • ISBN13 9780801068041
  • Publish Date 1 August 2007
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 11 July 2014
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Baker Publishing Group
  • Imprint Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 304
  • Language English