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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302760101
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6302760100
Label: MGM (Warner)
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 114 minutes
Sales Rank: 3319
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: 1955
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Rating:  - The PRODIGAL
A very well done '50's bibical movie.Ms.Turner...never looked better.
The Scope of this movie was very well photograph.
Rating:  - All the bits the Bible forgot!
The Prodigal fills in all those bits in the parable of the Prodigal Son that Jesus omitted, and very entertainingly too. It seems junior (Edmund Purdom) got the hots for the high priestess of Astati (Lana Turner) while incurring the wrath of the high priest of Baal and tyrant of Damascus (Louis Calhern) and frittered away his fortune before coming to his senses and leading the people in rebellion against their pagan oppressors. As you might guess from that synopsis, there are more than a few similarities ... Read More
Rating: - Overblown Epic, racy (for its times...), but still nice...
A true vehicle for Lana Turner and her curves...
Edmund Purdom alas doesn't shine as nicely in this one, as he did in "The Egyptian". He seems annoyed and bored, and his acting is woody to say the least.
But all in all, it is a Tale of Tales of the New Testament and as such it should be appreciated.
In those days Religion was still a major factor in Society...
But when we talk about Hollywood splendor then, well, there it is, in all its kitch and pompous ... Read More
Rating: - Lana Turner at her sexiest!
1955's "The Prodigal" was MGM's most ambitious film of the year, filmed at a cost of $5,000,000 with the intention of being one of the "really significant Biblical spectacles of all time." Adapted from 22 verses of the New Testament book of Luke, it was indeed a lavish spectacle. Lana Turner didn't like the script, but was compelled because of her studio contract to star in the movie. Making the most of her situation, she redesigned her costumes to reveal as much flesh as the Production Code would allow, making ... Read More
Rating: - Epic Retelling Of A Famous Biblical Story
"The Prodigal", could certainly never be regarded as one of the better known Epic productions to come out of Hollywood during the boom period for these types of films in the 1950's. However there is still much of interest in this large scale MGM attempt at adapting the parable of the Prodigal Son into a large scale screen epic. The 1950's found MGM and indeed most major studios sinking into financial crisis due to dwindling movie attendances and the onslaught of television as the main entertainment medium. The studios ... Read More
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Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302760101
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6302760100
Label: MGM (Warner)
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 114 minutes
Sales Rank: 3319
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: 1955