The Nativity Story
Brief Synopsis
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A chronicle of the perilous journey of a young couple, Mary and Joseph, who must travel from their home in Nazareth to Bethlehem, Joseph's ancestral home, to register for a census ordered by King Herod. It is a journey of over 100 miles, through treacherous terrain, made much more difficult by the fact that Mary is nine months pregnant.
Cast & Crew
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Catherine Hardwicke
Director
Keisha Castle-hughes
Oscar Isaac
Ciarßn Hinds
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Alexander Siddig
Film Details
Also Known As
La nativité, Nativity, Nativity Story, nativité
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Period
Religion
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Juliana Selfridge; Laurie Cartwright
Distribution Company
NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE)
Location
Italy; Morocco
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 40m
Synopsis
A chronicle of the perilous journey of a young couple, Mary and Joseph, who must travel from their home in Nazareth to Bethlehem, Joseph's ancestral home, to register for a census ordered by King Herod. It is a journey of over 100 miles, through treacherous terrain, made much more difficult by the fact that Mary is nine months pregnant.
Director
Catherine Hardwicke
Director
Cast
Keisha Castle-hughes
Oscar Isaac
Ciarßn Hinds
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Alexander Siddig
Monica Contini
Alessandro Piscitelli
Natalia Van Ravenstein
Performer
Azam Ali
Vocals
Serge Feuillard
Angela Iurilli
Pasquale Avvisato
Lead Man
Katie Kirkpatrick
Performer
Yvonne Scio
Luciana Filomena Paolicelli
Eriq Ebouaney
Emilia Fortunato
Francesca Piliero
Maria Giovanna Donzelli
Phil Ayling
Performer
Lucia Zotti
Russ Howard Iii
Performer
Zinedine Soualem
Jeffery Kissoon
Francesco Martoccia
Tomer Sisley
Maria Antonietta Dimonte
John Bilezikjiam
Performer
Shira Kammen
Performer
Damir Todorovic
Emilio Andrisani
Matt Patresi
Jean Claude Breitman-deret
Boy Sopranos
Performer
David Morris
Performer
Hossein Omoumi
Performer
Daniela Voccia
Lead Person
Walter Maioli
Performer
Sami Samir
Ted Rusoff
Gabrielle Scharnitzky
Andy Lucas
Stefan Kalipha
Luce Maioli
Performer
Alessandro Giuggioli
Federico Calo¿ Carducci
Lead Person
Farida Ouchani
Norayr Kartashian
Performer
Stewart Scudamore
Stanley Townsend
Hiam Abbass
Nadim Sawalha
Michael G Fisher
Performer
Marco Aglioti
Performer
La Zimriyah Chorale
Vocals
Sand Amadis
Shaun Toub
Kais Nashif
Monica Sallustio
Lead Person
Jaouad Rehaoui
Lead Man
Paola Sotgiu
Ivan Gibellini
Performer
Chiara Di Pede
Crew
Saadia Aalami
Assistant Production Coordinator
Mohamed Abana
Dresser
Hiam Abbass
Acting Coach
Daniele Abeille
Transportation Coordinator
Ahmed Abounouom
Production Manager
Taoufik Abouobayd
Assistant Location Manager
Barbara Adducci
Assistant Production Coordinator
Valeria Agatiello
Stand-In
Valeria Agatiello
Photography
Renato Agostini
Special Effects Supervisor
Azam Ali
Song Performer
Faith Allbesson
Casting Associate
Stephanie Allen
Visual Effects Producer
Luca Alunni
Facilities Supervisor
Khalid Ameskane
Transportation Captain
Ed Anderson
Rotoscope Animator
