The Story of Ruth
The Story of Ruth is a 1960 American historical romance film directed by Henry Koster, shot in CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color, and released by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay, written by Norman Corwin, is an adaptation of the biblical Book of Ruth. The film stars Stuart Whitman as Boaz, Tom Tryon as Mahlon, Peggy Wood as Naomi, Viveca Lindfors as Eleilat, Jeff Morrow as Tob, and introduces Elana Eden as Ruth.
This fictional nonbiblical part ends with the sight of the Moabite girl being sacrificed, from which a distressed Ruth flees. The Moabites condemn Mahlon, his father Elimelech, and brother Chilion. Chilion and Elimelech die in the prison, while Mahlons punishment is to work at the quarries for the rest of his life. Ruth, however, attempts to escape with Mahlon, but he is wounded before he flees the quarries and dies in a cave afterwards, marrying Ruth just prior to his death.The biblical storyline begins as Naomi who was married to Elimelech, Orpah who was married to Chilion, and Ruth are widowed. The second part is based more on the Book of Ruth, although a subplot is added, that of the Bethlehemites initial disapproval of Ruths pagan past and Naomis closest kinsman rejecting Ruth as his wife. As the next of kin after him, Boaz successfully obtains Ruths hand in marriage. As the film concludes, the final verses of the Book of Ruth are quoted. ........
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