King of Kings (1961)

USA, 170 min
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Basic facts

Original title King of Kings
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1963-04-08

Cast

Jeffrey Hunter
Jesus Christ

Siobhan McKenna
Mary

Hurd Hatfield
Pontius Pilate

Ron Randell
Lucius

Viveca Lindfors
Claudia

Rita Gam
Herodias

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Titles

Original title
  • King of Kings
Swedish release title
  • Konungarnas konung

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Film Editor
Special Photographic Effects
Costume Designer
Narrator

Cast

Jeffrey Hunter Jesus Christ
Siobhan McKenna Mary
Hurd Hatfield Pontius Pilate
Ron Randell Lucius
Viveca Lindfors Claudia
Rita Gam Herodias
Carmen Sevilla Mary Magdalene
Brigid Bazlen Salome
Harry Guardino Barabbas
Rip Torn Judas
Frank Thring Herod Antipas
Guy Rolfe Caiphas
Maurice Marsac Nicodemus
Grégoire Aslan Herod
Royal Dano Peter
Edric Connor Balthazar
Robert Ryan John the Baptist
George Coulouris camel driver
Conrado San Martín general Pompey
Gérard Tichy Joseph
José Antonio young John
Luis Prendes good thief
David Davies burly man
Jose Nicto Caspar
Ruben Rojo Matthew
Fernando Sancho madman
Michael Wager Thomas
Felix De Powes Joseph of Arimathea
Adriano Rimoldi Melchior
Barry Keegan bad thief
Rafael Luis Calvo Simon of Cyrene
Tino Barrero Andrew
Paco Morán (as Francisco Morán) blind man

Companies

Production Company Samuel Bronston Productions Inc.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
Copyright Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. 1961
Samuel Bronston Productions Inc. 1961
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1963

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 100492
Date 1963-03-25
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 4680 meters
Censored length 4618 meters
Notes Aktindelning (efter censurklipp).. Aktlängder: 430, 444, 380, 455, 390, 370, 360, 260, 419, 400, 385, 325.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.05:1 (Super Technirama 70)
Sound type Sound
Sound system Westrex Sound Recording
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor
Carrier type 70 mm
Length in minutes 170 min


Production location

(kompletteringar) 1961-06 1961-06
1960-04-24 1960-10

Release dates

First showing 1961-10-11 USA
Release in Sweden 1963-04-08 Skandia Stockholm Sweden 169 min (svensk berättare)
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 1997-04-09
2004-10-30
2004-11-06
2005-11-11

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Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 4593


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Colour prints 12
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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