Abraham (film)

Abraham
Directed by	Joseph Sargent
Produced by	Laura Fattori Lorenzo Minoli
Written by	Robert McKee
Starring	Richard Harris Barbara Hershey Maximilian Schell Vittorio Gassman
Music by	Marco Frisina Ennio Morricone
Cinematography	Raffaele Mertes
Edited by	Michael Brown
Distributed by	TNT
Release dates	April 3, 1994 (US)
Language	English

Abraham is a 1994 television movie based on the life of the Biblical patriarch Abraham. It was shot in Ouarzazate, Morocco.

Plot

Abram lives in Harran, a rich city. His wife Sarah (Barbara Hershey) is childless, and their only heir is Eliezer of Damascus. One day he hears the voice of God, who says that he must leave Haran and travel to an unknown land. God promises to make a great nation from him and renames him Abraham. The pattern for the plot is the Genesis chapters 11-25.

Cast

• Richard Harris as Abraham
• Barbara Hershey as Sarah
• Maximilian Schell as Pharaoh
• Vittorio Gassman as Terah
• Carolina Rosi as Hagar
• Andrea Prodan as Lot
• Gottfried John as Eliezer
• Kevin McNally as Nahor
• Simona Ferraro Chartoff as Lot's Wife
• Tom Radcliffe as Serug
• Jude Alderson as Mikah
• Evelina Meghangi as Reumah
• Danny Mertsoy as Ishmael (age 9)
• Giuseppe Peluso as Ishmael (age 16)
• Timur Yusef as Isaac (age 5)
• Taylor Scipio as Isaac (age 11)

Crew

• Written By: Robert McKee
• Director of Photography: Raffaele Mertes, A.I.C.
• Music Advisor: Ennio Morricone
• Music By: Marco Frisina
• Make-Up By: Mario Michisanti & Luigi Rocchetti
• Casting By: Davis & Zimmerman, London & Shaila Rubin, Rome
• Production Designers: Enrico Sabbatini & Paolo Biagetti
• Costume Designer: Enrico Sabbatini
• Film Editor: Michael Brown
• Production Manager: Laura Fattori
• Produced By: Lorenzo Minoli
• Executive Producer: Gerald Rafshoon
• Directed By: Joseph Sargent

References

• TV REVIEW `Abraham' on TNT-Gritty but Appealing. Los Angeles Times, April 2, 1994
• TV Weekend; A Biblical Patriarch For a Time of Worship. New York Times, April 1, 1994

External links

• Abraham at IMDb