Abraham is a 1993 television film based on the life of the Biblical patriarch Abraham produced by Five Mile River Films. It was shot in Ouarzazate, Morocco. Directed by Joseph Sargent, it stars Richard Harris, Barbara Hershey, Maximilian Schell, and Vittorio Gassman. Plot Abram lives in Harran, a rich city. His wife Sarai (Barbara Hershey) is childless, and their only heir is Eliezer of Damascus. One day he hears the voice of God, who says that he must leave Harran and travel to an unknown land. God promises to make a great nation from him and renames him Abraham and his wife Sarai as Sarah. The pattern for the plot is the Genesis chapters 11–25. Cast Richard Harris as Abraham Barbara Hershey as Sarah Maximilian Schell as Pharaoh Vittorio Gassman as Terah Carolina Rosi as Hagar Andrea Prodan as Lot Gottfried John as Eliezer Kevin McNally as Nahor, son of Terah Simona Ferraro Chartoff as Lot's wife Aziz Khaldoun as young Serug Tom Radcliffe as adult Serug Jude Alderson as Mikah Evelina Meghangi as Reumah Danny Mertsoy as Ishmael (age 9) Giuseppe Peluso as Ishmael (age 16) Timur Yusef as Isaac (age 5) Taylor Scipio as Isaac (age 11) References TV REVIEW `Abraham' on TNT-Gritty but Appealing. Los Angeles Times, April 2, 1994 TV Weekend; A Biblical Patriarch For a Time of Worship. The New York Times, April 1, 1994 External links Abraham, part 1 (english subtitles) Abraham, part 2 (english subtitles) Films based on the Book of Genesis German drama films Italian drama films English-language German films English-language Italian films 1993 television films 1993 films 1993 drama films TNT Network original films German television films Italian television films Cultural depictions of Abraham Films about Christianity Films set in Turkey Films directed by Joseph Sargent Films set in Israel Films set in Jordan Films set in Palestine (region) Films set in Egypt Films shot in Morocco Bible Collection Das Erste original programming Biographical television films Films scored by Ennio Morricone 1993 in Italian television 1990s English-language films American drama television films 1990s American films 1990s German films