my father rent the bible collection dvd over the easter period and but i be interested in watch only two of these and that be only because of who direct them this one by italian film maker olmi and the already review samson and delilah ( 1996 ) by nicolas roeg . of course and a roeg film obviously elicit largely unfavorable comparison to cecil b. de mille 1949 spectacular and so too do this one to john huston notorious 1966 biblical flop . still and much a that film prove a disappointment and it undeniable grandeur be vastly preferable to the ordinariness and quasi documentary style of olmi effort ( the star cast huston assemble certainly do not hurt whereas here only italian actor omero antonutti be recognizable at all and a the rest of the cast be comprise of non professional moroccan ) . to be fair to olmi and he handle the event with some imagination a theyre present in the form of campfire tale narrate by nomad antonutti ( who also take on the role of noah ) to his people and the image ( accentuate by ennio morricone wistful score ) be often poetic . but the over familiarity of it all and the distinct lack of excitement display throughout result in sheer dullness . thankfully and the film be only around an hour and a half in length whereas most of the other title in the bible collection run for something like twice that run time ( a do and after all and john huston the bible in the begin itself ) . one other asset to the film and at least in it english dub version i watch and be the melodious voice of paul scofield ( who dub antonutti throughout ) .