The Fourth Wise Man (1985)
The Fourth Wise Man (1985)
He gave the greatest gift of all
Artaban is a young Magus (Wise Man) who desires to follow the star to the birthplace of the coming King, against the counsel of his friends and family. Carrying three precious jewels to give to the baby Messiah, Artaban and his reluctant servant Orontes set off to join the caravan of the three other wise men. They miss the caravan, but Artaban continues the search for his King, always one step behind. Artaban spends much of his remaining wealth and all of his energy helping the poor and unfortunate people he meets, until at the end of his life he finally finds Jesus--at His trial! Has Artaban wasted his life in a foolish quest? Will he ever get the chance to present his gifts to the King?

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Cast

Martin Sheen Martin Sheen As: Artaban
Alan Arkin Alan Arkin As: Orontes
James Farentino James Farentino As: Jesus (voice)
Eileen Brennan Eileen Brennan As: Judith
Harold Gould Harold Gould As: Rabbi
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Storyline

Artaban is a young Magus (Wise Man) who desires to follow the star to the birthplace of the coming King, against the counsel of his friends and family. Carrying three precious jewels to give to the baby Messiah, Artaban and his reluctant servant Orontes set off to join the caravan of the three other wise men. They miss the caravan, but Artaban continues the search for his King, always one step behind. Artaban spends much of his remaining wealth and all of his energy helping the poor and unfortunate people he meets, until at the end of his life he finally finds Jesus--at His trial! Has Artaban wasted his life in a foolish quest? Will he ever get the chance to present his gifts to the King?


Tagline: He gave the greatest gift of all
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Adventure, Drama, TV Movie

Language: English

Release Date: 30 March 1985

Country: US

Runtime: 72m

Company Credits

Company: Paulist Productions

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Cast

Directed By

Writing Credits

Tom Fontana

Tom Fontana

Teleplay

Henry van Dyke

Henry van Dyke

Short Story

Production Crew

Lewis Abel

Lewis Abel

Producer

Michael Ray Rhodes

Michael Ray Rhodes

Producer

Ellwood Kieser

Ellwood Kieser

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Nina Kent

Nina Kent

Key Makeup Artist

Kelcey Fry

Kelcey Fry

Key Makeup Artist

Dale Miller

Dale Miller

Key Hair Stylist

Sound

Bruce Langhorne

Bruce Langhorne

Original Music Composer

Christopher L. Stone

Christopher L. Stone

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Jon Kranhouse

Jon Kranhouse

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

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