The Bible : In the Beginning Page #2

Synopsis: An elaborate Hollywood retelling of the Bible stories narrated by the film's director John Huston. We open with the Creation of the World and arrive at the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve and continue on to Cain and the murder of Abel. Next, we visit Noah and his ark with its spectacular flood sequence. Then we come to the story of Nimrod, King of Babel, the emergence of man's vanity and the heights to which it could aspire if unchecked. Finally we cover Abraham, a mystic who spoke personally with God, a leader of men, a builder of nations, a pioneer and a warrior and Sarah. At the time she conceived her first child, the event being forecast by an Angel of the Lord. Three such Heavenly Messengers appeared in the course of events which befell Abraham and Sarah.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): John Huston
Production: 20th Century Fox
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
UNRATED
Year:
1966
174 min
272 Views


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iAnd God blessed them/i

iand said unto them:/i

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i Be fruitful and multiply. /i

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THE SERPENT:
Eve&

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Eve&

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Hath God said&

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& ye shall not eat

of every tree

in the garden?

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We may eat of

the fruit of the trees

of the garden&

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& but of

the fruit of this tree

God hath said:

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"Ye shall not eat of it&

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& neither shall ye

touch it, lest ye die.

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Ye shall not surely die.

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For God doth know

that in the day

ye eat thereof&

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& then your eyes

shall be opened&

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& and ye shall be as gods&

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& knowing good and evil.

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EVE:
The serpent hath said

that we shall not die&

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& that our eyes

shall be opened

and we shall be as gods.

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Taste it.

There s no harm.

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It is&

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& disobedience.

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EVE:
It will make us wise.

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NARRATOR:
And the Lord God

icalled unto Adam:/i

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i Where art thou? /i

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I heard thy voice

and I was afraid

because I was naked,

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and I hid myself.

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GOD:
Who told thee

ithat thou wast naked?/i

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iHast thou eaten/i

iof the tree& /i

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i& whereof I commanded thee/i

ithat thou shouldst not eat?/i

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The woman thou gavest

to be with me&

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& she gave me of the tree,

and I did eat.

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iWhat is it that/i

ithou hast done?/i

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The serpent beguiled me

and I did eat.

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iBecause thou/i

ihast done this& /i

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i& thou art cursed/i

iabove all cattle& /i

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i& and above every beast/i

iof the field./i

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iUpon thy belly/i

ishalt thou go& /i

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i& and dust shalt thou eat/i

iall the days of thy life./i

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iI will put enmity/i

ibetween thee/i

iand the woman& /i

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i& between thy seed/i

iand her seed./i

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iIt shall bruise thy head& /i

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i& and thou shalt/i

ibruise his heel./i

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iEve& /i

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i& I will greatly/i

imultiply thy sorrow/i

iand thy conception./i

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iIn sorrow shalt thou/i

ibring forth children& /i

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i& and thy desire/i

ishall be to thy husband& /i

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i& and he shall/i

irule over thee./i

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iAdam, because thou/i

ihast harkened/i

iunto thy wife& /i

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i& and hast eaten/i

iof the tree& /i

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i& cursed is the ground/i

ifor thy sake& /i

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i& in sorrow/i

ishalt thou eat of it/i

iall the days of thy life& /i

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i& thorns also and thistles/i

ishall it bring forth to thee./i

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iThou shalt eat/i

ithe herb of the field./i

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iIn the sweat of thy face/i

ishalt thou eat bread& /i

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i& until thou/i

ireturn unto the ground./i

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iFor out of it/i

iwas thou taken/i

ifor dust thou art& /i

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i& and unto dust/i

ishalt thou return./i

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(THUNDERS)

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(BABY CRYING)

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I have made a man

from the Lord God.

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Thy name

shall be called Cain.

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NARRATOR:
And the meaning

iof Cain is possession. /i

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iEve again bare a son& /i

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i& and his name was Abel& /i

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i& which means/i

i breath of life. /i

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iAnd the children of Eve/i

igrew to be men./i

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iCain was a tiller/i

iof the ground& /i

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i& and Abel was/i

ia keeper of flocks./i

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iAt the time of the harvest,/i

ithey builded altars& /i

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i& and kindled fires/i

iupon them./i

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iAnd Abel brought/i

iof the firstlings/i

iof his flock& /i

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i& and the fat thereof./i

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iAnd Cain also/i

ibrought of the fruit/i

iof the ground& /i

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i& an offering unto the Lord./i

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iAnd the Lord had/i

irespect unto Abel/i

iand his offering./i

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iBut unto Cain/i

iand his offering/i

iHe had not respect./i

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Why art thou angry?

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lf thou doest well,

shalt thou not be accepted?

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GOD:
Cain?

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iCain./i

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iWhere is Abel, thy brother?/i

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I know not!

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iWhere is Abel, thy brother?/i

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Am I my brother s keeper?

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iWhat hast thou done?/i

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iThe voice of thy/i

ibrother s blood& /i

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i& crieth unto me/i

ifrom the ground./i

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iNow art thou/i

icursed from the Earth& /i

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i& which hath opened to/i

ireceive thy brother s blood/i

ifrom thy hand./i

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iWhen thou/i

itillest the ground& /i

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i& it shall not yield/i

iunto thee her strength./i

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iA fugitive and a vagabond/i

ishalt thou be in the Earth./i

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(WOLF HOWLS)

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For dust thou

art and unto dust

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Christopher Fry

Christopher Fry (18 December 1907 – 30 June 2005) was an English poet and playwright. He is best known for his verse dramas, notably The Lady's Not for Burning, which made him a major force in theatre in the 1940s and 1950s. more…

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