Judas (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Charles Robert Carner

Writer (WGA):

Tom Fontana (written by)

Release Date:

8 March 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | History

Plot:

Judas meets Jesus and at first doesn't know what to make of him or whether or not to trust him. A cynical city boy...

Plot Keywords:

Roman | Crucifixion | Biblical | Judaism | Jesus Christ

Cast

Johnathon Schaech	...	Judas Iscariot
Jonathan Scarfe	...	Jesus Christ
Tim Matheson	...	Pontius Pilate
Fiona Glascott	...	Claudia Procles
Owen Teale	...	Flavius
Bob Gunton	...	High Priest Caiaphas
Mark Womack	...	Peter
Rory Kinnear	...	Andrew
Enzo Squillino Jr.	...	James
Suzanne Bertish	...	Rohab
Harry Peacock	...	John
Paul Haigh	...	Matthew
Georgia Mackenzie	...	Mary Magdalene
Elliot Levey	...	Eliakim
Danny Scheinmann	...	Joshua

Also Known As:

Judas & Jesus (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violent images.

Runtime:

120 min (including commercials) | Argentina:120 min | Brazil:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | USA:PG-13 | Germany:12 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Ouarzazate, Morocco

Company:

Fatima Productions

Trivia:

The film was put on the shelf for about two years before it was released on 8 March 2004.

Let's see this film again.

This well-written film by Tom Fontana uses colloquial English to weave together the theme of power against the humble. Judas vs. Jesus. It is difficult to imagine how the disciples went out two-by-two, but it all seems reasonable in the humorous, but inspiring story of Judas and James bringing a lady back to life. The music underscores the power of God in scenes like the call of Matthew when Jesus pays a poor man's taxes and asks Matthew to follow Him.

The film explains why Judas originally took the money by giving Judas a mother who needed a funeral. It was clever signal to Judas when Jesus says, "Did you come with swords to capture me, as though I were a common thief?" Many things are explained by the expanded role of Pilate's wife and Flavius. For example, Claudia knew about the custom of releasing a prisoner for the Passover and because Flavius was under arrest, Judas had to identify Jesus.

How can a person get a video of JUDAS? I hope it will be shown next Easter and with more advertising than last March.