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 sol. Learn why this is so important and how it changes everything in life. The great rupert is a 1950 comedy family film, produced by george pal, directed by irving pichel and starring jimmy durante, tom drake and terry moore. The great commandment is a 1939 american christian film directed by irving pichel, which. Complete national film registry listing library of congress. Jesus was asked this very question by a pharisee who was considered to be an expert in the law matthew 22.
Set in 30 ad, the story concerns the burgeoning christian movement, and its effects on young judean scholar named joel john beal. The fourth commandment film the fourth commandment is a 1927 american silent drama directed by emory johnson and based on the short story the fourth commandment by emilie johnson. The greatest commandment bible verse story and meaning. Commandment keeper church, beaufort, south carolina may 1940, 1940, 2005.
Actor john beal plays joel, and the roman soldier longinus is played by actor albert dekker. In a small village near jerusalem, the fanatic zealots study their scrolls and predict the coming of a king from the lineage of david, who will save the. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Net revised lesson at a glance children will engage in an internet search for videos that evoke the spirit of the great commandment. Since the great commandment opened in movie theaters in 1941, many christian filmmakers have attempted to pursue theatrical releases. Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the drama hitler, beast of berlin 1939 with roland drew, the great commandment 1939 and abe lincoln in illinois 1940 with raymond massey. The great commandment was directed in 1941 by irving pichel, a harvard graduate with a dual hollywood resume, both as a character actor fagin in 1933s oliver twist and the vampiric sandor in the 1936 universal classic, draculas daughter and as a director. He also appeared in the western in old cheyenne 1941 with roy rogers. Overview of the great commandment, 1941, directed by irving pichel, with john beal, maurice moscovich, albert dekker, at turner classic movies skip navigation tcm. Outcome objectives 1 children will recognize that the term law applies to a wide range of rules.
Information and translations of the great commandment in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. The ten commandments free an epic silent film from 1923 directed by cecil b. Love the lord your god with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your. Jesus basically answered, love god with everything you got. Rent the great commandment 1941 starring albert dekker and john beal on dvd and bluray. John beal, maurice moscovitch, albert dekker director. Rent the great commandment 1941 on dvd and bluray dvd. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. The great commandment church pearland, texas church. Jesus answered by saying, love the lord your god with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. The pharisees, who are experts in religious law, who know a thing or two about god, try to trip jesus up. The great commandment was directed in 1941 by irving pichel, a harvard graduate with a dual hollywood resume, both as a character actor fagin in 1933s oliver twist and the vampiric sandor in.
Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Irving pichel portrays the conversion to christianity of a young zealot and a roman soldier through the teachings of jesus in his. They ask, which is the greatest commandment in the law. One of the very most important elements of our worship together is hearing god speak, and he speaks through his word, and i invite you to open his word, your bible, and turn to matthew chapter 22. Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,master, which is the great commandment in the law. Directed by irving pichel who also provided the voice of jesus for this wonderful movie. Favorite bible based film sam heughan on joining vin diesel in bloodshot outlander star sam heughan transforms into a supersoldier to hit the big screen with franchisemaker vin diesel. Jesus said unto him, thou shalt love the lord thy god with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. The great commandment or greatest commandment is a name used in the new testament to describe the first of two commandments cited by jesus in matthew 22. The greatest commandment is to love the lord your god with all your heart, soul and mind.
The great commandment 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The great commandment is a 1939 christian film that portrays the conversion to christianity of a young jewish zealot. When christ was asked what the great commandment is, he answered, thou shalt love the lord thy god with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind. With the entire village expecting him to lead a swift and vengeful strike against their oppressors, joel finds his newborn faith put to the ultimate test. Messalina 1951 con maria felix georges marchal xvid by termai hediki. God has blessed humans with the desire to change the world around usand. 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. World wide pictures was a pioneer in partnering with churches to bring christian films to the cinema.
The film stars belle bennett, henry victor, june marlowe, and mary carr. Its theatrical release was in 1941 by twentieth century fox. The first and great commandment charles spurgeon 1857. The greatest commandment and the great commission roger lamb something inthe human dna drives usto admire greatness. Sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column. It was in this latter role that he enjoyed the greater success. Classic film feature film all of judea is groaning under emperor tiberius and the outrageous taxes that the merciless roman tetrarch herod and governor pontius pilate are subjecting them to. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Great expectations free the classic story of pip the british orphan.
Summaries 1 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. April 17, 2016 pearland, tx honored to be ministering for the dedicatory service of bishop rufus kyles jr ministries and the great commandment church. Definition of the great commandment in the dictionary. Filmed independently in 1939, the great commandment finally attained released in 1942 via 20th centuryfox. In mark, when asked which is the great commandment in the law. 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. The great commandment 1939 not rated 1h 18min drama 10 april 1941 mexico 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.