Movie
The Nativity Story
Overview
Mary and Joseph make the hard journey to Bethlehem for a blessed event in this retelling of the Nativity story. This meticulously researched and visually lush adaptation of the biblical tale follows the pair on their arduous path to their arrival in a small village, where they find shelter in a quiet manger and Jesus is born.
Details
- Release date
- 2006-11-30
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- New Line Cinema, Sound for Film, Temple Hill Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Keisha Castle-Hughes as Mary
- Oscar Isaac as Joseph
- Hiam Abbass as Anna
- Shaun Toub as Joachim
- Ciarán Hinds as Herod
- Shohreh Aghdashloo as Elisabeth
- Stanley Townsend as Zechariah
- Alexander Siddig as The Angel Gabriel
- Nadim Sawalha as Melchior
- Ériq Ebouaney as Balthasar
- Stefan Kalipha as Gaspar
- Alessandro Giuggioli as Antipas
Crew
- Catherine Hardwicke - Director
- Mike Rich - Writer
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