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Joseph and His Brethren

1961 · 99 min

A solemn, old-fashioned biblical epic that moves deliberately through betrayal and forgiveness, with moments of tension and a warm moral resolution.

Tagline
"...his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph, and she said, lie with me..." (Genesis 39:7)
Overview
A brother is cast out from his family, sold in to slavery and then returns years later as a man of power - but shows forgiveness and compassion to his family through the strength of character given to him by God.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • family
  • redemption
  • faith
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • prison
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
family, drama
Directed by
Luciano Ricci, Irving Rapper
Written by
Guglielmo Santangelo, Ennio De Concini, Oreste Biancoli, Guy Elmes
Starring
Geoffrey Horne, Robert Morley, Belinda Lee, Robert Rietti, Vira Silenti, Terence Hill, Arturo Dominici, Mimo Billi
Music
Mario Nascimbene
Cinematography
Riccardo Pallottini
Runtime
99 min
Country
Italy, Yugoslavia
Languages
Italian

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