Abraham is a 1993 television film based on the life of the Biblical patriarch Abraham produced by Five Mile River Films. It was shot in Ouarzazate, Morocco. Directed by Joseph Sargent, it stars Richard Harris (as Abharam), Barbara Hershey (as Sara), Maximilian Schell (as Pharao), and Vittorio Gassman (Terach).
Plot
Abram lives in Harran, a rich city. His wife Sarai (Barbara Hershey) is childless, and their only heir is Eliezer of Damascus. One day he hears the voice of God, who says that he must leave Harran and travel to an unknown land. God promises to make a great nation from him and renames him Abraham and his wife Sarai as Sarah. The pattern for the plot is the Genesis chapters 11–25.
Cast
Richard Harris as Abraham
Barbara Hershey as Sarah
Maximilian Schell as Pharaoh
Vittorio Gassman as Terah
Carolina Rosi as Hagar
Andrea Prodan as Lot
Gottfried John as Eliezer
Kevin McNally as Nahor, son of Terah
Simona Ferraro Chartoff as Lot's wife
Aziz Khaldoun as young Serug
Tom Radcliffe as adult Serug
Jude Alderson as Mikah
Evelina Meghangi as Reumah
Danny Mertsoy as Ishmael (age 9) Giuseppe Peluso as Ishmael (age 16) Timur Yusef as Isaac (age 5) Taylor Scipio as Isaac (age 11)
References
TV REVIEW `Abraham' on TNT-Gritty but Appealing. Los Angeles Times, April 2, 1994 TV Weekend; A Biblical Patriarch For a Time of Worship. The New York Times, April 1, 1994
External links
Abraham, part 1 (english subtitles) Abraham, part 2 (english subtitles)
Films based on the Book of Genesis
English-language German films
English-language Italian films
1993 television films
1993 films
1993 drama films
TNT Network original films
German drama television films
Italian drama television films
Cultural depictions of Abraham
Films about Christianity
Films set in Turkey
Films directed by Joseph Sargent
Films set in Israel
Films set in Jordan
Films set in Palestine (region) Films set in Egypt Films shot in Morocco Bible Collection Das Erste original programming Biographical television films Films scored by Ennio Morricone 1993 in Italian television 1990s English-language films American drama television films 1990s American films 1990s German films