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| Director: Roger Young
Actors: Ben Kingsley, Paul Mercurio, Martin Landau, Lesley Ann Warren, Alice Krige
Studio: Turner Home Ent
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Rating:  93 reviews
Sales Rank: 669
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 185 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 4.2 x 2
ISBN: 630361633X
UPC: 053939634235
EAN: 9780780608214
ASIN: 630361633X
Theatrical Release Date: April 16, 1995
Release Date: September 24, 1996
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Showing reviews 11-15 of 93
 Great Movie February 26, 2004
cheryl carty (Brooklyn, NY United States)
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
I truly enjoyed this film. I think it was superbly done, however, I did not agree with the scene between Joseph and Potipher's wife. I think it was a bit too sexy and it was not necessary. This scene does not make it suitable for younger audiences and I think that is a shame because it is such a great movie. However, that was the only scene where I saw Hollywood getting carried away.
 Run Time Error?---NO April 22, 2005
JimC (California)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is an incredible mini-series...but it might not be so great if the run time stated (145 minutes) is accurate for the DVD release. The length of this production (at least on the VHS version) was 185 minutes. I plan to verify that this was not severely edited before I purchase it. There is some hope insofar as Warners Home Video has a history of understating (or miscalculating) run times...The miniseries "North And South" had a run time misprint that amounted to 183 minutes--over 3 hours!! The material was not missing or edited...just the info on the box was in error. Hopefully, that's what's happened here. Besides, "Abraham" is being released the same day fully intact...why not "Joseph?"
UPDATE: The run time as stated on the actual packaging IS 187 minutes. Actually, the film runs 3 hours and 5 minutes as per the DVD player itself. So, it seems, NOTHING has been edited for the DVD release. The box also says "Special Features not rated or closed captioned"...but there are NO special features. Just some language and subtitle selections. Now, I can't wait to watch it again. Thanks, Warners..for not butchering this fantastic production.
THE BEST BIBLICAL FILM ON JOSEPH!!! January 7, 2005
a viewer (antioch, tn United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
When this film debuted in 1994 as a miniseries on television, at a time when biblical stories were being made into miniseries, I was skeptical because I had been disappointed in the stories of Abraham and Jacob.
This film, though, is the best filmed biblical interpretation of the life of Joseph. It is truly astounding with a stellar cast! Paul Mercurio is incomparable as Joseph and deserved an emmy for his performance. He tears the heart right out of you! No less superb is Lesley Ann Warren as Potiphar's lascivious wife who tries to snare him into her web but fails.
This film is incredible and not to be missed! I always cry buckets of tears at the end! A true masterpiece in every way!
Great Telling of the Story of Joseph! Good Acting! Surprising Moments! August 30, 2005
Bryan E. Leed (Dayton, OH USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This movie, JOSEPH, is in-depth and interesting. They put in some surprising Bible scenes that aren't usually included in the story of Joseph, but they don't waste much time with making up non-Biblical scenes, so I quite enjoyed the unique choices of Bibles scenes which they put in this movie.
They have the always great Ben Kingsley portraying Potiphar, so they beefed up his role a lot more than he appears in scripture, though sometimes they rewrite some minor details of the story to beef up Potiphor's role. But it's still so close to the Bible telling that you almost have to look it up to verify if it's wrong or not. I've seen a lot worse done in other Bible films, and I can forgive it in this one since the bulk of it is so faithful to the scripture.
Also, to accommodate having Ben Kingsley as the biggest name star, they start the story when Potiphar is buying Joseph as a slave. They later go back to long flashback scenes to fill in the earlier sections of the story of Joseph.
I thought it was thought provoking to see how they put in the rape of Dinah as being an influence on Joseph. I never thought of that aspect, and neither does the Bible specify how it affected Joseph, but it makes sense, after seeing it in this movie.
They make Joseph more humble than he is usually portrayed, especially as a youngster. I usually see the young Joseph as an arrogant, spoiled kid who only learns humility AFTER being sold into slavery. It is definitely something to consider while rereading the Bible story.
This film also does a short passage on the story of Tamar and Judah, Joseph's brother, from Genesis 38, which surprised me. Having this story included really helped to flesh out the family dynamics and show the character of Joseph's brother.
They also do an interesting job of showing the character of all of Joseph's scheming brothers as a gang of rowdies with mob mentality.
The scene with Joseph in prison with the Pharoah's baker and waiter is interesting, in that they portray them as outranking Joseph in prison.
This is a fine movie to have on DVD. It is 3 hours long, so you might want to stretch it out over two nights.
There is another DVD that I can recommend, starring Maritn Landau as Abraham, with Jacqueline Bisset as Sarah, called IN THE BEGINNING, which is also very good. It, too, covers the story of Joseph in a faster, more condensed version. IN THE BEGINNING is perhaps more faithful to the linear flow of events, but it is not as in-depth as this JOSEPH DVD.
JOSEPH is part of a recently released group of films from TNT, the cable TV channel, under the subheading "The Bible Collection." I have also seen JACOB and can recommend that one as well. Actually, TNT is just releasing the DVD versions. I think that a European company called LUBE Productions made a handful of these great Bible films in the 1990's. There are also a few others that have been out on DVD for years, of these LUBE movies. Look for ESTHER, JEREMIAH, and SOLOMON, as well. These three come in a money-saving collection called THE BIBLE SERIES BOX SET, which is well worth the price.
Excellent Drama September 30, 2005
James R. Moore (Florida, Ocala)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I still break down in tears when Joseph reveals himself to his brothers no matter how many times I watch this. Of all the Bible movies made, this in my opinion is simply the best one out there. Great cast of actors. Awesome story. God is great!
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