| | Jacob DVD (3 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Documentary DVDs, Christianity Movies, Dramas Videos, Television/TV Series, Religion, Religious, Jewish, Bible Epic | | Starring | Matthew Modine, Giancarlo Giannini, Irene Papas, Lara Flynn Boyle | | Director | Peter Hall |
Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Soundtrack English Part of the TNT Bible series, this made-for-cable film stars Matthew Modine as Jacob, who sired the family that would eventually create Israel, and Lara Flynn Boyle as Rachel, the woman he loves.
After Jacob succeeds in getting the parental blessing that should have gone to Esau, his elder twin, he earns his brother's eternal hatred. Jacob flees to his Uncle Laban's in order to avoid Esau's wrath, but finds Laban equally dangerous...
Filmed in Morocco with an international cast, including top-notch performances by Irene Papas and Giancarlo Giannini. Based on the biblical story of Jacob who betrayed his brother and toiled long in penance before receiving God's grace and forgiveness. Part of Turner's award-winning series of films based on the greatest stories of the Bible.
Shot on location in Morocco.
Co-produced by LUBE Productions and Betafilm (Germany).
Additional cast: Christopher Ohrt (Be'or); Yvonne Scio (Judith); Cecilia Dazzi (Bilhah); Bev Willis (Caananite 2); James Hayes (Yohonaham); Padraig Casey (Gaham); William Sleigh (Tzurim); Linda Polan (Midwife); Peter Gordon (Shearing Shepherd); Oliver Hobson (Reuben age 7); Crispin Redman (Storm Shepherd); Michael Haughey (First Servant); Peter Turner (First Merchant); and Emma Hall (Joseph).
Additional credits: Paolo Piria (line producer); Luca Bernabei (associate producer); Heinrich Krauss (BETA producer); Sabatino Gargano (RAI producer); Antonio Brandt & Francesco Fantacci (assistant directors); Daniele Massaccesi (camera operator); Mario Michisanti (makeup artist); and Elda Magnanti (hair).
Copyright 1994 Turner Pictures, Inc. Jacob | List Price | $19.98 (You save $4.33) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 1995 | | All Time Sales Rank |  4945  | | CD Universe Part number | 6842197 | | Catalog number | 6894 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 07, 2005 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Also Known As | Bible Collection, The - Jacob | | Running Time | 94 Minutes | | Additional Info | Full Frame; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Full Frame; Subtitled |
Jacob Movie Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  Great Bible Story
Great Way of Telling of Story of Jacob!
Submitted by Sonia Caponera (Hamden, CT)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful. Very Excellent
I enjoyed watching it. Good movie to collect. My grand daughter enjoyed it too.
Submitted by jjambillbob (Washington,DC, USA) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Very accurate biblical movie
This movie was portrayed accurately according to the Bible. The acting was superb. The women actors portrayed
the biblical characters very accurately, especially their
physical description as it relates to the Bible's physical description of these characters. Lara Flynn Boyle was perfect for the part of Rachel because she fits the physical and personality description of Rachel
described in the Bible. Matthew Modine was excellent as Jacob because he fits the physical description. Great story about betrayal and refusing to do what God tells one
to do. Jacob betrayed his father and twin brother, then later Jacob is betrayed in the same manner at which he betrayed his family. We can truly learn from this biblical story that - what goes around surely comes around.
Submitted by D.F. (Washington DC)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Jacob : Enjoyed the movie : Interesting Perspective
Personally, I enjoy watching movies about the Bible and Biblical characters.
There's a lot i could say about this movie, but i simply do not have the time to share it all...
Overall I enjoyed the movie.
There are so many lessons and messages that can be drawn from this movie...
Parental issues, Sibling Issues, Financial issues, Marital Issues, Honesty & Integrity, and on and on...
What one gets out of the movie will largely be determined by where you are personally in life and your knowledge of the bible...
So jacob the movie gets my vote and i highly recommend purchasing it from cduniverse because not only do they have the best prices i was able to find anywhere, but they have a large collection of biblical movies so i was able to purchase all of them in one place and the shipping was extremely reasonable, not to mention I received all my items within 3 or 4 days... and that was with economy shipping
Submitted by a reviewer (Silicon Valley, Ca)
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Good Biblical Movie
The life of Jacob is well depicted. The script was well executed in the acting.
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Jacob DVD For seven long years, Jacob has labored to earn the right to marry beautiful Rachel. Now the seven years are up - but Rachel's devious father substitutes his elder daughter on the wedding night. Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket) and Lara Flynn Boyle (Men in Black II) play Jacob and Rachel in one of the greatest love stories from the Bible. Highlights of Jacob's life - how he usurped his brother Esau's birthright and blessing, the pillow of stone, the ladder to heaven, wrestling with God - are set against the heartache and hope of his relationship with the woman he seems destined never to possess. Sustained by his faith in God and his love for Rachel, Jacob perseveres...and becomes the father of the 12 tribes of Israel.
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