Die Bibel: Josef (TV Mini Series 1995)

Die Bibel: Josef: With Ben Kingsley, Paul Mercurio, Martin Landau, Lesley Ann Warren. The Biblical story of Joseph, who was sold to slavery by his brothers who were jealous of his prophetic abilities to analyze dreams and of his being their father’s favorite.

“Joseph is an excellent dramatisation of the Biblical story. Itu0026#39;s a tale best known in popular culture today as the basis for the Lloyd Webber musical, but I found it refreshing to sit down and watch a thorough and accurate account of the story as it was in the Bible, and without all the glitzy silliness that Webber brought to the table.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe production values and script are as great as ever for this series, with the Moroccan locations perfectly standing in for Canaan and Egypt (the depiction of the famine in particular is terrifyingly realised). What stands out most, though, is the calibre of the cast in this one.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBen Kingsley far and away steals the show as the complicated Potiphar; heu0026#39;s a man you could easily hate when he first shows up, but thereu0026#39;s much more to him than that. Kingsley isnu0026#39;t the only winner here. Martin Landau, as the ancient elder Jacob, is also outstanding, adding real heart to the production. Lesley Ann Warren is sexy and delicious as Potipharu0026#39;s scheming wife. Paul Mercurio (STRICTLY BALLROOM) makes a charismatic Joseph, even if he didnu0026#39;t entirely lose his Aussie accent, and it makes you wonder what happened to him.”