Stefano Anotnioni
Animal Services
Carlo Antonioni
Animal Trainer
Alberto Anzellotti
Carpenter
Nezha Aouis
Makeup Artist
Mohamed Ali Aquermim
Special Effects Technician
Carlos Arguello
Matte Painter
Said Arif
Props Buyer
Andrej Arnautov
Chief Lighting Technician
David Arredondo
Matte Painter
Alain Aswani
Assistant Director
Yael Aviv
Casting
Abdallah Baadil
Art Director
Hafid Balafrej
Unit Manager
Majid Balafrej
Accounting Assistant
Eleonora Baldwin
Script Supervisor
Marco Baratti
Tailor
Maria Teresa Barbasso
Art Director
Marvin L Barillas
3-D Models
Idriss Bayoussef
Dresser
David Beedon
Digital Effects Artist
Brian Begun
Digital Effects Artist
Jeff Behlendorf
Post-Production Accountant
Elizabeth Beier
Rotoscope Animator
Thad Beier
Special Effects Technician
Hugh Bell
Researcher
Fabrizio Bianchi
Assistant
George Billinger Iii
Camera Operator
George Billinger Iii
Steadicam Operator
Michele Birofio
Swing Gang
Francesca Birri
Art Department Coordinator
Lee Blaylock
Music
Terra Bliss-alvarez
Visual Effects
Danilo Bollettini
Special Effects Technician
Chris Bond
Visual Effects Supervisor
Milena Bono Parodi
Location Manager
Beau Borders
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Laura Borzelli
Makeup Artist
Kevin Bouchez
Digital Effects Artist
Yamani Bouhamdi
Electrician
Liliana Bouladoux
Hair Stylist
Gary Bourgeois
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Aziz Bousfiha
Accounting Assistant
Marty Bowen
Producer
Cale Boyter
Executive Producer
Alexis Bramucci
Best Boy Electric
Joe Breaux
Music Editor
Giacinto Bretti
Makeup Artist
Professor Enrico Bruschini
Advisor
Shannan Burkley
Matte Painter
Stephan Burle
Graphic Designer
Elika Burns
Rotoscope Animator
Jerome Butler
Dialect Coach
Vincenzo Calera
Office Production Assistant
Dominique Callibotte
Animal Services
Luigi Calvitti
Carpenter
Sabrina Canale
Assistant
Fausto Cancellieri
Best Boy Grip
Luca Canfora
Other
Domenico Caponecchi
Rigging Grip
Rita Cappadonna
Hair
Inti Carboni
Assistant Director
Jana Carboni
Makeup Artist
Paul Carden
Dialogue Editor
Giacomo Calo Carducci
Art Director
Kate Carlin
Adr Voice Casting
Marco Carrara
Hair
Laurie Cartwright
Production Insurance
Gianni Casalnuovo
Costume Designer
Massimo Cecchini
Rigging Electrician
Aliza Chameidies
Visual Effects
Abdelkader Chaoui
Project Manager
Housna Choukri
Assistant
Daniel Chuba
Visual Effects Producer
Massimo Ciaraglia
Props
Claudia Cimmino
Transportation Coordinator
Adriano Cingolani
Dresser
Roberto Cingolani
Dresser
Patrick Clancey
Digital Effects
Tom Clary
Visual Effects
Bryan Clements
Assistant
Matthew Cohen
Assistant
Alfredo Colangeli
Unit Manager Assistant
Vito Colazzo
Unit Production Manager
Stephen Coleman
Music
Maria Ines Comparini
Matte Painter
Marco Contaldo
Rigging Gaffer
Orlanda Contardi
Seamstress Supervisor
Giorgio Conti
Assistant Editor
Sean Coonce
Rotoscope Animator
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Hair
Maurizio Corridori
Special Effects Foreman
Toby Cortes
Matte Painter
Federico Costantini
Illustrator
Robert Cribbett
Compositing Supervisor
Lee Croft
Rotoscope Animator
Giulia Chiara Crugnola
Dresser
Eustachio Di Cuia
Carpenter
Peter Cvijanovic
Digital Effects Artist
Kathi Danielson
Accounting Assistant
Elizabeth Danna
Other
Elizabeth Danna
Song
