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King Of Kings
Genre: Drama

Reviewed In Issue 72 (May 2003) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhan McKenna, Hurd Hatfield, Ron Randell, Viveca Lindfors, Rita Gam, Carmen Sevilla, Brigid Bazlen, Harry Guardino, Rip Torn, Frank Thring, Guy Rolfe, Royal Dano & Robert Ryan

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
DD Sound Rating: 4
DTS Sound Rating: NA
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Critics' Composite Score: 4
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Special Features
Includes three vintage featurettes (a four-minute pre-production profile and two brief premiere featurettes) and a waste-of-time cast and crew selection.


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): Warner Home Video
(Catalog Number): 65127
(MPAA Rating): Not Rated
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(Retail Price): $19.98
(DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 171
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 1961
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 02/25/03
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): Nicholas Ray
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Joseph the carpenter brings his wife Mary (McKenna) to Bethlehem where she is given a stall in the stable to deliver her child, Jesus (Hunter). The fate of Pontius Pilate (Torn), the imprisonment of John the Baptist (Ryan), and all the stories of the bible are captured in "King Of Kings," a Biblical epic by director Nicholas Ray. (Tricia Littrell)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD offers a very nicely restored picture that looks great for the film

Soundtrack:
The Dolby