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The Story of Ruth ()

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Inspired by the scriptural tale. Moabitess priestess Ruth is drawn both to a Judean man and to his talk of a forgiving God. After tragedy strikes, she begins a new life in Bethlehem.
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Ruth
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Boaz
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Mahlon
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Naomi
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Eleilat
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Tob
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Hedak
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Elimelech
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Jehoam
Leo Fuchs ...
Sochin
Lili Valenty ...
Kera
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Chilion
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Orpah
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Shammah
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King of Moab
Adelina Pedroza ...
Iduma
Daphne Einhorn ...
Tebah
Sara Taft ...
Eska
Jean Inness ...
Hagah
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Huphim
Jon Silo ...
Tacher
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Yomar
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Abdullah Abbas ...
Citizen (uncredited)
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Cart Driver (uncredited)
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Official (uncredited)
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Citizen (uncredited)
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Guard (uncredited)
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Court Member (uncredited)
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Ulim (uncredited)
Stasa Damascus ...
Rectress (uncredited)
Nancy Deale ...
Bila (uncredited)
Michael Ferris ...
Judean Man (uncredited)
Amy Fields ...
Judean Woman (uncredited)
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Slave (uncredited)
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Official (uncredited)
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Kemuel (uncredited)
Peter Graham ...
Reaper (uncredited)
Leonard Graves ...
Reaper (uncredited)
Maria Haro ...
Citizen (uncredited)
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Cart Driver (uncredited)
Irene James ...
Judean Woman (uncredited)
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Ben Nadab (uncredited)
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Reaper (uncredited)
Chrystine Jordan ...
Ruth - Age 5 (uncredited)
Kay Koury ...
Citizen (uncredited)
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Servant (uncredited)
Jeno Mate ...
Davon (uncredited)
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Cleshed (uncredited)
Mike Morelli ...
Citizen (uncredited)
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Elder (uncredited)
George Nardelli ...
Elder (uncredited)
Yvonne Peattie ...
Judean Woman (uncredited)
Inez Pedroza ...
Rectress (uncredited)
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Judean Woman (uncredited)
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Elder (uncredited)
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Judean Woman (uncredited)
Tony Urchel ...
Slave (uncredited)
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Official (uncredited)
Frank Vespia ...
Reaper (uncredited)
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Ruth's Father (uncredited)
Doris Wiss ...
Rectress (uncredited)

Directed by

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Henry Koster

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Norman Corwin ... ()

Produced by

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Samuel G. Engel ... producer

Music by

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Franz Waxman

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Arthur E. Arling ... director of photography

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Jack W. Holmes

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Leonard Doss ... color consultant

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Franz Bachelin
Lyle R. Wheeler

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Stuart A. Reiss
Walter M. Scott

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Vittorio Nino Novarese

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Ben Nye ... makeup artist
Helen Turpin ... hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Eli Dunn ... assistant director
Al Murphy ... second assistant director (uncredited)

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Harry M. Leonard ... sound
E. Clayton Ward ... sound

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L.B. Abbott ... special photographic effects
Emil Kosa Jr. ... special photographic effects

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Ed Wynigear ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Edward B. Powell ... orchestrator
Vince De Rosa ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Richard Nash ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Leonid Raab ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)

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Danni Dassa ... choreographer
Ruth D. Fasken ... assistant to producer
Harry Brand ... director of publicity (uncredited)
Abrahman Kaplan ... historical advisor (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

Inspired by the tale from Hebrew scriptures and the Christian Bible, the Moabitess child Ruth is sold to the temple of Chemosh. Years pass and she serves as a priestess to the idol. While arranging a temple ritual, she encounters a Judean family of artisans: Elimelech, his wife Naomi, their sons Chilion and Mahlon, and daughter-in-law Orpah. Ruth is curious about their God, and begins to meet secretly with Mahlon. After tragedy strikes, Ruth follows Naomi and begins a new life in Bethlehem... Written by L. Hamre

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Taglines Inspired Biblical Spectacle! See more »
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Also Known As
  • L'histoire de Ruth (France)
  • La historia de Ruth (Spain)
  • Historien om Ruth (Denmark)
  • La storia di Ruth (Italy)
  • Ruutin kirja (Finland)
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  • 132 min
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Budget $2,930,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The role of Ruth was intended for Susan Strasberg - who was tested for the part - but the studio decided to cast Elana Eden after they saw her screen test for The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and were stunned by her beauty and talent. However, she made only one subsequent movie, a B-picture some five years later. See more »
Goofs That looks like a posse of Roman soldiers galloping through the village at 1:16!! The story of Ruth is in the Old Testament and set in the time of the Judges about 11th to 12th centuries BC. The traditional date for the commencement of the Roman Empire is the 1st century BC. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Shape of Water (2017). See more »
Quotes [first lines]
Jehoam: Yonder is a city whose name will one day be known in the far places of the Earth... Bethlehem of Judah. Generations have yet to pass before its star shall rise in the east. Much shall happen in these lands and be told. For nearby, across the Jordan in the land of Moab, lives a people who of old have hated the God of Israel and who serve a god of stone, Chemosh, thirsty for the blood of the young and the innocent.
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