Mychael Danna
Music
Debbi Datz-pyle
Music Contractor
Jon Davidson
Production
Elliot Davis
Director Of Photography
Leonardo De Angelis
Transportation Captain
Fabio De Meis
Rigging Electrician
Donna De Seta
Casting
Robert Deschane
Adr Mixer
Danilo Di Palma
Electrician
Vittorio Di Persio
Painter
Michael Disco
Co-Executive Producer
Jamie Dixon
Visual Effects Producer
Nicholas Dodd
Original Music
Nicholas Dodd
Music Conductor
Francis B K Dokyi
Office Production Assistant
Roy Doliner
Advisor
Cristiano Donzelli
Storyboard Artist
Brady Doyle
Visual Effects
Donato Dragone
Swing Gang
Jessica Drake
Dialect Coach
Joe Dubs
Digital Effects Artist
Rickley W Dumm
Sound Editor
Jeff Egan
Other
Michelle Eisenreich
Visual Effects Producer
Dr. Hassan El Fadil
Medic
Hiba Boukili El Hassani
Hair Stylist
Said El Kounti
Assistant Property Master
Saida Elidrissi
Production Secretary
Toby Emmerich
Executive Producer
Mark Eshelman
Assistant
Franco Fabietti
Carpenter
Yann Mari Faget
Assistant Director
Russell Farmarco
Adr Supervisor
Roberta Federico
Assistant Art Director
Jesse Fernley
Visual Effects
Julio Ferrario
Graphic Designer
Marco Di Fillipis
Electrician
Andrea Fioravanti
Grip
Maria Fiorito
Production Accountant
Simon Firsht
Boom Operator
Richard Ford
Music Editor
Alessandra Fortuna
Assistant Director
Fabio Fortunato
Props Buyer
Goffredo Franceschini
Carpenter
Renato Francola
Makeup Artist
Paolo Frasson
Dolly Grip
Antonio Fraulo
Property Master
Chiara Fregoso
Production Secretary
Professor William Fulco
Consultant
Judd Funk
Co-Executive Producer
Frank Gaeta
Sound Design
Frank Gaeta
Supervising Sound Editor
Rossella Gagliardi
Photography
Rossella Gagliardi
Stand-In
Driss Gaidi
Location Manager
David Galbraith
Camera Assistant
Luis Galdames
Assistant Sound Editor
Ruggero Gamba
Art Department
Ruggero Gamba
Graphics Coordinator
Florian Gellinger
Digital Effects
Gianclaudio Giacomini
Camera Assistant
Patrick Giraudi
Sound Editor
Alessandro Giuseppini
Assistant
Emily Glatter
Production Coordinator
Wyck Godfrey
Producer
Gilbert Gonzales
Visual Effects
Dionne Gordon
Assistant
Ramiro A Gracias
Matte Painter
Richard Graysmark
Assistant Director
Pamela Green
Project Manager
Stefano Grossi
Carpenter
Brad Haehnel
Score Recording
Brad Haehnel
Music Scoring Mixer
Holly Hagy
Production Coordinator
Hind Hanif
Production Coordinator
Catherine Hardwicke
Executive Producer
Joy Hardwicke
Costumes
Fred Haro
Rendering Artist
Catherine Harper
Foley Artist
Scott Harper
Visual Effects Supervisor
Harvey Harrison
Unit Director
Harvey Harrison
Director Of Photography
Kamal Hatami
3-D Artist
Film Details
Also Known As
La nativité, Nativity, Nativity Story, nativité
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Period
Religion
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Juliana Selfridge; Laurie Cartwright
Distribution Company
NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE)
Location
Italy; Morocco
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 40m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 1, 2006
Released in United States on Video March 20, 2007
New Line bought the spec by Mike Rich in a pre-emptive bid for an undisclosed sum.
Released in United States Winter December 1, 2006
Released in United States on Video March 20, 2007
