The Old Testament story of the pagan idolater Ruth (Elana Eden), who married Mahlon (Tom Tryon), found faith and a great mother-in-law, Naomi (Peggy Wood).
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
A biblical story:
The Story of Ruth, with a cast including Stuart Whitman, Tom Tryon, Peggy Wood, and Viveca Lindfors is an excellent film if you want to learn more about biblical stories. This film develops during the times when due to famine in Bethlehem, a family is forced to move to Moab, a nearby country where the people do not hold the same beliefs and idolatrize a man made god. The family is formed by Elimelech, his wife Naomi and their two sons Mahlon and Chilion; who upon arrival at Moab, open a small business... more info
SO disappointed:
I was so disappointed in this movie. I purchased it to supplement our biblical history home school curriculum. There is very little factual information in this movie. Every character and the timeline are misrepresented. The beauty of Boaz as a picture of Christ is totally lost because of the unbiblical way he initially treats Ruth in this film. Orpha's role is completely wrong and the "closer kinsman" couldn't be any further away from accurate. Please, if you are looking for a screen version of the... more info
My all time favorite movie!:
Years ago I happened to see this movie on TV and was deeply touched by it.
Years later in great happiness I was able to acquire a video. I watch it when I need a spiritual boost. I think all the actors/actresses did a beautiful job. As stated above in other reviews, it does take a lot of liberties Scripturally for romance sake, but the spiritual overtones in this movie, in my opinion, completely make up for it. Elana Eden is wonderful, as well as all the male actors, and I think I have the... more info
Dramatic movie, but NOT the story of Ruth!:
I purchased this movie along with two sets of biblical movies for the benefit of my husband. He said he would be more interested in learning about the Bible if he could visualize it and I thought this would be the perfect way. I realize that any movie will take "artistic liberties" to make the story flow along, however, this was a total remake. The only thing true to the Bible account are the names of the characters. I have been watching all the movies with Bible in hand to make sure to point out the... more info
