The Story of Ruth

The Story of Ruth (1960)

All The Spectacle Of Heathen Idolatry, Human Sacrifice, Pagan Revels - All The Beauty Of One Of The Bible's Timeless Love Stories!

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1960-06-17
  • User Rating: 7.357/10 from 42 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 12min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: 20th Century Fox
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Henry Koster
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Summary

Ruth is an unusual character in the Bible. First she's a female protagonist, one of a select few there. Secondly her story gets its own book in the Old Testament, a short item of only four chapters. Lastly she's the first non-Hebrew protagonist in the Bible since Abraham sired the Hebrew people. It's a simple story in the Old Testament. Ruth is one of two Moabite women who marry the sons of Elimelech and Naomi. When Elimelech and sons Mahlon and Chillion die, leaving Naomi a widow with two widowed daughters-in-law, Naomi decides to return to Israel. One daughter-in-law, Orpah, bids her goodbye. Daughter-in-law Ruth however says she will not desert her. She's going to give up the life and culture of Moab and her people will be Naomi's people in the most famous line from the Book of Ruth.

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  • Stuart Whitman

    as Boaz
  • Tom Tryon

    as Mahlon
  • Peggy Wood

    as Naomi
  • Viveca Lindfors

    as Eleilat
  • Jeff Morrow

    as Tob
  • Elana Eden

    as Ruth
  • Thayer David

    as Hedak
  • Les Tremayne

    as Elimelech
  • Eduard Franz

    as Jehoam
  • Leo Fuchs

    as Sochin
  • Lily Valenty

    as Kera
  • John Gabriel

    as Chilion
  • Ziva Rodann

    as Orpah
  • Basil Ruysdael

    as Shammah
  • John Banner

    as King Of Moab
  • Adelina Pedroza

    as Iduma
  • Daphne Einhorn

    as Tebah
  • Sara Taft

    as Eska
  • Jean Inness

    as Hagah
  • Berry Kroeger

    as Huphim
  • Jon Silo

    as Tacher
  • Don Diamond

    as Yomar
  • Victor Buono

    as Guard (uncredited)
  • Peter Coe

    as Ulim (uncredited)
  • Nancy Deale

    as Bila (uncredited)
  • Ben Astar

    as Official (uncredited)
Directing Henry Koster Director
Art Lyle R. Wheeler Art Direction
Writing Norman Corwin Writer
Art Franz Bachelin Art Direction
Production Samuel G. Engel Producer
Camera Arthur E. Arling Director of Photography
Editing Jack W. Holmes Editor
Sound Franz Waxman Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Vittorio Nino Novarese Costume Design
Art Walter M. Scott Set Decoration
Art Stuart A. Reiss Set Decoration

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