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A reverent depiction of the life of Christ using the Gospel accounts.Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations moreUser Comments:
An excellent road sign moreCast
(Series Cast overview, first billed only)| Robert Powell | ... | Jesus Christ | |
| Anne Bancroft | ... | Mary Magdalene | |
| Ernest Borgnine | ... | The Centurion | |
| Claudia Cardinale | ... | The Adulteress | |
| Valentina Cortese | ... | Herodias | |
| James Farentino | ... | Simon Peter | |
| James Earl Jones | ... | Balthazar | |
| Stacy Keach | ... | Barabbas | |
| Tony Lo Bianco | ... | Quintilius | |
| James Mason | ... | Joseph of Arimathea | |
| Ian McShane | ... | Judas Iscariot | |
| Laurence Olivier | ... | Nicodemus | |
| Donald Pleasence | ... | Melchior | |
| Christopher Plummer | ... | Herod Antipas | |
| Anthony Quinn | ... | Caiaphas |
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371 min | UK:180 min (2 episodes)Color:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:M (original uncut version) | Egypt:(Banned) | Argentina:13 | South Korea:All | Australia:G (cut version) | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PGMOVIEmeter: 
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Yorgo Voyagis, who plays Joseph (Mary's husband), can be seen speaking in English, but his voice is dubbed by an uncredited actor. Voyagis' real voice can be heard in the Diane Keaton film The Little Drummer Girl (1984). Franco Zeffirelli also used this technique with a few of the actors in his film version of Romeo and Juliet (1968/I). moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: Just after Jesus is baptized by John, in one scene it shows him walking up the hill with the lower 1/4 of his clothes still wet from him bowing down in the water. The camera shifts to view John watching Jesus walking away and then comes back to Jesus, but this time his clothes are completely dry! moreFAQ
What scenes were added to give the 1979 rerun of the film the extra 30 minutes of footage?more
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I recently watched this movie meticulously as I had the job of transcribing most of it to paper for a later production translation. I had seen this movie when it was originally broadcast in the 70's. Being a visually oriented learner, creative type and fundamental but immature in my Christian faith...I was distracted by the handsomeness of Powell and his blue eyes and aforementioned preoccupation of my own perceptions.
That said, I would say that this is the best movie made about the life of Christ that I have seen and I've seen numerous. Robert Powell does make the character of Jesus very human and believable...and also gives the viewer a sense of the divine...Jesus was 100% man and 100% God. In short, a viewer can look forward to meeting this Jesus and not feel condemned...and can walk away forgiven.
But there are people in this world who are fundamental and want to see a Jesus as described in The Bible as accurately as possible for a human to portray. Personally, I believe that God can inspire a man to play the role of Jesus to a certain extent. It's my opinion that Powell was inspired...not totally, but to a certain extent. BTW doesn't God want all of us to act like little Jesus'? Obviously, no man can portray the character of Jesus fully...there is only one Jesus.
I would still like to see a Jesus that matches the biblical description: - he was not handsome according to the prophet Isaiah. - he was so beat up during his passion that he was not able to be recognized to be a man...again the prophet Isaiah. - His beard was torn out...again, I believe that's Isaiah.
In my opinion, "The Passion" surpasses "Jesus of Nazereth" in that part of the story...but it too falls short of the points above.
All in all, Jesus of Nazereth is an excellent road sign to point men to the truth.