The Story of Ruth

The Story of Ruth
Original theatrical release poster
Directed byHenry Koster
Written byNorman Corwin
Based onBook of Ruth
Produced bySamuel G. Engel
StarringStuart Whitman
Tom Tryon
Peggy Wood
Viveca Lindfors
Jeff Morrow
Elana Eden
Narrated byEduard Franz
CinematographyArthur E. Arling
Edited byJack W. Holmes
Music byFranz Waxman
Production
company
Samuel G. Engel Productions
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • June 17, 1960 (1960-06-17)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.93 million[1]
Box office$3 million (US/Canada rentals)[2]

The Story of Ruth is a 1960 American historical romance film directed by Henry Koster, shot in CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color, and released by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay, written by Norman Corwin, is an adaptation of the biblical Book of Ruth. The film stars Stuart Whitman as Boaz, Tom Tryon as Mahlon, Peggy Wood as Naomi, Viveca Lindfors as Eleilat, Jeff Morrow as Tob, and introduces 19-year-old Elana Eden as Ruth.

  1. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p. 252
  2. ^ "Rental Potentials of 1960". Variety. January 4, 1961. p. 47. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

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