Joseph: King of Dreams

Joseph: King of Dreams
Release poster
Directed by
  • Robert Ramirez
  • Rob LaDuca
Screenplay by
  • Eugenia Bostwick-Singer
  • Raymond Singer
  • Joe Stillman
  • Marshall Goldberg
Based onBook of Genesis
Produced byKen Tsumura
Starring
Edited byMichael Andrews
Music byDaniel Pelfrey
Production
company
Distributed byDreamWorks Home Entertainment
Release date
  • November 7, 2000 (2000-11-07)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Joseph: King of Dreams is a 2000 American direct-to-video animated biblical musical drama film. The second film adaptation of the Bible from DreamWorks Animation and, to date, the only direct-to-video production they released, the film is an adaptation of the story of Joseph from the Book of Genesis in the Bible and serves as a prequel to the 1998 film The Prince of Egypt (as the biblical narrative of Joseph happens before that of Moses). Composer Daniel Pelfrey stated that the film was designed as a companion piece to The Prince of Egypt, noting that though "Joseph turned out to be very different than The Prince of Egypt, it was very challenging and rewarding".

Co-director Robert Ramirez has said that whilst the reviews for the film had "generally been very good" there was a period "when the film was not working very well, when the storytelling was heavy-handed" and "klunky".