Abraham (1993 film)

*Abraham*
Abraham
Genre	Adventure; Biography; Drama
Written by	Robert McKee
Directed by	Joseph Sargent
Starring	Richard Harris; Barbara Hershey; Maximilian Schell; Vittorio Gassman
Music by	Marco Frisina; Ennio Morricone
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Laura Fattori; Lorenzo Minoli
Production location	Ouarzazate, Morocco
Cinematography	Raffaele Mertes
Editor	Michael Brown
Original release
Release	December 12, 1993

Abraham is a 1993 television film based on the life of the Biblical patriarch Abraham produced by Five Mile River Films. It was shot in Ouarzazate, Morocco. Directed by Joseph Sargent, it stars Richard Harris (as Abraham), Barbara Hershey (as Sara), Maximilian Schell (as Pharao), and Vittorio Gassman (Terach).

Plot

Abram lives in Harran, a rich city. His wife Sarai (Barbara Hershey) is childless, and their only heir is Eliezer of Damascus. One day he hears the voice of God, who says that he must leave Harran and travel to an unknown land. God promises to make a great nation from him and renames him Abraham and his wife Sarai as Sarah. The pattern for the plot is the Genesis chapters 11–25.

Cast

Richard Harris as Abraham
Barbara Hershey as Sarah
Maximilian Schell as Pharaoh
Vittorio Gassman as Terah
Carolina Rosi as Hagar
Andrea Prodan as Lot
Gottfried John as Eliezer
Kevin McNally as Nahor, son of Terah
Simona Ferraro Chartoff as Lot's wife
Aziz Khaldoun as young Serug
Tom Radcliffe as adult Serug
Jude Alderson as Mikah
Evelina Meghangi as Reumah
Danny Mertsoy as Ishmael (age 9)
Giuseppe Peluso as Ishmael (age 16)
Timur Yusef as Isaac (age 5)
Taylor Scipio as Isaac (age 11)

References

TV REVIEW `Abraham' on TNT-Gritty but Appealing.^{[dead link]} Los Angeles Times, April 2, 1994
TV Weekend; A Biblical Patriarch For a Time of Worship. The New York Times, April 1, 1994

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