The Nativity Story Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

One Couple.One Journey.One Child...who would change the world...forever

Amy Renner

Dec. 22, 2008

The Nativity Story

Release Date: Friday, December 1, 2006

Oscar Isaac, Ciaran Hinds, Catherine Hardwicke, Mike Rich, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Shaun Toub

A drama that focuses on the period in Mary and Joseph's life where they journeyed to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus.

PG Drama N/A

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A drama that focuses on the period in Mary and Joseph's life where they journeyed to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus.

Plot

What's the story about?

The story centers on the two-year period of Mary and Joseph's life, culminating in their leaving Nazareth and journeying 100 miles to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus. Key characters and events such as King Herod, John the Baptist's parents (Zachariah and Elizabeth), the shepherds who were witness to Jesus' birth; and the arrival of the three kings from the Orient will be fleshed out.

Drama Historical

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Nativity Story.

Keisha Castle-Hughes
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Vampire
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Shohreh Aghdashloo
The Penguin (series), Damsel
Oscar Isaac
King of Kings, Robin Hood
Ciaran Hinds
Small Things Like These, John Carter
Shaun Toub
War Dogs, Ghosts of War

Crew Behind the Film

The The Nativity Story behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Catherine Hardwicke last directed Prisoner's Daughter and Mafia Mamma. The film's writer Mike Rich last wrote Secretariat and Eight Below.

Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Screenwriter: Mike Rich

Studio: New Line Cinema
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Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG Parental Guidance Suggested for some violent content
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: One Couple.One Journey.One Child...who would change the world...forever
Also known as: Nativity
Language: English

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Official The Nativity Story movie trailers and clips.

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Production Details

What we know about the The Nativity Story movie production.

Production Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Nativity Story was released in on Friday, December 1, 2006. There were 2 other movies released on the same date, including Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj and Turistas.

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