Production info

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
UK, 1999  TV  

Donny Osmond, Richard Attenborough, Joan Collins
Directed by David Mallet

  

In this filmed adaption of the long-running musical, we see the story of Joseph, son of Jacob. The favoured son, he is betrayed by his jealous brothers and sold into slavery and driven to Egypt. Though beset with adversity, Joseph perseveres through wit and faith and becomes the governor of Egypt, second only to the pharaoh. This all the sets the scene for when he meets his brothers who have come to Egypt to purchase food. (source: IMDB)

Film based on the musical written by Tim Rice, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.


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