Jesus (1999) (TV)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Roger Young

Writer (WGA):

Suzette Couture (teleplay)

Release Date:

14 May 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | History

Tagline:

The greatest story of all time.

Plot:

A movie about the life, work and death of Jesus as we know it from the Bible.

Plot Keywords:

Judas | John The Baptist | Miracle | Satan | Messiah

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Jeremy Sisto	...	Jesus
Debra Messing	...	Mary Magdalene
Armin Mueller-Stahl	...	Joseph (as Armin Müller-Stahl)
Jacqueline Bisset	...	Mary
Gary Oldman	...	Pontius Pilate
David O'Hara	...	John The Baptist
Claudio Amendola	...	Barabbas
G.W. Bailey	...	Philo
Luca Zingaretti	...	Peter
Luca Barbareschi	...	Herod Antipas
Christian Kohlund	...	Caiaphas
Elena Sofia Ricci	...	Herodias
Stefania Rocca	...	Mary of Bethany
Gabriella Pession	...	Salome
Maria Cristina Heller	...	Martha of Bethany
Jeroen Krabbé	...	Satan - Man
Manuela Ruggeri	...	Satan - Woman
Peter Gevisser	...	Lazarus
Thomas Lockyer	...	Judas
Ian Duncan	...	John
Gilly Gilchrist	...	Andrew
Fabio Sartor	...	James
Sebastian Knapp	...	Matthew
Sean Harris	...	Thomas
Karim Doukkali	...	Philip
Said Bey	...	Taddeus
Abedelouhahad Mouaddine	...	James II
El Housseine Dejjiti	...	Simon
Mohammed Taleb	...	Bartholomew
Omar Lahlou	...	Nathaniel
Miles C. Hobson	...	Jesus 6 years old
Josh Maguire	...	Young Jesus
Zack Maguire	...	Young John
Roger Hammond	...	Mordecai
Rick Warden	...	Jared
Iddo Goldberg	...	Seth
Jeremy Zimmerman	...	Man with Mary Magdalene (as Jeremy Zimmermann)
Elaine English	...	Canaanite Woman
Tony Vogel	...	Farmer
John Francis	...	Zerah
Carl Pizzie	...	Young Zealot 1
Nicholas Sidi	...	Young Zealot 2
Elliot Levey	...	Tax Collector
Ichrak Berraoui	...	Adulteress

Directed by
Roger Young

Writing credits (WGA)
Suzette Couture		(teleplay)

Produced by
Roberta Cadringher	....	associate producer
Russell Kagan	....	producer
Frank Konigsberg	....	co-executive producer
Heinrich Krauss	....	producer: KirchMedia
Paolo Lucidi	....	line producer
Lorenzo Minoli	....	executive producer
Gianmario Pagano	....	associate producer
Judd Parkin	....	executive producer
Paolo Piria	....	producer

Original Music by
Patrick Williams

Cinematography by
Raffaele Mertes		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Benjamin A. Weissman		(as Benjamin Weissman)

Casting by
Barbara Giordani
Cornelia von Braun

Production Design by
Paolo Biagetti

Costume Design by
Simonetta Leoncini
Giovanni Viti

Makeup Department
Claudia Catini	....	hair stylist
Francesca De Simone	....	hair stylist
Annamaria Ginnoto	....	hair stylist
Mirella Ginnoto	....	key hair stylist
Enrico Jacoponi	....	makeup artist (as Enrico Iacoponi)
Federico Laurenti	....	makeup artist
Elda Magnanti	....	key hair stylist
Antonio Maltempo	....	makeup artist
Alessandra Sampaolo	....	makeup artist
Fabrizio Sforza	....	key makeup artist
Edward Ternes	....	hair stylist: Miss Bisset
Edward Ternes	....	makeup artist: Miss Bisset
Gianna Viola	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Jawad Cherkaoui	....	unit manager: Morocco
Ahmed Darif	....	production manager: Morocco
Federico Foti	....	unit manager
Giovanni Lovatelli	....	unit production manager
Alessandro Lucidi	....	post-production supervisor
Marco Olivieri	....	unit manager
Malcolm Scerri-Ferrante	....	production manager: Malta

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Noureddine Aberdine	....	second assistant director
Sergio Ercolessi	....	first assistant director
Emanuela Minoli	....	second second assistant director
Barbara Pastrovich	....	second assistant director
Jeff Vacirca	....	trainee assistant director (as Jeffrey Alan Vacirca)

