The Great Commandment

The Great Commandment

78 mins | Drama | Oct. 2, 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.

The Great Commandment

78 mins | Drama | Oct. 2, 1939

The Great Commandment
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.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Cathedral Films
Original title The Great Commandment
Directors Irving Pichel
Writers Dana Burnet

Cast

John Beal

as Joel

Albert Dekker

as Longinus

Maurice Moscovitch

as Lamech

Marjorie Cooley

as Tamar

Ian Wolfe

as Tax Collector

Lloyd Corrigan

as Jemuel

Warren McCollum

as Zadok

Olaf Hytten

as Nathan

Marc Loebell

as Judas

Anthony Marlowe

as Singer

Lester Sharpe

as First Zealot

Harold Minjir

as Andrew

Earl Gunn

as Wounded Man

Albert Spehr

as Second Zealot

George Rosener

as Merchant

John Merton

as Under-Officer

Perry Ivins

as First Elder

D'Arcy Corrigan

as Blind Man

Max Davidson

as Old Man

Stanley Price

as Second Elder

John Abbott

as Starving Begger

Belle Mitchell

as Jemuel's Wife

Irving Pichel

as Jesus Christ (voice)

Rose Plumer

as Townswoman

Evelyn Selbie

as Townswoman

John Abbott

as Starving Beggar