In the Beginning (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Kevin Connor

Writer (WGA):

John Goldsmith (written by)

Release Date:

12 November 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

From creation to the commandments, Man's greatest journey starts here.

Plot:

Biblical tales from the books of Genesis and Exodus, including the stories of Abraham's devotion and Joseph's betrayal. |

Plot Keywords:

Two Part TV Movie

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Martin Landau	...	Abraham
Jacqueline Bisset	...	Sarah
Bill Campbell	...	Moses
Eddie Cibrian	...	Joseph
Fred Weller	...	Jacob (as Frederick Weller)
Alan Bates	...	Jethro
Steven Berkoff	...	Potiphar
Geraldine Chaplin	...	Yocheved
Amanda Donohoe	...	Zuleika
Christopher Lee	...	Rameses I
Art Malik	...	Rameses II
Rachael Stirling	...	Young Rebeccah
Diana Rigg	...	Mature Rebeccah
Victor Spinetti	...	Happatezoah, Pharaoh's Magician
David Threlfall	...	Aaron
David Warner	...	Eliezer
Sara Carver	...	Hagar
Terri Seymour	...	Eve
Sendhil Ramamurthy	...	Adam
Sean Pertwee	...	Issac
Andrew Grainger	...	Esau
Sophie Linfield	...	Rachel
Crispian Belfrage	...	Simeon
Tom Harper	...	Benjamin
Richard Rees	...	Pharaoh Seti I
Jeremy Peters	...	Amran
Gaby Vear Toscano	...	Miriam
Archie Panjabi	...	Basya, Pharaoh's Daughter
Brana Bajic	...	Zipporah
Jonathan Firth	...	Joshua
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Josephine Amankwah	...	Handmaiden
Buki Armstrong	...	Hittite Woman #1
Abderrahim Bergache	...	Merchant
Benedick Blythe	...	Traveller
Niven Boyd	...	Rachel's Brother
Nick Brimble	...	Rider #1
Ian Burfield	...	Lot
Melanie Claus	...	Hittite Woman #2 (as Mel Claus)
Christopher Fairbank	...	Idol Worshipper
Zoltán Gera	...	Cloth Merchant
László Görög	...	Man of Haran
Anton Gregory	...	Pharaoh's Son
Edward Hardwicke	...	Isaac (Older)
Sarah-Jane Holm	...	Leah
Mark Jax	...	Reuben
János Kulka	...	Jacob's Servant
Sana Laaouani	...	Levite Girl
Abdelkader Lofti	...	Chief of the Market
Luke Mably	...	Isaac (Younger)
Kevork Malikyan	...	Prison Governor
Gora Mbaye	...	Etiopian
Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni	...	Slave Trader (as Mehdi Ouazzani)
Vincent Pickering	...	Egyptian Officer
Ronald Pickup	...	Jacob (Older)
Christopher Routh	...	Edalak
Ahmed Saguia	...	Ishmael
Katharine Schlesinger	...	Miriam
Alan Shearman	...	Chief Cup Bearer (as Alan Sherman)
Matthew Sim	...	Prisoner #1
Corey J. Smith	...	Moses (Toddler) (as Corey Smith)
Stewart Thompson	...	Judah
Danny Webb	...	Laban
Anne White	...	Lot's Wife
Frank Finlay	...	God (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Kevin Connor

Writing credits (WGA)
John Goldsmith		(written by)

Produced by
Robert Halmi Jr.	....	executive producer
Paul Lowin	....	producer
David V. Picker	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ken Thorne

Cinematography by
Elemér Ragályi

Film Editing by
Bill Blunden
Barry Peters

Casting by
Zsolt Csutak
Noel Davis
Sharon Jetton

Production Design by
Keith Wilson

Art Direction by
Alastair Kay		(supervising art director)
Alistair Kay

Set Decoration by
István Tóth

Costume Design by
Maria Hruby

Makeup Department
Khalid Alami	....	makeup artist
Kajtar 'Bogyo' Janosne	....	hair styles supervisor
Andrea Juhasz	....	makeup artist
Souad Khattabi	....	makeup artist
Said Ahmar Lgroun	....	hair stylist
Brahim Naaim	....	hair stylist
Iren Szeitl	....	hair stylist
Klári Szinek	....	hair stylist (as Klara Szinek)
Michelle Taylor	....	prosthetic designer
Anna Tesner	....	makeup artist
Kati Tomola	....	makeup supervisor

