Bible!

Bible!

The Bible as Cecil B. DeMille Never Filmed It!

1974 · 76 min · ★ 4.6 · Fantasy, Drama, Comedy

Wakefield Poole's softcore anthology featuring stories of Adam & Eve, Bath Sheba and Samson & Delilah given sexual twists.

Directed by Wakefield Poole

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