The Bible : In the Beginning Page #5

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


When the waters

are dried up&

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& then we shall know.

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We shall be alone

on the Earth.

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No other life.

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Where will the ark

have carried us?

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In what strange land

shall we be renewed?

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The Lord has put

the future into our hands.

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(GOAT CRIES)

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All things will be new.

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(RAINING STOPPED)

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(POUNDING)

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(ROOSTER CROWS)

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(ANIMALS SQUAWK)

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(NOAH PLAYS FLUTE)

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Raven!

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NARRATOR:
And Noah

isent forth a raven& /i

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i& to see if/i

ithe waters were abated/i

ifrom off the ground./i

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Go forth!

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iAnd the raven went forth,/i

iand flew to and fro./i

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iEven until the waters were/i

idried up from off the Earth./i

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iAnd the raven returned not/i

iagain unto Noah anymore./i

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iAlso he sent forth/i

ia dove from him./i

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iBut the Earth/i

iwas still seas& /i

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i& as it had been/i

iin the beginning,/i

ibefore the dry land appeared./i

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She hath found no rest

for the sole of her foot.

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For the waters

are on the face

of the whole Earth.

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Eat of the grain

and renew thy strength.

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For in seven days

I shall send thee

forth again.

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iAnd the dove/i

icame in to him/i

iin the evening& /i

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i& and lo, in her mouth/i

iwas an olive leaf,/i

iplucked off./i

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Let us make

a rudder and a sail.

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For now we know

that the waters are

abated from the Earth&

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& and we can find land.

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What sail shall

discover the winds,

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and what rudder

find our course?

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The breath of God

shall divide the waves&

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& and his hand only

lead us into safety.

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NARRATOR:
The ark rested

iin the 7th month,/i

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iof the 17th day/i

iof the month& /i

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i& upon the mountains/i

iof Ararat./i

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Hey! Hey, hey!

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NARRATOR:
And the Lord

isaid in his heart:/i

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i I will not again curse/i

ithe ground for man s sake./i

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iWhile the Earth remaineth,/i

iseed-time and harvest& /i

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i& cold and heat,/i

isummer and winter,/i

iand day and night& /i

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i& shall not cease./i

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iThe waters shall/i

ino more become a flood/i

ito destroy all flesh./i

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iI do set my bow in the cloud./i

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iAnd it shall be for a token/i

ibetween me and the Earth./i

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iIt shall come to pass/i

iwhen I bring a cloud& /i

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i& the bow shall/i

ibe seen in the cloud./i

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iAnd I will remember/i

imy covenant which is/i

ibetween me and you./i

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iAnd every living creature/i

iof all flesh. /i

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NARRATOR:
And sons were born

iunto the sons of Noah/i

iafter the flood./i

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iAnd of them was/i

ithe whole Earth overspread./i

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iAnd the whole Earth/i

iwas of one language/i

iand of one speech./i

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iNow these are/i

ithe generations/i

iof the sons of Noah./i

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iThe sons of/i

iJapheth:
Gomer& /i

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iThe sons of Shem:/i

iElam, Asshur& /i

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iAnd the sons of Ham:/i

iMizraim, Phut,/i

iCanaan and Cush./i

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iAnd Cush begat Nimrod./i

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iAnd Nimrod was a king./i

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iAnd he set to build/i

ia tower that would soar/i

ilike his pride./i

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iA tower that would/i

ireach unto Heaven./i

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iAnd his people sang a song/i

ias they built the tower:/i

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i Who can bend/i

ithe bow of Nimrod?/i

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iOr put strength/i

iinto the arrow like unto/i

ihis strength?/i

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iNothing is too mighty/i

ifor him to do/i

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iNo power is greater than his/i

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iHe hath taken the Earth/i

iand made it his own/i

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iHe stores up/i

ithe thunder and wears/i

ithe lightning like a jewel/i

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iThe glory of Nimrod/i

ishines beyond the sun/i

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iThere is none/i

igreater than he/i

iin Earth or Heaven. /i

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iAnd the Lord came down/i

ito see the tower& /i

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i& which the children/i

iof men builded./i

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iAnd He said,/i

i Behold, the people is one& /i

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i& and they have/i

iall one language./i

iAnd this they begin to do./i

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iAnd now nothing will/i

ibe restrained from them& /i

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i& which they/i

ihave imagined to do. /i

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My bow.

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NARRATOR:
Let us

igo down and confound/i

itheir language& /i

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i& that they/i

imay not understand/i

ione another s speech. /i

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Stand your ground.

Obey me!

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Make good what has

been brought down.

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Am I not Nimrod?

And my voice is

your commandment!

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What words are these?

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Babbling fool!

Madness is in his mouth!

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You mock your

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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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