---
title: 'The Great Commandment (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Irving Pichel'
released: '1939-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-commandment-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033675/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great Commandment (1939)

1939 · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Great Commandment is a 1939 American Christian film directed by Irving Pichel, which portrays the conversion to Christianity of a young Zealot, Joel, and the Roman soldier Longinus through the teachings of Jesus in his Parable of the Good Samaritan. It was co-produced by Rev. James K. Friedrich and released by Cathedral Films in 1939. Its theatrical release was in 1941 by Twentieth Century Fox.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Irving Pichel](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-pichel)
- **Screenplay:** [Dana Burnet](https://cinepixo.com/people/dana-burnet)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans J. Salter](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-j-salter), [Walter Jurmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-jurmann)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles P. Boyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-p-boyle)
- **Editor:** [Ralph Dixon](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-dixon)

## Cast

- [D'Arcy Corrigan](https://cinepixo.com/people/d-arcy-corrigan)
- [Albert Dekker](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-dekker)
- [John Merton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-merton)
- [Olaf Hytten](https://cinepixo.com/people/olaf-hytten)
- [Ian Wolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-wolfe)
- [Stanley Price](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-price)
- [Lloyd Corrigan](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-corrigan)
- [John Beal](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-beal)
- [George Rosener](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-rosener)
- [Maurice Moscovitch](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-moscovitch)
- [Earl Gunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/earl-gunn)
- [Max Davidson](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-davidson)

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