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The Story of Jacob and Joseph

The Story of Jacob and Joseph

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 7, 1974

Runtime

1h 44m

Genres

Drama, TV Movie

User Score

60%

Original Title

The Story of Jacob and Joseph

Production Companies

Milberg Theatrical Productions, Screen Gems Television

Director

Mihalis Kakogiannis

Description

This film recounts the tales of the Biblical figures, Jacob and Joseph. The first part tells the story of Jacob fleeing his tribe when he cheats his brother out of his birthright, gets cheated himself in his exile years while learning of the need to make amends. The second part is of the story of Jacob's favorite son, Joseph. Betrayed and sold into slavery by his brothers, he meets and overcomes all adversity to become the Prime Minister of Egypt, second only to the Pharaoh.