The Bible : In the Beginning Page #4

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


He demandeth

every hour of the day.

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In our obedience

must be no delay.

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Will you question

your father s understanding

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or doubt his ways?

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You should be ashamed.

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Yet when shall they

be rid of the work?

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All things wait for this.

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The ground is unsown,

and the house is unmended.

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Give me one

to make the roof good&

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& lest when

the rain comes the house

will not keep it out.

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But, wife!

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Shem!

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More pitch!

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Ham!

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NOAH:
We have need

of more pitch!

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(SNORES)

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Japheth!

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Take the bucket and fill it,

and our work is done!

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Shem!

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Ham!

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Japheth!

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GOD:
Noah.

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iCome thou/i

iand all thy house/i

iinto the ark./i

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iI will cause it to rain/i

iupon the Earth 40 days/i

iand 40 nights./i

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iEvery living substance/i

iI have made& /i

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i& will I destroy from off/i

ithe face of the Earth./i

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iAnd of every living thing/i

iof all flesh& /i

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i& two of every sort,/i

imale and female& /i

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i& shalt thou bring/i

iinto the ark to keep them/i

ialive with thee./i

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Two&

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& of every sort.

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NOAH:
Wife!

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Sons! Daughters!

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Fear not. The Lord hath

spoken and said:

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Bring two of every kind

to keep them alive.

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They have followed me

and trust us&

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& to mind them

and bring them to safety.

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They re good beasts at heart.

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They will do no harm to you,

nor each other&

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& for they know

of the waters that will fall

upon the Earth.

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And God hath chosen them

above all others.

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There are more yet to come.

Japheth, help them

find their way.

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Ham, Shem,

load hay and grain.

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Wife and daughters,

put oil into the lamps.

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And get thy house aboard

the ark in order.

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(THUNDERS)

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NARRATOR:

iAnd God shut him in./i

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(ANIMALS SQUAWK)

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(ELEPHANTS CRY)

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Is it the wind

that waileth?

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No, wife.

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It is the chaff,

which the wind

driveth away.

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(PEOPLE CRY OUT)

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The Lord hath taken hold

of the ends of the Earth&

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& and shaketh it.

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(ANIMALS SQUAWK)

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They cry to be fed.

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We have work to do.

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Shem&

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& care for the animals

with hooves that

cheweth the cud.

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Ham shall tend

the camels, hares,

swine and giraffes.

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Japheth,

the tigers, the lions,

the cats of all kinds.

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What shall they eat?

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Milk from the cattle

and the goats.

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Milk? For beasts of prey?

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They re only

great cats, wife.

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Do you not hear them purr?

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Be not afraid.

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He will do thee no harm,

for harm is not in him.

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Shem, the red hart

has not eaten of his corn.

Fetch him leaves.

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NARRATOR:

iThe waters prevailed, and all/i

ithe high hills were covered./i

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iAnd Noah only/i

iremained alive& /i

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i& and they that were/i

iwith him in the ark./i

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When will the rain cease?

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When shall we stand again

upon the Earth?

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God has told us

it shall rain 40 days

and 40 nights.

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But here we know

neither the day

nor the night.

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We cannot measure

the time by sleep.

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We sleep when we will.

When we are rested,

we wake.

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The moon has no

waxing or waning&

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& and the sun

no rising or setting.

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We are without

knowledge of time.

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Nay, but I know.

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Since the time

we came into the ark&

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& and the doors shut,

and the flood carried us

upon its waters&

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& the days have been 20.

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And two.

Twenty and two.

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How dost thou know

what is hidden from us?

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By what rod dost thou

measure the darkness?

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By the beasts,

who carry the days

within them.

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Even as the sun

and the moon divide

the seasons into hours.

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I know the time

by the lowing of the cow

ready to be milked&

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& and the cackle

of the hen when the egg

shall be gathered.

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I have counted the days.

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In 18 days, then,

we ll know the world

as before.

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Not so. When the rain stops,

still the water

will cover the earth.

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Neither shall we know

the world as before.

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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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