Art Department
Pasquale Avvisato	....	property master
Fabio Carussi	....	construction team
Angelo Caso	....	sculptor
Luciano Curti	....	painter
Marco Davoli	....	construction team
Tatiana Hahn	....	assistant set dresser (as Titjana Hahn)
Claudio Magrini	....	key construction
Barnaba Pagliarini	....	upholsterer
Pietro Petri	....	construction team
Alberto Ruiu	....	key plasterer
Sergio Ruiu	....	plasterer
Giovanni Battista Russo	....	construction team
Giancarlo Sensidoni	....	key painter
Domenico Sica	....	assistant art director
Titus Vossberg	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Bernard Bats	....	sound mixer
Beau Biggart	....	adr mixer
Pierre-Yves Bruneel	....	boom operator
Kevin Patrick Burns	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist
Bob Costanza	....	sound editor
Jim Fitzpatrick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer
G. Michael Graham	....	supervising sound editor (as Michael Graham)
Stephen Grubbs	....	sound editor
Kristi Johns	....	supervising adr editor
Terry O'Bright	....	sound re-recording mixer
Keith Rogers	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Marco Corridori	....	special effects
Claudio Quaglietti	....	special effects coordinator
Silvano Scasseddu	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Alessia Bassi	....	visual effects post-production coordinator
Loren Bivens	....	visual effects
Deane Boeka	....	visual effects
Marcello Buffa	....	visual effects post-production supervisor
David Bush	....	visual effects supervisor
Carla Calderoni	....	visual effects post-production coordinator
Amedeo Califano	....	digital artist
Beppe Carabelli	....	visual effects post-production coordinator
Alessandro Cioffi	....	digital compositor
Chris DeCristo	....	digital compositor
Lori Freitag-Hild	....	visual effects artist
George Garcia	....	visual effects
Armando Lombardo	....	compositor
Mario Negrocusa	....	visual effects technical supervisor
Guido Pappadá	....	digital effects production manager
Ivan Parillo	....	digital artist: Dyte
Alessandro Saponi	....	digital artist
Franco Sgueglia	....	digital effects coordinator
Scott Snyder	....	visual effects
Craig Weiss	....	visual effects supervisor
Niel Wray	....	digital effects artist (as Neil Wray)
Riccardo Zanettini	....	digital artist
Dylan Martens	....	model maker (uncredited)

Stunts
Giorgio Antonini	....	stunts
Faycal Attougui	....	stunts
Othman Ilyassa	....	stunts
Gérard Lesage	....	stunts
Stefano Maria Mioni	....	stunts
Cedric Proust	....	stunts
Joel Proust	....	stunt coordinator
Franco Maria Salamon	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Brahim Ait Belkas	....	second assistant camera
Armando Barberi	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Paolo Bovi	....	grip
Bruno Bruni	....	still photographer
Claudio Conti	....	grip
Giovanni Cuomo	....	grip
Fabio Delle Fratte	....	clapper loader
Giovanni Galasso	....	director of photography: second unit
Stanislao Galasso	....	electrician
Maurizio Lorenzetti	....	assistant camera
Maurizio Lorenzetti	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Massimo Lupi	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Roberto Luzi	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Duccio Maccari	....	clapper loader
Roberto Moreschini	....	key grip
Marco Porto	....	electrician

Casting Department
Barbara Giordani	....	casting: Italy
Wendy Kurtzman	....	casting: USA
Mohamed Nesrate	....	extras casting
Cornelia von Braun	....	casting: Germany
Jeremy Zimmerman	....	casting: Europe (as Jeremy Zimmermann)
Lana Veenker	....	casting assistant: London (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Romano Amidei	....	seamstress
Romano Amidei	....	tailor
Abderrahim Benkhayi	....	costumes
Vincenzo Cancellara	....	set costumer
Antonia Chimera	....	set costumer
Francesca Di Tocco	....	seamstress
Francesca Di Tocco	....	tailor
Rossano Marchi	....	costume ager/dyer
Anna Orazi	....	set costumer
Giulia Orsacchiotto	....	seamstress
Giulia Orsacchiotto	....	tailor
Olga Pagnotta	....	cutter
Olga Pagnotta	....	tailor
Uliva Pizzetti	....	assistant to costume designers
Maria Antonietta Salvatori	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Lynn Abroms	....	assistant editor
Giancarlo Barberi	....	color timer
Luigi Di Fabio	....	negative cutter
Michael H. Friedlander	....	second editor (as Michael Freidlander)
Charlotte Grau	....	colorist
David Lebowitz	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Mike Curb	....	executive producer: soundtrack album
Penka Kouneva	....	orchestrator
Dino A. Moriana	....	music editor (as Dino Moriana)
Patrick Williams	....	conductor

Transportation Department
Abdenabi Izlaguen	....	transportation coordinator
Enrico Pini	....	transportation coordinator
Giuliano Troiano	....	driver (as Giuliano Trojano)