Production Management
Zakaria Alaoui	....	production manager
József Cirkó	....	production manager
Laura Julian	....	production supervisor
Peter Seres	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michelangelo Csaba Bolla	....	first assistant director
Yann Mari Faget	....	assistant director
Toby Ford	....	second assistant director
Ahmed Hatimi	....	third assistant director: Morocco
Zinnedine Ibnouiabal	....	second assistant director: Morocco
Tamás Mink	....	second assistant director
Csilla Szigeti	....	additional assistant director

Art Department
Youssef Abagourram	....	assistant construction manager
Abdellah Baadil	....	art department assistant
Sylvain Despretz	....	storyboard artist
Tommaso Dubla	....	supervising painter
Sally Fletcher	....	scenic artist
Mike Fowlie	....	property master
Abdenabi Izlaguen	....	props
Imre Kiss	....	supervising carpenter
Michael Law	....	construction manager
Balazs Lizan	....	assistant set dresser
András Maros	....	set dresser
Mihaly Marton	....	stand-by props
Hassan Ousfar	....	stand-by props
János P. Nagy	....	leadman
Menouer Samiri	....	assistant art director
Miklós Schmelcz	....	construction manager
Lajos E. Szabó	....	stand-by painter
János Szabolcs	....	assistant art director
Béla Tollay	....	stand-by props
Gyula Torbo	....	painter
Gabor Toth	....	stand-by props

Sound Department
Bill Bell	....	sound editor
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist
Clive Copland	....	sound mixer
Bob Costanza	....	sound editor
Rick Crampton	....	sound editor
Mike Dickeson	....	sound editor
Mark Friedgen	....	sound editor
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer
Matthew Gough	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Lalit Goyal	....	assistant sound editor
G. Michael Graham	....	sound supervisor (as Michael Graham)
Anton Holden	....	sound editor
Terry Isted	....	adr recordist
Adriane Marfiak	....	sound editor
Joseph Melody	....	sound supervisor
Paul Newson	....	assistant sound editor
Mike Prestwood Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mike Prestwood Smith	....	sound
Mac Ruth	....	boom operator: Hungary
Mark Steele	....	sound editor
Richard S. Steele	....	sound editor
Ted Swanscott	....	adr mixer
Pál Szûrös	....	boom operator
Tim Terusa	....	sound editor
Lou Thomas	....	sound editor
Attila Varga	....	cable: Hungary

Special Effects by
Attila Erczkovi	....	pyro technician
Gabor Kiszelly	....	special effects technician
Ferenc Ormos	....	special effects supervisor
György Solymosi	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Lizzie Bentley	....	matte painter
Zoltán Benyó	....	visual effects supervisor
Colin Brown	....	visual effects executive producer
Keith Devlin	....	2D compositor
Steve Garrad	....	visual effects coordinator
Chris George	....	visual effects 3D animator
Chris Gibbons	....	2D compositor
Deanna Connor Gould	....	visual effects production manager
Dan Harrod	....	2D compositor
Hayden Jones	....	visual effects 3D animator
Craig Kuehne	....	2D compositor
Paul Lambert	....	Inferno artist
Gábor Marinov	....	computer graphics artist
Stuart McAra	....	visual effects producer
Clare Norman	....	visual effects coordinator
Antoinette Perez	....	visual effects coordinator: Cinesite Europe
Jonathan Privett	....	visual effects supervisor
Steve Street	....	3D animator: Cinesite
Courtney Vanderslice	....	head of production: Cinesite
Mark H. Weingartner	....	visual effects supervisor
Phil Green	....	data operator (uncredited)
Theano Kazagli	....	digital I/O: Cinesite (uncredited)

