Jesus (1979)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Directors:

John Krish
Peter Sykes

Writer:

Barnet Bain (screenplay)

Release Date:

October 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family

Tagline:

The man you thought you knew

Plot:

Jesus of Nazareth,the son of God raised by a Jewish carpenter. Based on the gospel of Luke in the New...

Plot Keywords:

Crucifixion | Miracle | Gospel Of Luke | Biblical | Christian Film

Cast

Brian Deacon	...	Jesus
Rivka Neuman	...	Mary
Joseph Shiloach	...	Joseph
Niko Nitai	...	Simon Peter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mosko Alkalai	...	Matthew
Kobi Assaf	...	Philip
Eli Cohen	...	John the Baptist
Eli Danker	...	Judas Iscariot
Peter Frye	...	Pontius Pilate
Nisim Gerama	...	Thomas
David Goldberg	...	Judas (son of James)
Timothy Mark Hanson	...	Rich Young Ruler
Richard Kiley	...	Narrator / Luke
Miki Mfir	...	Simon the Pharisee
Yitzhak Ne'eman	...	James
Richard Peterson	...	Herod
Milo Rafi	...	Simon Zelotes
Gad Roll	...	Andrew
Michael Schneider	...	Father of epileptic boy
Alexander Scourby	...	Narrator
Daud Shah	...	Adam
Talia Shapira	...	Mary Magdalene
Shmuel Tal	...	John
Michael Warshaviak	...	Bartholomew
Leonid Weinstein	...	James (son of Alphaeus)

Also Known As:

The Jesus Film (USA)
The Jesus Movie (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:S | USA:G

Company:

Inspirational Films

Trivia:

In the scene where Jesus healed the Gerasene demoniac by casting the demon into the pigs, the only way the crew could get the pigs to act crazed was to light firecrackers and frighten them. However, this is one of the few scenes which is not entirely accurate to St. Luke's Gospel, which states that the pigs did not just run away but also threw themselves into a lake, and drowned.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After laying the body in the tomb, the actor under the burial shroud can clearly be seen breathing.

Quotes:

Jesus: Forgive them father, for they don't know what they do.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Passion: Films, Faith & Fury (2006) (TV)

Great film, good for everyone

A somewhat expurgated version of the gospel of Luke, Brian deacons version of Jesus is appealing, if somewhat un-animated. I have a great love for this film ( mainly due to the fact that it was the first film about Jesus I can remember seeing from my childhood.) Not as epic as Zeffirelli's film, nor as graphic as Gibson's, a faithful representation with only a few omissions ( I'm sure either due to budget or time constraints). the acting is at times somewhat melodramatic, but that is part of the charm of this film. the cinematography is not ground breaking but certainly serves its purpose and doesn't overshadow the story, and really thats one of the best things about this film, nothing in it overshadows the story as a whole.