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Synopsis: The Great Commandment is a Christian film directed by Irving Pichel, which portrays the conversion to Christianity of a young Zealot, Joel, and the Roman soldier Longinus through the teachings of Jesus in his Parable of the Good Samaritan. It was co-produced by Rev. James K. Friedrich and released by Cathedral Films in 1939. Its theatrical release was in 1941 by Twentieth Century Fox.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Irving Pichel
Production: Universal Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.6
Year:
1939
78 min
22 Views


be your brother's wife I said I loved

her you will put this thought from your

mind this love from your heart that I

can't do if you could read my heart

you'd see but you can't all your noise

your books of the law speak to me so

your father I know you could have me

stone for speaking like this but for

once let there be truth between us Joel

how can I give up a love that's as great

as my love for Israel you look at me did

you see only what you want me to be not

what I am I shall beat you I'm not a

scholar I'm a patriot and I sell it you

you are a seller father hi no static

this is my affair you belong to that.

Park yup violence violence is the only

answer to Rome but it must be a nation's

violence what else can save us your

scrolls are dust your law is dead cave

our law is alive with the breath of

Moses and Abraham and all the prophets

men we're beasts until our law called

them to be the chosen of the Lord and

the Lord Himself came first into the

minds of men through the word that is

our law if there is just an outlaw it is

the desk of which the world was made

father I know you speak from your heart

but my heart speaks too and I I don't

want to go in anger you say Go Go we're

on a journey I planned he's going to

seek the Messiah some wonder-worker

Nathan told him about you you mean the

carpenter of Nazareth yes

you you're going to seek Him he may be

the savior of our people if you go from

my house you will no longer be my son

all my life I've Abed you without

question

I can obey you're no longer and go Oh

before I forget these I loved and

cherished you go before I curse you

yes

take it

don't you realize what an excellent

match I've made for you.

Lamech held out for 2,000 goals I'd have

given him three then you should rejoice

it is betrothal now isn't every girl as

a father with brains enough to marry her

to a son describe huh no all right you

can go now

hm well what is it what is it what is it

Rachel said she heard the prisoners have

escaped escaped oh yeah yeah yeah yeah

there be more trouble with this why do

you bring bad news into my house

I'm willing to go with you anywhere you

were coming for me weren't you

you said we'd leave the village to eat

some more we are going I'm going alone

the village is in great danger I must

get help if I can but it's more than

that it's greater than the life of any

one village or any one of us what are

you saying I'm going in search of a man

who may be the king that we need to lead

us an open war against Rome why it must

come if we're ever going to be anything

but slaves why must there be war why

must men fight

I don't care anything about this king

all I want is to be your wife and bear

your children that's all like please

take me with you I can't take

but it must be now I may never have the

courage again my journeys successful

there may be a chance new life for all

of us if this man is the Messiah and

this hope of freedom for Israel

If any man will come after me let him

deny himself and take up his cross and

follow me

who is this man I never saw him before

and yet he spoke to me as if he knew me

that's how I felt the first time he

spoke to me.

It was as if he called me by my name and

I'm seeking the man of Galilee I heard

he was near here you found him

no Huck I mean Jesus of Nazareth he was

called King of the Jews

this is he but where the multitudes that

falling he came here to escape the

multitude then it is true he has many

followers they increased even as the

flocks of a Good Shepherd but he has

more the look of a poor pilgrim than a

king his power and greater than that of

any king my friend what sort of power

you mean he's a magician as some people

say being called worse names than laughs

I must speak with him not now

the son of man has come not to destroy

men's lives but to save them

thou son of David have mercy on me

What wilt thou that I should do unto

thee Lord that I may receive my sight

believe ye that I am able to do this J.

Lord receive thy sight

who thy way

thy faith hath me be

I am a witness to you pause

I pray that you will use it to draw our

people together that we may smite our

enemies there's need for haste all the

country to the south is overrun by the.

Romans but there are thousands like me

sworn zealots ready to join your forces.

Master we offer you our Allegiance and

our swords all they they take up the

sword shall perish with the sword

put it away my friend he's the one man

who has no use for it.

Oh useful you mean he isn't ready to

take a bombs he'll never take up arms.

I don't agree with that I feel as you do

that our master must soon draw the sword

come along with us you and I together

may persuade him twenty rule to

Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover

my village lies on that road in why not

I would like to know more of this man

where he certainly has great authority

he has indeed I'm Joe son of lamech the

scribe

I am called Judas

For what is a man profited if he shall

gain the whole world and lose his own

soul or what shall a man give in

exchange for his soul I say unto thee

arise and take up thy bed and go thy way

blessed are the poor in spirit for

theirs is the kingdom of heaven blessed

are they that mourn for they shall be

comforted blessed are the meek for they

shall inherit the earth blessed are they

which do hunger and thirst after

righteousness for they shall be filled

blessed are the merciful for they shall

obtain mercy blessed are the pure in

heart for they shall see God

blessed are they which are persecuted

for righteousness sake for theirs is the

kingdom of heaven blessed are the

- peacemakers for they shall be called the

- children of God

I'm convinced he'll never take up arms

unless he's forced to the right you know

there were certain men before you joined

us who tried to seize him and force him

to be king yes

what happened he sensed their purpose

and escaped him if those men had

succeeded the history of Israel might

have been changed but they did not

succeed

or without fathers - here lies my

village the master will pass through it

he has friends in every village I'm

going on

Your camp here only this time no

blunders Claudian

most centuries around the wall when we

keep them out of sight come

But anyone enter but no one leaves the

village tonight you understand you have

your orders I'll be at the inn keep a

strict watch these people have a

fondness for striking in the dark

celebration tonight yes is the marriage

ascetic son of the scribe better I

remember him so he's getting married

mean to Tama told her a jam you a toast

the bride

well why don't you drink right I've had

enough I but we most of the village for

the town would marry Joel or Joel as

ethics brother mighty be the fellow I

knocked down on the square I yes yes why

so that extol his brother's bride oh no

it's also kinda our customer more you

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