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| Abraham | |
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| Genre | Adventure Biography Drama |
| Written by | Robert McKee |
| Directed by | Joseph Sargent |
| Starring | Richard Harris Barbara Hershey Maximilian Schell Vittorio Gassman |
| Music by | Marco Frisina Ennio Morricone |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Laura Fattori Lorenzo Minoli |
| Production location | Ouarzazate, Morocco |
| Cinematography | Raffaele Mertes |
| Editor | Michael Brown |
| Original release | |
| Release | December 12, 1993 (1993-12-12) |
Abraham is a 1993 television film based on the life of the Biblical patriarch Abraham produced by Five Mile River Films. It was shot in Ouarzazate, Morocco. Directed by Joseph Sargent, it stars Richard Harris (as Abraham), Barbara Hershey (as Sara), Maximilian Schell (as Pharao), and Vittorio Gassman (Terach).
Plot
Abram lives in Harran, a rich city. His wife Sarai (Barbara Hershey) is childless, and their only heir is Eliezer of Damascus. One day he hears the voice of God, who says that he must leave Harran and travel to an unknown land. God promises to make a great nation from him and renames him Abraham and his wife Sarai as Sarah. The pattern for the plot is the Genesis chapters 11–25.
Cast
- Richard Harris as Abraham
- Barbara Hershey as Sarah
- Maximilian Schell as Pharaoh
- Vittorio Gassman as Terah
- Carolina Rosi as Hagar
- Andrea Prodan as Lot
- Gottfried John as Eliezer
- Kevin McNally as Nahor, son of Terah
- Simona Ferraro Chartoff as Lot's wife
- Aziz Khaldoun as young Serug
- Tom Radcliffe as adult Serug
- Jude Alderson as Mikah
- Evelina Meghangi as Reumah
- Danny Mertsoy as Ishmael (age 9)
- Giuseppe Peluso as Ishmael (age 16)
- Timur Yusef as Isaac (age 5)
- Taylor Scipio as Isaac (age 11)
References
- TV REVIEW `Abraham' on TNT-Gritty but Appealing. Los Angeles Times, April 2, 1994
- TV Weekend; A Biblical Patriarch For a Time of Worship. The New York Times, April 1, 1994
External links
Categories:- Films based on the Book of Genesis
- English-language German films
- English-language Italian films
- 1993 television films
- 1993 films
- 1993 drama films
- TNT (American TV network) original films
- German drama television films
- Italian drama television films
- Cultural depictions of Abraham
- Films based on the Bible
- Films directed by Joseph Sargent
- Films set in Turkey
- Films set in Israel
- Films set in Jordan
- Films set in Palestine (region)
- Films set in Egypt
- Films shot in Ouarzazate
- Bible Collection
- Das Erste original programming
- Biographical television films
- Films scored by Ennio Morricone
- 1993 in Italian television
- 1990s English-language films
- American drama television films
- 1990s American films
- 1990s German films