The Big Fisherman

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The Big Fisherman is a 1959 biblical epic film directed by Frank Borzage that dramatizes the life of the apostle Peter and his encounters with Jesus.

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instanceOf film ⓘ
basedOn The Big Fisherman (novel) ⓘ
linked to: The Big Fisherman
basedOnAuthor Lloyd C. Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ
character Jesus ⓘ
Simon Peter ⓘ
linked to: Apostle Peter
cinematographyBy Lee Garmes ⓘ
colorProcess Technicolor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director Frank Borzage ⓘ
distributor Buena Vista Distribution ⓘ
editedBy James B. Clark ⓘ
format Super Panavision 70 ⓘ
genre biblical epic ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
initialReleaseMedium theatrical film ⓘ
language English ⓘ
musicBy Alfred Newman ⓘ
notableFor early use of 70 mm widescreen process ⓘ
producer Rowland V. Lee ⓘ
productionCompany Centurion Productions ⓘ
releaseDateUS 1959-08-04 ⓘ
releaseYear 1959 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 199 ⓘ
screenwriter Howard Estabrook ⓘ
Lloyd C. Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ
settingPeriod time of Jesus ⓘ
stars Beulah Bondi ⓘ
Herbert Lom ⓘ
Howard Keel ⓘ
John Saxon ⓘ
Susan Kohner ⓘ
subject encounters between Peter and Jesus ⓘ
life of the apostle Peter ⓘ

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Martha Hyer → notableWork → The Big Fisherman ⓘ
Susan Kohner → notableWork → The Big Fisherman ⓘ
Martin Gabel → notableWork → The Big Fisherman ⓘ
Dorothy Clarke Wilson → notableWork → The Big Fisherman ⓘ
Lloyd C. Douglas → notableWork → The Big Fisherman ⓘ
Lloyd C. Douglas → workAdaptedInto → The Big Fisherman (1959 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman → basedOn → The Big Fisherman (novel) ⓘ
linked to: The Big Fisherman
Allan Weiss → notableWork → The Big Fisherman ⓘ