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Abraham

Abraham

19936.93h 4m

Overview

Rather than choosing a great leader or king, God chooses Abraham, an elderly shepherd from Mesopotamia, as the way to establish his Covenant with mankind... A man of great faith, Abraham continues to believe in God even when He seems to have abandoned him.

Directed by Joseph Sargent
Written by Robert McKee
Produced by Lorenzo Minoli, Matilde Bernabei, Luca Bernabei
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0M0

Top Cast

Richard Harris

Richard Harris

Abraham

Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey

Sara

Carolina Rosi

Carolina Rosi

Hagar

Vittorio Gassman

Vittorio Gassman

Terach

Andrea Prodan

Andrea Prodan

Lot

Gottfried John

Gottfried John

Eliezer

Kevin McNally

Kevin McNally

Nahor

S

Simona Ferraro

Lots Frau

T

Tom Radcliffe

Serug

Jude Alderson

Jude Alderson

Micha

Themes & Keywords

biblebiographycatholicreligious filmchristian film

About Abraham

Abraham is a adventure, drama, tv movie film released in 1993 exploring themes of bible, biography, catholic, religious film, christian film. Directed by Joseph Sargent, it stars Richard Harris, Barbara Hershey, Carolina Rosi. Rather than choosing a great leader or king, God chooses Abraham, an elderly shepherd from Mesopotamia, as the way to establish his Covenant with mankind... A man of great faith, Abraham continues to believe in God even when He seems to have abandoned him.

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