Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Year: 1999

Actors: Joan Collins, Richard Attenborough, Ian McNeice, Maria Friedman

Duration: 76 min

In this filmed adaption of the long-running musical, we see the story of Joseph (Donny Osmond), son of Jacob (Sir Richard Attenborough). The favored son, he is betrayed by his jealous brothers and sold into slavery and driven to Egypt. Though beset with adversity, Joseph perseveres through wit and faith and becomes the Governor of Egypt, second only to the Pharaoh (Robert Torti). This all the sets the scene for when he meets his brothers who have come to Egypt to purchase food.—Kenneth Chisholm

Genre: Musical