The Book of Mormon Movie, Vol. 1: The Journey
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| Directed by | Gary Rogers |
| Produced by | Gary Rogers |
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| Music by | Robert C. Bowden |
| Cinematography | Neal Brown |
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Mormon Movies
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| Distributed by | Halestone Distribution |
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119 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5 million |
| Box office | $1.7 million |
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| Soundtrack album by Robert C. Bowden | |
| Released | 2003 |
| Length | 01:06:08 |
| Label | Mormon Movies, L.L.C. |
The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey is a 2003 American adventure drama film directed by Gary Rogers and written by Rogers and Craig Clyde. A film adaptation of the first two books in the Book of Mormon, the film was given a limited theatrical release on September 12, 2003.
The movie is based on the first two books of the Book of Mormon. It is the story of Lehi, his wife Sariah, and their four sons: Laman, Lemuel, Sam, and Nephi. Lehi leaves Jerusalem in 600 B.C. after having prophesied concerning the destruction of Jerusalem and people wanted to kill him. He journeys into the wilderness with his family. He sends Nephi and his brothers back to Jerusalem after the brass plates and the family of Ishmael. The sons and daughters of Lehi marry the sons and daughters of Ishmael. They take their families and continue into the wilderness. Ishmael dies in the wilderness. They come to the sea. Nephi's brothers rebel against him; he confounds them, and builds a ship. They cross the sea to the promised land in the Americas. Lehi dies in the promised land. Nephi's brethren rebel against him again. The plot concludes with Nephi departing again into the wilderness.
Rogers's inspiration was the Cecil B. DeMille 1956 version of The Ten Commandments. He envisioned The Book of Mormon as one long historical epic. His plan was to make nine films that cover the entire story of the book.
The film's length is two hours, and it was revealed on the DVD commentary that the first cut of the film was two hours and forty minutes.
Noah Danby was cast as Nephi because of his strong resemblance to the art of Arnold Friberg. He had never read the Book of Mormon prior to his casting. Danby is a devout Lutheran, and while at first he didn't feel comfortable in making the film due to religious differences, he has said in an interview for the Hollywood Reporter that he took the role to gain experience as an actor.
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