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The Nativity Story
Mary and Joseph make the hard journey to Bethlehem for a blessed event in this retelling of the Nativity story. This meticulously researched and visually lush adaptation of the biblical tale follows the pair on their arduous path to their arrival in a small village, where they find shelter in a quiet manger and Jesus is born.
2006 · Directed by Catherine Hardwicke · 101 min · Drama · 10 frames
Tagline
Her child would change the world.
Crew
- Written by: Mike Rich
- Cinematography: Elliot Davis
- Edited by: Stuart Levy, Robert K. Lambert
- Music: Mychael Danna
- Production design: Stefano Maria Ortolani
- Produced by: Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen
Cast
- Keisha Castle-Hughes as Mary
- Oscar Isaac as Joseph
- Hiam Abbass as Anna
- Shaun Toub as Joachim
- Ciarán Hinds as Herod
- Shohreh Aghdashloo as Elisabeth
- Stanley Townsend as Zechariah
- Alexander Siddig as The Angel Gabriel
- Nadim Sawalha as Melchior
- Ériq Ebouaney as Balthasar
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English, Portuguese
- Studios: New Line Cinema, Sound for Film, Temple Hill Entertainment
- Budget: $35,000,000
- Box office: $46,400,000
- Themes: husband wife relationship, christianity, archangel gabriel, three kings, bethlehem, bible, religion, blessed hope, woman director, nativity
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