THE GREAT COMMANDMENT.
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The film takes place in 30 A.D. Judea in a fictional village near Jerusalem. The protagonist is Joel, the elder son of the village rabbi Lamech. Joel is secretly a zealot leader, believing that more must be done to help his nation than studying the Scriptures. Joel runs afoul of his father in declaring his love for Tamar, whom his father wants wedded to Zadok, and in revealing that he is a leader. He comes up with the idea that he and the zealots would kidnap Jesus and force His hand to support them. This is forestalled by Jesus' appearance at
Credits
- Cast
- Albert Dekker, John Beal
Complete catalog record
THE GREAT COMMANDMENT. © 1939. Sd. Cathedral Films, Inc. (Dana Burnet, author); title, descr. & 12 prints, 11Aug39; LU9031.
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Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, genre, description, credits, catalog record
- Wikidata · Q25136214 ↗ — color, country
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