Filming Locations:
Arches National Park, Moab, Utah, USA (more)

Trivia:
While between his films Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Doctor Zhivago (1965), David Lean directed some interior scenes with Claude Rains and José Ferrer as a favor for George Stevens, who was bogged down with the production in Nevada. Jean Negulesco, meanwhile, directed the Nativity scene. (more)

Goofs:
Factual errors: The conversation between Jesus and Pilate contains a few lines that are not mentioned in the Biblical text; when Jesus says he is the Son of God and Pilate responds by saying "Which god? Mars, Jupiter, etc" or words to that effect. (more)

Quotes:
The Dark Hermit - Satan: A long climb, wasn't it? A long hard climb... You know, some people think the whole of life should be like that, hm...”An easy life is a sinful life". Not so, my friend... A man's life can be as easy as he wishes to make it. And it can be easy, my friend. If one knows the way to power and glory in this world. (more)

Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. (more)