Editing The Big Fisherman (section)

==Production==
The film was [[Rowland V. Lee]]'s first in over 10 years.<ref name=Variety/> It was shot in [[Super Panavision 70]] (the first film so credited) by [[Lee Garmes]]. The original music score was composed by [[Albert Hay Malotte]], an American composer who is best known for his musical setting of [[The Lord's Prayer]], composed in 1935, and introduced on radio that year by [[John Charles Thomas]].

Though originally rejected by [[Walt Disney]] because of its religious tone, the film was supported by [[Roy O. Disney|Roy Disney]], and was distributed by [[Buena Vista (brand)|Buena Vista]], making it one of the few religious films ever associated with the [[Disney Company]].

It was shot on location in the San Fernando Valley in California. Portions were shot at La Quinta, California.<ref name=Niemann>{{Cite book
 | last = Niemann
 | first = Greg
 | title = Palm Springs Legends: creation of a desert oasis
 | publisher = [[Sunbelt Publications]]
 | year = 2006
 | location = San Diego, CA
 | pages = 286
 | url =  https://books.google.com/books?id=RwXQGTuL1M0C&pg=PA169
 | isbn = 978-0-932653-74-1
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After having starred in a number of [[MGM]] film musicals from 1950 (''[[Annie Get Your Gun (film)|Annie Get Your Gun]]'') to 1955 (''[[Kismet (1955 film)|Kismet]]''), Howard Keel switched to straight acting roles with the 1958 British noir thriller ''[[Floods of Fear]]'', followed by ''The Big Fisherman''. He starred or co-starred in six additional features (four of which were westerns) between 1961 and 1968 and made his final appearance in a 2002 film, playing a supporting role.

John Saxon was borrowed from [[Universal Pictures|Universal]].<ref name="filmink">{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|title=The Top Twelve Stages of Saxon|date=July 29, 2020}}</ref> It was the last film that Borzage completed.