This low budget Easter story film has George MacReady in the unusual position
of being the good guy for a change. MacReady is cast as a Roman centurion who
is telling friends of the disciple Thomas of recent events in Jerusalem particularly
the fate of a young carpenter from Nazareth who had taken up preaching and
had developed a bit of a following.
The format is an interesting one. It's the telling of the gospel, but from the point of view that this was fresh good news. I hardly need go into the plot.
MacReady has a rich, cultured voice which usually is used playing very suave and cultured villains. He's a compelling narrator of the story and his place as a witness to a miracle.
A few other familiar character players like Lowell Gilmore as Pontius Pilate, Morris Ankrum as Peter, and James Griffith as a questioning Pharisee will be spotted in the cast. Robert Wilson who plays Jesus played that role in several other TV and big screen projects.
MacReady also gives a lucid explanation of the difficulties of ruling a far flung empire. No less true in this modern world.
I Beheld His Glory is fine low budget production suitable for more than church.
The format is an interesting one. It's the telling of the gospel, but from the point of view that this was fresh good news. I hardly need go into the plot.
MacReady has a rich, cultured voice which usually is used playing very suave and cultured villains. He's a compelling narrator of the story and his place as a witness to a miracle.
A few other familiar character players like Lowell Gilmore as Pontius Pilate, Morris Ankrum as Peter, and James Griffith as a questioning Pharisee will be spotted in the cast. Robert Wilson who plays Jesus played that role in several other TV and big screen projects.
MacReady also gives a lucid explanation of the difficulties of ruling a far flung empire. No less true in this modern world.
I Beheld His Glory is fine low budget production suitable for more than church.