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October 1979 (USA) moreTagline:
The man you thought you knewPlot:
Jesus of Nazareth,the son of God raised by a Jewish carpenter. Based on the gospel of Luke in the New... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Great film, good for everyone moreCast
(Credited 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) | |
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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. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: After laying the body in the tomb, the actor under the burial shroud can clearly be seen breathing. moreFAQ
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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.