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RUNTIME
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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Joseph: King of Dreams
2000 1h 14m EN
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6.9
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6.5
IMDB
★6.9TMDB · 1,107★6.5IMDB · 11,683
FamilyAnimationDrama
Synopsis
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In this animated retelling of the story from the Bible's Book of Genesis, Joseph's gift of dream interpretation and his brilliantly colored coat inspires jealousy in his brothers.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Ben Affleck
Joseph (voice)
Mark Hamill
Judah (voice)
Richard Herd
Jacob (voice)
Maureen McGovern
Rachel (voice)
Jodi Benson
Asenath (voice)
Judith Light
Zuleika (voice)
James Eckhouse
Potiphar (voice)
Richard McGonagle
Pharaoh (voice)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Rob LaDuca
- Writers
- Matt Sullivan, Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, Raymond Singer
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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RUNTIME
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Part of the "Dreamworks' Pentateuch" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Danny Pelfrey. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Ben Affleck and Mark Hamill and Richard Herd carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0264734 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Rob LaDuca directs. Danny Pelfrey scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Part of the "Dreamworks' Pentateuch" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 4Original score by Danny Pelfrey. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Ben Affleck and Mark Hamill and Richard Herd carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0264734 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Released under 12 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Original score
- Danny Pelfrey
- Runtime
- 74 min · 1h 14m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- G
- IMDB rating
- 6.5/10 · 11,683 votes
- MPAA
- Unrated
Awards
2 wins & 5 nominations.
Part of
Dreamworks' Pentateuch
The two film adaptions of the Pentateuch from Dreamworks animation, Joseph King Of Dreams and The Prince Of Egypt
Also by
Rob LaDuca
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Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
DreamWorks Animation
US
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
US
Key crew
- ProducerKen Tsumura
- AnimationAdam Beck
- AnimationPaul Mota
- StoryboardMatt Sullivan
- AnimationSam Chou
- AnimationGabe Hordos
- AnimationIan Blum
- CastingLeslee Feldman
- CastingSara Getzkin
- Background DesignerKazuo Oga
- Executive ProducerJeffrey Katzenberg
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- faith
- bible
- musical
- ancient egypt
- christian film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Physical2000-11-07G
Also known as
International titles
- יוסף בעל החלומותIL
- Joseph King of DreamsUS
- 이집트 왕자 2: 요셉 이야기KR
- ヨセフものがたり ゆめのちからJP
- ヨセフ物語 夢の力JP
- 이집트 왕자 2: 요셉이야기KR
- Giuseppe - Il re dei sogniIT
- José, o Rei dos SonhosBR
- José: O Rei dos SonhosBR
- Joseph, le Roi des RêvesFR
- 埃及王子：征服未來TW
- Царь сновиденийRU
