Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11810 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-03-26
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 127 minutes

Synopsis
A Moabite priestess renounces her gods for the God of Israel. Since she is a foreigner, her dedication is not readily accepted by the villagers.

Customer Reviews

No classic, but a lot better than expected
The Story of Ruth is one of Fox's lesser known Biblical epics, from the days when the combination of CinemaScope and the Old Testament suddenly weren't enough to guarantee profits anymore. It's not hard to see why: despite an intelligent script by Norman Corwin, it's a bit on the dull side and tends to drag its feet at times. Strangely, it's the scenes in pagan Moab that are the least effective, for all the promise of human sacrifice and slave pits, though Tom Tryon does offer the film's strongest performance in that section. Just as strangely, despite being a last-minute replacement for Stephen Boyd and looking like he won the part in a miscasting competition, Stuart Whitman is surprisingly good as Boaz in the more enjoyable, though distinctly soap-operish second half in Judea. Sadly, Elena Eden is little more than adequate at best in the title role, and at her worst makes a pig's ear of the Song of Ruth. No complaints about Franz Waxman's score, however, which has a simple sincerity that carries the film along without overpowering it.

The Story of Ruth The Story you should watch
I Had never even heard of this film before this dvd came out and being quite a fan of biblical epics i went and got up and was not disapointed theres enough here in this film to satisfy your film buds if you want drama action,lots of expensive looking sets brilliant acting this is a film it was directed by Henry Koster who directed The Robe and if you have seen the rob you know that it was brilliant
THE EXTRAS ARE
Original Thearatical Trailer
Story Of Ruth Preview
Two Movie town segments which are probabaly quite rare to see.

Christian story
This film and the book of Ruth in the bible have never meet, sadly the producer of this film changed all the bible story.