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Release Date:
3 April 1977 (USA)
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Plot:
A reverent depiction of the life of Christ using the Gospel accounts.
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Cross
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Easter
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.
Another 3 wins
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6 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Night at the Museum 2: like history, it's just one darn thing after another
(From The Guardian - Film News. 11 November 2009, 5:22 AM, PST)
Movie Composer Jarre Dies
(From WENN. 30 March 2009, 12:25 AM, PDT)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 11 November 2009, 5:22 AM, PST)
Movie Composer Jarre Dies
(From WENN. 30 March 2009, 12:25 AM, PDT)
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Great for Families
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Cast
(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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Also Known As:
Gesù di Nazareth (Italy)
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Runtime:
382 min | UK:180 min (2 episodes) | Italy:237 min (2 parts) (theatrical version)
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Certification:
Argentina:13 |
Australia:G (cut version) |
Australia:M (original uncut version) |
Egypt:(Banned) |
South Korea:All |
West Germany:12 |
Singapore:PG
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Franco Zeffirelli considered both Dustin Hoffman and Al Pacino for the part of Jesus and Robert Powell to play Judas.
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Continuity: When Jesus visits Jerusalem as a young boy, his family walks past the outer wall and travels past the crucifixion site where Jesus would be killed later in the movie. In this early scene, the crosses and scaffolding have already been set up with the same Roman guards who appear later in the film (set 30 years in the future) already posted by the crucifixion hill.
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Referenced in The Secret Life of Brian (2007) (TV)
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I have watched this film for many years with my family. Each year we follow the life of Jesus through Holy Week and Easter Sunday. The director has made this a film that is understandable for all ages and makes the realism unique. I would highly recommend this film for families. Even though I loved "The Passion of the Christ," I found this film easier to view for the family. Maybe we'll watch in earnest when the kids are a little older, teens perhaps. All in all this film takes you through an understanding of life as it would have been seen through the eyes of the common person. Perhaps it is this reality that allows people to gravitate toward a love for the film and a commitment to making the viewing of it each year and family tradition. Looking for a great family movie to help teach the faith, this is it.