King of Kings

King of Kings

Of good and evil, of love and hate, of peace and war.

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Release Date

10/11/1961

Runtime

171 mins

Overview

Who is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed, and finally crucified. Yet that terrible fate would not be the end of the story.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$7,775,000

Revenue

$13,400,000

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A sprawling biblical epic that treats the life and ministry of Christ as a tragedy of influence and misunderstanding, building toward passion with operatic gravitas. This is cinema as spiritual meditation, patient, reverent, and deeply invested in the weight of its subject matter.

Mood

ContemplativeEpicMournful

Themes

FaithRedemptionLoveMortalityComing apart

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

Widescreen epicPainterlyNaturalistic

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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