Michael Wager as Thomas Félix de Pomés as Joseph of Arimathea Adriano Rimoldi as Melchior Barry Keegan as Gestas, the Impenitent thief Rafael Luis Calvo as Simon of Cyrene Tino Barrero as Andrew Paco Morán as blind man of Bethsaida (credited as Francisco Moran) Uncredited Cast John Kerr as a man at the Sermon on the Mount Ray Milland as the voice of Satan Orson Welles as the Narrator Production Development In February 1951, it was reported that director John Farrow was developing a biographical film on the life of Jesus, with his script being titled Son of Man. He had also intended to produce the film independently for less than $800,000. By November 1951, the project was under development at the Nassour Studios and that Farrow was conducting a talent search for an actor in the title role. When asked of the requirements he desired, Farrow replied, "High personal character and a good actor." However, by August 1953, Farrow was contracted to direct The Sea Chase (1955) with Warner Bros. In February 1954, the Los Angeles Times reported that Farrow was likely to begin development on Son of Man following the completion of The Sea Chase (1955). It was speculated that it would be shot in England and Jesus would not be shown directly, although Farrow declined to confirm these statements. Shooting was scheduled to begin by summer 1954. It was ultimately set aside when, in April 1955, Farrow signed to direct Around the World in Eighty Days (1956), in which he was later fired from after nearly a week of shooting. In January 1956, Variety reported that Farrow was in negotiations with RKO Pictures to finance and distribute Son of Man. Two months later, in March, Farrow began a talent search for an unknown actor to portray Jesus on the condition that he would not appear in another film, television, or stage production for up to 20 years. However, these plans were again postponed when, in October 1957, Farrow had signed on to direct John Paul Jones (1959) for Samuel Bronston. A year later, Farrow and Bronston had formed a production company, Brofar, as they planned to produce a second project. In November 1958, it was reported that Bronston and Farrow were collaborating on a film project based on the life of Jesus. In May 1959, it was reported that Sonya Levien was hired to do a script