In the Beginning

• Director: Kevin Connor
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Religious Epic
• Themes: Message From God, Religious Zealotry
• Main Cast: Martin Landau, Jacqueline Bisset, Eddie Cibrian, Frederick Weller
• Release Year: 2000
• Country: US
• Run Time: 189 minutes

Plot

A kind of "best-of" account of the books of Genesis and Exodus, this two-part NBC miniseries aired in November 2000. Part One, set in the desert, covers the stories of Abraham (Martin Landau), Sarah (Jacqueline Bisset), Isaac (Sean Pertwee), Rebeccah (Diana Rigg), Esau (Andrew Grainger), and Jacob (Frederick Weller) and culminates with the enslavement of Joseph (Eddie Cibrian). Part Two, set in biblical Egypt, focuses on the story of Moses (Billy Campbell) and his deliverance of his people from slavery. Also included in the miniseries' huge and illustrious cast are Alan Bates as Jethro, Geraldine Chaplin as Yocheved, and Jonathan Firth as Joshua. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Martin Landau - Abraham
• Jacqueline Bisset - Sarah
• Eddie Cibrian - Joseph
• Frederick Weller - Jacob

Alan Bates - Jethro; Steven Berkoff - Potiphar; Geraldine Chaplin - Yocheved; Amanda Donohoe - Zuleika; Christopher Lee - Ramses I; Art Malik - Ramses II; Rachael Stirling - Young Rebeccah; Diana Rigg - Mature Rebeccah; Victor Spinetti - Happatezoah; David Threlfall - Aaron; David Warner - Eliezer; Sean Pertwee - Issac; Tom Harper - Benjamin; Jeremy Peters - Amran; Archie Panjabi - Basya; Jonathan Firth - Joshua; Terri Seymour - Eve

Credit

Noel Davis - Casting, Kevin Connor - Director, Bill Blunden - Editor, Barry Peters - Editor, David V. Picker - Executive Producer, Robert Halmi, Jr. - Executive Producer, Ken Thorne - Composer (Music Score), Elemer Ragalyi - Cinematographer, John Goldsmith - Screenwriter

Similar Movies

The Bible - In the Beginning; Jesus of Nazareth; Jeremiah; The Robe; The Gospel of John; The Ten Commandments; Noah's Ark