The Great Commandment

Name: The Great Commandment
Genre: drama
Released: 1939
Duration: 78 min
Rating: 5
Cast: John Beal, Albert Dekker, Maurice Moscovitch, Marjorie Cooley, Ian Wolfe

The Great Commandment (1939) — drama film. Directed by Irving Pichel. Starring John Beal, Albert Dekker, Maurice Moscovitch, Marjorie Cooley. This page maps 8 characters and 10 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

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Story Analysis

A zealot leader seeks Jesus for military salvation but discovers a message of peace and love.

Drama · 5/10 · 78 min · 1939

Portrays the conversion to Christianity of a young Zealot, Joel, and the Roman soldier Longinus through the teachings of Jesus in his Parable of the Good Samaritan.

Credits

director

Irving Pichel
screenplay

Dana Burnet
actor

as Joel

John Beal
actor

as Longinus

Albert Dekker
actor

as Lamech

Maurice Moscovitch

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Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q25136214), public domain (CC0).