|
Abraham (The Bible Collection) |  | Director: Joseph Sargent
Actors: Richard Harris, Barbara Hershey, Maximilian Schell, Vittorio Gassman, Carolina Rosi
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
Buy New: $11.85
as of 9/3/2010 06:51 PDT details
You Save: $8.13 (41%)
New (31) Used (7) from $11.85
Seller: archie_bbunker
Rating:  45 reviews
Sales Rank: 4085
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
Language: Spanish (Published)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 187 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: TRNDT6892D
UPC: 053939689228
EAN: 0053939689228
ASIN: B0006J28K0
Theatrical Release Date: April 3, 1994
Release Date: February 15, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| Similar Items:
| |
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Covers the calling of Abraham by God, his journey to Canaan and God's command to sacrifice his son Isaac.
Genre: Religion
Rating: NR
Release Date: 7-JUN-2005
Media Type: DVD
|
| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 45
 Fairly faithful to the Bible, but long and dull July 24, 2010
Kim Boykin (New York, NY)
I'm surprised by all the 4- and 5-star reviews of this film. I bought it for possible use in teaching my 11th-grade scripture class at a Catholic prep school, but it's much too long and slow, even for me.
The film is fairly faithful to the biblical text and, in three hours, covers almost the entire story of Abraham (Genesis 12-22), with just a few understandable omissions, like the second story about Abraham's passing off Sarah as his sister (ch. 20). The film begins with about ten minutes of background that isn't in the biblical text, giving a sense of the cultural and political situation in Haran at the time and introducing the main characters. The acting is fine, which is saying something, since a lot of Bible films have atrocious acting.
But it's just too drawn out and boring. If it were edited down to two hours, I might give it 4 stars. The only excerpt I might use in class is the scene of the sacrifice of Isaac (about ten minutes). Besides that, I'll keep using excerpts from the delightful half-hour claymation film "Abraham" from the series "Testament: The Bible in Animation."
 Abraham June 7, 2010
Mel Waites
Well acted and well produced movie. Richard Harris was the perfect choice for the ageing Abraham.
Chosen Ones (Aedyn Chronicles, The)
One Night with the King
I Found I Had Visualized The Story of Abraham A Little Differently - But This Movie Was Closer Than I Was March 29, 2010
Bold Consumer (USA)
I must have enjoyed this movie quite a bit, because as soon as I finished it, I searched to see if they had one for Isaac, which evidently they don't. It skips to Jacob I think.
This story was more accurate than what I had pictured in my head as I read the scriptures. They got some of the points that I have always overlooked.
Richard Harris was a good choice to play Abraham. This portrayal made me wonder just how much Abraham really confided in Sarah, as much as they showed here? The 'battle' between Sarah and Hagar was cut short here. It would have been impractical to do it any other way. I also hadn't realized that Hagar came on the scene after they were sent from Egypt. The story of why Sarah wanted Ishmael and Hagar sent away was a little different than I had remembered.
All-in-all, I enjoyed the movie and feel that it helped me remember and 'visualize' the story more accurately than I had.
Great Movie February 3, 2010
Sandra Pruitt
This is a great movie if you are or are not familiar with the biblical story of Abraham. It stays very close to scripture. I received the movie very quickly and was exactly as was advertised.
Bible Characters February 2, 2010
Barbara Jewell
Love the depiction of the Bible character Abraham. Makes one feel as if they are there...
Showing reviews 1-5 of 45
|
|
|
CERTAIN CONTENT THAT APPEARS ON THIS SITE COMES FROM AMAZON SERVICES LLC. THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED ‘AS IS’ AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR REMOVAL AT ANY TIME. Powered by Associate-O-Matic
| |