Other crew
Damian Anderson	....	production coordinator: Rome
Gianfranco Basti	....	historical & biblical advisor
Tikon of Bronnisty	....	historical & biblical advisor (as Tikon of Bronnitsky)
Carmine Cellitti	....	catering chef
Valter De Filippis	....	gennyman
Francesca Deodato	....	production secretary
Gabriella Di Santo	....	production coordinator
Riccardo Di Segni	....	historical & biblical advisor
Francis Dokyi	....	production runner: Rome (as Francis B.K. Dokti)
Zouhar El Fassi	....	accountant: Morocco (as Zouheir El Fassi)
Francesco Fischietti	....	assistant: Mr. Minoli
Marco Frisina	....	historical & biblical advisor
Daniele Garonne	....	historical & biblical advisor (as Daniele Garrone)
Pat Garrett	....	choreographer: Salome's dance
Giampaolo Grassi	....	armorer
Michele Greco	....	location manager
Rachel Griffiths	....	script supervisor
Heinrich Krauss	....	historical & biblical advisor
Pierpaolo Marcelli	....	story editor
Gaia Marotta	....	production secretary
Marco Olivieri	....	location manager
Gianmario Pagano	....	historical & biblical advisor
Franco Penna	....	chief accountant
Roberto Penna	....	production auditor
Carla Maria Perrina	....	payroll clerk
Andrea Piria	....	accountant
Gianluigi Prato	....	historical & biblical advisor
Joel Proust	....	horse master
Elio Usai	....	gennyman

Thanks
Enrico Sabbatini	....	in memory of

Production Companies

• Antena 3 Televisión (in association with)
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD) (in association with)
• Beta Film
• British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) (in association with)
• Ceská Televize (in association with)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
• Five Mile River Films
• France 2 (FR2) (in association with)
• KirchMedia
• Lube Productions
• Lux Film
• Lux Vide
• NCRV Television (in association with)
• Quinta Communications USA Inc.
• Quinta Communications
• Radiotelevisione Italiana

Distributors

• Radiotelevisione Italiana (2003) (Italy) (all media) (RIA Fiction) (in association with)
• ARD Degeto Film (2003) (worldwide) (all media) (as ARD) (in association with)
• Antena 3 Televisión (2003) (worldwide) (all media) (in association with)
• British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) (2003) (worldwide) (all media) (in association with)
• Ceská Televize (2003) (worldwide) (all media) (in association with)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2000) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Emerald (Argentina) (DVD)
• Emerald (Argentina) (VHS)
• Flashstar (Brazil) (DVD)
• Flashstar (Brazil) (VHS)
• France 2 (FR2) (2003) (worldwide) (all media) (in association with)
• MTM (2003) (worldwide) (all media) (in association with)
• NCRV Television (2003) (worldwide) (all media) (in association with)
• Time-Life Video (2003) (worldwide) (all media)

Special Effects

• Interactive Group (visual effects) (as Interactive Group Milan)
• CBS Digital

Other Companies

• Capitol Records  music from and inspired by soundtrack album available on
• Corail Film  service in Morocco by
• Echo Sound Services  sound editing (as Echo Sound Service Inc.)
• Kodak Italia  filmed in (as Kodak Motion Picture Film)
• LVR  telecine by: Rome
• Lorenzo Marini and Associates  "Jesus" logo created by
• Mediterranean Film Studios Ltd.  service in Malta by
• North Africa Horses and Camels  horse master
• Post Group, The  telecine by: Los Angeles (as Post Group)
• Sparrow Records  music from and inspired by soundtrack album available on
• Technovision  camera and grip equipment (as Technovision Rome)
• Videogamma  titles and opticals (as Videogamma Rome)

Also Known As:

Die Bibel - Jesus (Germany)
La bibbia: Jesus (Italy)

Runtime:

Argentina:110 min | Canada:174 min | USA:240 min (2 parts)

Country:

Czech Republic | Italy | Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Ouarzazate, Morocco

Company:

Antena 3 Televisión

Goofs:

Continuity: When the officials are talking about taking the adultress before Jesus to trap him, her eye makeup is all smeared. Yet when they are talking to Jesus, it's been cleaned up.

Quotes:

Mary Magdalene: I just don't understand how you can believe in someone like me.
Jesus: God forgives you Mary
Mary Magdalene: If I were a man I'd be your most loyal disciple.
Jesus: Those who speak for me *are* my disciples

Movie Connections:

Follows Joseph (1995) (TV)

Soundtrack:

I Need You

very moving...

Seeing Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" made me want to re-watch this CBS Mini-series. What a compassionate, loving movie! Jeremy Sisto was excellent in the title role. This film was helped greatly by good music and costumes and excellent F/X. The most difficult thing about "Jesus" is it's flawed script and dumbed-down dialogue. Thats OK, it more than makes up for it. Sisto's Jesus is so human, so full of love and compassion. Debra Messing was an fine choice for Mary Magdalene and Jaqueline Bisset a surprisingly effective Mary.

They take lots of chances. Jesus is shown as the perfect priest, telling Mary of Bethany that his "life is not my own" and loving everyone as His Mother, sister and brother. What a beautiful message! The final hour of the film is the the best part, The brutal crucification and the playing of "Pie Jesu" over Jesus' burial moved me to tears. The resurrected Christ is shown joyful and smiling!!!!! This finally is Jesus, who could find joy in clear skies and still waters, who tell his apostles, in a brilliantly done "upper room" that he is "with them always". In other films they act like the story is over after Easter Sunday. In "Jesus" we know it is just beginning. Highly recommended.