Plot summary
In Canaan, Joseph is the favorite among the twelve sons of Jacob, and his brothers envy his place in the family and his ability to interpret dreams. When Jacob sends Joseph to take a flock of sheep to sell, the brothers beat him and sell him into slavery. They return to Jacob and report that a wild animal killed him.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Joseph and His Brethren (1961)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- While making the film, actor Robert Morley set fire to the wig of his co-star Belinda Lee during a scene; in his own account of the shoot, Morley said she was unharmed.
- Columbia Pictures had planned a version of the Joseph story starring Rita Hayworth for several years, but the project never came to fruition.
