If you loved The Diary of Anne Frank, try The Greatest Story Ever Told

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by George Stevens, and they both carry the tender mood tag, and they sit in Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Diary of Anne Frank, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Greatest Story Ever Told is

Ben-Hur without chariots. The life of Jesus Christ is presented as a series of grand, reverent episodes. It's a Hollywood version of Sunday school, writ large.

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