Stunts
Faycal Attougui	....	stunts
Sándor Boros	....	stunts
László Imre	....	stunts
Roland Kollárszky	....	stunts
József Kovalik	....	stunts
Levente Lezsák	....	stunts
Joel Proust	....	stunt coordinator
Béla Unger	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Said Andam	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera
Ahmed Arraissi	....	grip
Stefan Baur	....	technician: camera equipment
Abdelaziz Bizzi	....	grip
József Buczkó	....	grip
Csaba Csuti	....	grip
Gellért Drávucz	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Miklós Hajdu	....	gaffer
Hassan Hajhouj	....	grip
László Maylander	....	grip
Ferenc Németh	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Tamas Nyerges	....	Steadicam operator: second unit
Tamas Nyerges	....	director of photography: second unit
Tamás Oláh	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Tamás Oláh	....	focus puller: second unit
Marci Ragályi	....	assistant camera
Balint Seres	....	clapper loader: second unit
Balint Seres	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera
György Simon	....	best boy (as Gyorgy Simon)
Lajos Simon	....	best boy grip
Imre Sisa	....	key grip
József Trombitás	....	grip
Oliver Upton	....	still photographer
András Váradi	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera

Casting Department
Tamás Kertész	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Abdelkrim Akallach	....	crowd wardrobe supervisor
Zsuzsa Balai	....	wardrobe supervisor
Dave Croucher	....	costumes
David Croucher	....	wardrobe
Krisztina Fekete	....	wardrobe
József Lender	....	dresser
Tiny Nicholls	....	costume consultant
Abdelfattah Qzaibar	....	costume assistant
Gabor Szabo	....	wardrobe
Krisztina Vavrinecz	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Cas Casey	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Peter Fuchs	....	music recording engineer
Bill Kidd	....	orchestrator
Mario Klemens	....	conductor
Miriam Ludbrook	....	assistant music editor

Transportation Department
Ali Bakkioui	....	unit transportation captain
Najma El Mahjoub	....	assistant transportation manager

Other crew
Mohamed Essaghir Aabach	....	crowd marshall
Mohamed Atbir	....	production assistant
Khalid Banoujaafar	....	assistant location manager
Bill Barringer	....	location manager
Wafa Belfouzy	....	production coordinator
Mohamed Benhmamane	....	location manager: Morocco
Jinane Ben Zaida	....	assistant production coordinator
Bobe Bodzsar	....	accounts assistant: Hungary
David Byrne	....	assistant: Mr. Connor
Jaouad Cherkaoui	....	assistant location manager
Sam Holt	....	contact: London
Balázs Kovács	....	extras coordinator
Myriam Loukili	....	production accountant
Nigel Marchant	....	production coordinator
Kati Marusa	....	production coordinator
Michael Mehlmann	....	dialogue coach
Kevin O'Driscoll	....	production accountant
Josephine Olive-O'Neill	....	assistant accountant
Paula Orndoff	....	executive production assistant
Eszter Repassy	....	interpreter
Laszlo Rorariusz	....	location manager: Hungary
Gary Spratling	....	operator: HotHead
László Szilágyi	....	assistant location manager
Myriam Tayebi	....	assistant accountant
Emoke Vagasi	....	assistant production coordinator
Gabriella Winkler	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• HCC Happy Crew Company
• Hallmark Entertainment
• NBC Studios
• NGP Holding

Distributors

• Alpha Filmes (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• America Video Film (2007) (Argentina) (all media)
• America Video (2007) (Argentina) (all media)
• Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Divisa Home Video (2009) (Spain) (DVD)
• Magnavision (????) (Philippines) (video)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2000) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) (2005) (USA) (TV)

Special Effects

• Cinesite

Runtime:

USA:189 min | Argentina:189 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Netherlands:6 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company:

HCC Happy Crew Company

Movie Connections:

Follows Noah's Ark (1999) (TV)

Excellent to Watch

I recently found this on a cheap DVD in the UK on my last visit. It makes for very interesting watching. No-one really knows what happened at the time of the events so it is useless to try and ascertain whether the film is true to reality or not, and those of your readers that try to do so are simply wasting their time ! On a cinematic level, then, things are very well done and I did love the limited amount of special effects. Being a catholic, I had of course studied the Bible at school but had forgotten large portions of the old testament. This film puts things back in place in an agreable way. It's a little difficult for me first time round as all those bearded men seem to resemble each other but the beauty of the DVD is to play it over and over again, of course. Peplums and Biblical Films are not my strong point but I like to watch them occasionally for a change. My verdict then is that of a neophyte as regards this type of film but is definitely on the positive side. Also, there is excellent picture and sound quality and the soundtrack is not bad at all !