In the Beginning (2000)
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A kind of "best-of" account of the books of Genesis and Exodus, this two-part NBC miniseries aired in November 2000. Part One, set in the desert, covers the stories of Abraham (Martin Landau), Sarah (Jacqueline Bisset), Isaac (Sean Pertwee), Rebeccah (Diana Rigg), Esau (Andrew Grainger), and Jacob (Frederick Weller) and culminates with the enslavement of Joseph (Eddie Cibrian). Part Two, set in biblical Egypt, focuses on the story of Moses (Billy Campbell) and his deliverance of his people from slavery. Also included in the miniseries' huge and illustrious cast are Alan Bates as Jethro, Geraldine Chaplin as Yocheved, and Jonathan Firth as Joshua. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi
- Starring:
- Martin Landau, Jacqueline Bisset, (more)
- Director(s):
- Kevin Connor
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of In the Beginning
A kind of "best-of" account of the books of Genesis and Exodus, this two-part NBC miniseries aired in November 2000. Part One, set in the desert, covers the stories of Abraham (Martin Landau), Sarah (Jacqueline Bisset), Isaac (Sean Pertwee), Rebeccah (Diana Rigg), Esau (Andrew Grainger), and Jacob (Frederick Weller) and culminates with the enslavement of Joseph (Eddie Cibrian). Part Two, set in biblical Egypt, focuses on the story of Moses (Billy Campbell) and his deliverance of his people from slavery. Also included in the miniseries' huge and illustrious cast are Alan Bates as Jethro, Geraldine Chaplin as Yocheved, and Jonathan Firth as Joshua. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 168 mins
Complete Cast of In the Beginning
- Martin Landau - Abraham
- Eddie Cibrian - Joseph
- Alan Bates - Jethro
- Geraldine Chaplin - Yocheved
- Christopher Lee - Ramses I
- Rachael Stirling - Young Rebeccah
- Victor Spinetti - Happatezoah
- David Warner - Eliezer
- Tom Harper - Benjamin
- Archie Panjabi - Basya
- Terri Seymour - Eve
- Jacqueline Bisset - Sarah
- Frederick Weller - Jacob
- Steven Berkoff - Potiphar
- Amanda Donohoe - Zuleika
- Art Malik - Ramses II
- Diana Rigg - Mature Rebeccah
- David Threlfall - Aaron
- Sean Pertwee - Issac
- Jeremy Peters - Amran
- Jonathan Firth - Joshua
- Director(s):
- Kevin Connor
- Writer(s):
- John Goldsmith
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