# König der Könige (1961)

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**Original title**: *King of Kings*
**Runtime**: 171 min
**Genres**: Drama, History
**Directed by**: Nicholas Ray
**Written by**: Philip Yordan
**Starring**: Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhán McKenna, Hurd Hatfield, Ron Randell, Viveca Lindfors, Rita Gam

> *Of good and evil, of love and hate, of peace and war.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Ben-Hur without chariots. The life of Jesus Christ is told from his birth through his ministry to his crucifixion and resurrection. Jeffrey Hunter's blue eyes add a certain something.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, epic

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