Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Jonah and the Whale

"Jonah and the Whale is a great adventure story - but it is much more than that."

2003 0h 48m EN

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Jonah And The Whale is a great adventure story-but is much more than that. On its deepest level, it is a commentary on God;s willingness to punish sinners-and on His capacity for forgiveness. Now you can share this wonderful story with your entire family. The story begins when Jonah is a mere boy. The forces of the Assyrian Empire have been terrorizing Jonah and his people-and Jonah quickly grows to hate them. He vows that he will one day take his revenge. But years later, God asks Jonah to go and preach to the Assyrians. If Jonah convinces them to renounce their sinful ways, God will forgive them. Jonah, of course, wants them to suffer; he wants them to feel the Lord's wrath. And so he foolishly tries to run away. Needless to say, God catches up with him. And when He does, Jonah learns a series of important lessons about the power of God's wrath, and the power of His love for all mankind.

“Jonah and the Whale is a great adventure story - but it is much more than that.”

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Cast

Charlton Heston
Self - Host

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William R. Kowalchuk Jr.
Writers: Elizabeth Logum
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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Tight 48-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Jonah and the Whale is a great adventure story - but it is much more than that.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt17061524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

William R. Kowalchuk Jr. directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 48-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Part of the "Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Marketing tagline: "Jonah and the Whale is a great adventure story - but it is much more than that.".
6IMDB entry: tt17061524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.