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Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

If you look the plot synopsis up online, you'll learn The Big Fisherman is a biopic of Peter the disciple, starring Howard Keel. If you watch the movie, you'll be very bored for the first forty-five minutes; it takes that long for Howard to show up on the screen! The entire movie is two and a half hours long, and the vast majority of it has nothing to do with Peter or Jesus or John.Susan Kohner stars as Fara, who, since learning of her true parentage, is going through an identity crisis. She has men interested in her, both for honorable and dishonorable intentions, but until she seeks revenge on Herbert Lom and Martha Hyer, she doesn't feel complete. She dresses as a boy to sneak around undetected, but everyone she meets sees through her disguise instantly, including Howard Keel. At the time, he's just a fisherman, but soon he and Susan listen to the Sermon on the Mount and decide to follow the teachings of Jesus.If someone ever decides to torture you and forces you to watch this movie-because there really isn't any other reason why you'd sit through it-you'll marvel at the differences between it and Ben-Hur, another biblical movie from 1959. It's almost impossible to believe they were made at the same time. The Big Fisherman is of such inferior quality, from the costumes to the set design, wigs, script, story, acting, directing, and music. The only similarity is the choice to never show Jesus's face; in The Big Fisherman, he does speak frequently, which was a poor choice. Thomas Browne Henry's voice sounds similar to Raymond Massey, not at all how anyone would imagine Jesus sounding. You could feel sorry for Howard Keel that he had to lend his name to such a terrible movie, after headlining so many wonderful musicals earlier in the decade. Or, you could just do him a favor and forget he was ever in it, and then watch Seven Brides for Seven Brothers for the tenth time.

I am a film producer and director. I have always had a soft spot for this underrated Biblical epic, which I saw in 70mm at the time of its release.This was the first film shot in Super Panavision 70, the spherical (non-anamorphic) 70mm format. In the film's titles it is called Panavision 70. There are many production values which deserve mention. The acting is uniformly good, but the particular stand-outs include the cinematography and Albert Hay Malotte's fine music score.My contacts in the motion picture industry inform me that Disney has no plans whatsoever to re-release the film in any commercial format. The studio does not consider the film to have sufficient marketing potential.

I saw this film as a child with my Mom. What I can remember of it was just so beautiful. Howard Keel had such a wonderful and powerful voice. I could listen to him sing anything. The seen of him singing by his boat is the one that sticks out in my mind the most. The colors were so beautiful and bright as I remember them. I thought this film was a musical, but I see it listed as a drama. Can anyone tell me why? I wish I could get a copy of this fine film for my Mom who is now in her mid seventies. So we could watch it again. I think it would be so great to see this movie with my daughter, who loves all kinds of movies, and some of my granddaughters. This is a real family film for the whole family.

I like the film the technicolor is bold, the scenery is so great. And the acting superb. I have it on tape and I watch it maybe twice a year. I saw it in the theater when it first came out. It made John Saxon one of my favorites. His smoldering good looks and the romance of his love for Fara make the story even more exciting. I liked the story line no one today wants to make an epic movie about the effects of Jesus on their lives. At the time this movie was made people enjoyed those types of movies and were not afraid to make them. I would recommend this movie to anyone. It has wonderful cast, and the story is quite believable. I have never gotten tired of watching it.