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:

The film has been translated into over 1000 languages to date (including 10 different sign language versions), and 235 more translations are in progress, making it the most translated film in history.

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:

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

The Christ Jesus Filled with Truth and Peace

I bought this for myself several weeks ago among other DVDs. I watched all the others immediately. But I waited until I was in the right frame of mind. Oh, what I missed all those days!

There are those who will say this version is dry. But I say this version is full of truth and peace.

The mood which pervades this wonderful film is so close to the Gospel as I have read it, and it is told with such a lovely pace of calm and reflection that it calls one into the telling with gentleness and not commercial flash and color. That is, if one is ready.

We are all so "spoiled" by melodramatic presentations that we forget that the story of the life of Jesus was dramatic on its own merits without need for Hollywood's elaborations or expansions.

"Jesus" is a movie I recommend to everyone, yes, even those who have no faith or interest in the Christ, if not more so.

Many blessings to this film, its creators and participants and the message it imparts with such grace, truth and peace.