▁Ter ence ▁Kil burn ▁as ▁C yrus ▁ ▁Michael ▁Ans ara ▁as ▁Bel sh azz ar ▁ ▁Les lie ▁Brad ley ▁as ▁Neb uch ad ne zz ar ▁ ▁Ruth ▁Store y ▁as ▁Rach el ▁ ▁John ▁C raw ford ▁as ▁General ▁Av il ▁ ▁Ric ▁Roman ▁as ▁Ar ri och ▁ ▁Robert ▁Griff in ▁as ▁King ▁Ast y ages ▁Be atrice ▁Mau de ▁as ▁C yrus ' ▁F oster ▁Mother ▁ ▁Whe aton ▁Ch amb ers ▁as ▁C yrus ' ▁F oster ▁Father ▁ ▁Paul ▁Pur cell ▁as ▁O verse er ▁ ▁Jul ie ▁New mar ▁as ▁Dan cer - Ass ass in ▁( as ▁Jul ie ▁New me yer ) ▁ ▁Production ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁K atz man ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁eight - film ▁sl ate ▁he ▁was ▁making ▁at ▁Columbia , ▁others ▁including ▁Prince ▁of ▁Pir ates ▁with ▁Paul ▁Hen re id , ▁Ser pent ▁of ▁the ▁N ile , ▁C airo ▁to ▁S uez , ▁Jack ▁Mc Call , ▁Des per ado , ▁The ▁Path find er , ▁Sir en ▁of ▁Bag d ad ▁and ▁Fl ame ▁of ▁Cal cut ta . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁formally ▁put ▁on ▁the ▁schedule . ▁It ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 5 0 s ▁bo om ▁in ▁Bib lic al ▁era ▁pictures . ▁In ▁May ▁Kaz t man ▁said ▁the ▁film ▁would ▁start ▁in ▁November . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁Richard ▁Con te