In Search of Historic Jesus (1979)

Director:

Henning Schellerup

Writers:

Jack Jacobs, Lee Roddy,

Stars:

John Rubinstein, John Anderson, Nehemiah Persoff

Cast

Credited cast:
John Rubinstein	...	Jesus
John Anderson	...	Caiaphas
Nehemiah Persoff	...	Herod Antipas
Brad Crandall	...	Narrator
Andrew Bloch	...	Apostle John
Morgan Brittany	...	Mary
Walter Brooke	...	Joseph of Arimathea
Annette Charles	...	Mary Magdalene
Royal Dano	...	Prophet
Anthony De Longis	...	Peter
Lawrence Dobkin	...	Pontius Pilate
David Opatoshu	...	Herod
Richard Carlyle	...	Astrologer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Alfieri	...	Blind Man
Robert Bonvento	...	Roman Legionnaire

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

bare chested male | narration | whipping | shroud of turin | biblical | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Drama

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 January 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jeesus

Box Office

Gross:

$22,438,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sunn Classic Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

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User Reviews

Unusually strong reaction from Siskel and Ebert

I remember that this movie was specifically singled out as "Dog of the Week" by S & E. They had an absolute disdain for Sunn Classics pictures anyway, and felt that this was a ripoff to people looking for a faith strengthening documentary but instead getting ripped off by an el cheapo con job.

These were the same guys who made a lot of low budget family films that were shown in the "second run" theatres back in the 70's (remember those?). Some were OK, but most were grade z. The blockbusters like Star Wars pretty much killed the market for these at the movie house, but you see a lot of stuff like this in the straight-to-video market these days. I guess they can spend more on the production, less on the distribution...