St. Paul (TV 2000)
"San Paolo" (original title)

Biblical epic from the book of Acts and Paul's epistles covering the conversion of Saul of Tarsus and his ministry to the Gentiles now known as Paul. Pursued by fellow Jew, Reuben, who ... See full summary »

Director:

Roger Young

Writers:

Gareth Jones, Gianmario Pagano (story)

Stars:

Johannes Brandrup, Thomas Lockyer, Barbora Bobulova

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Johannes Brandrup	...	Paul of Tarsus / Saul of Tarsus
Thomas Lockyer	...	Reuben
Barbora Bobulova	...	Dinah
Ennio Fantastichini	...	Peter
G.W. Bailey	...	Barnabas
Giorgio Pasotti	...	John
Franco Nero	...	Gamaliel
Daniela Poggi	...	Mary, Mother of Jesus
Umberto Orsini	...	Tribune
Christian Brendel	...	James
Giovanni Lombardo Radice	...	King Herod
Ian Ricketts	...	Amos
Jack Hedley	...	High Priest
Massimo Sarchielli	...	Ananias
Riccardo Sardonè	...	Stephen

Storyline

Biblical epic from the book of Acts and Paul's epistles covering the conversion of Saul of Tarsus and his ministry to the Gentiles now known as Paul. Pursued by fellow Jew, Reuben, who wishes him dead, Paul takes the Gospel of Jesus thru-out the known world to Rome.

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Plot Keywords:

jerusalem | jewish | religion | jew | miracle | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy Czech Republic Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 December 2000 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Paul the Apostle

Filming Locations:

Malta

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ceská Televize, KirchMedia, LuxVide

Technical Specs

Runtime:

170 min 170 min (2 parts)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Franco Nero's speaking voice is dubbed.

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Connections

Follows Abraham (1993)

User Reviews

Aside from pc--its alright

Many writers of the modern Biblical movies take many liberties. In this one it portrayed the Apostles as as very flawed, angry, jealous but the women as pillars of compassion and common sense. In this one I simply became tired of Dinah's role--especially when the Bible does not portray this. Yes I know that incidences have to be written in for drama or effect but I'm not comfortable with attempts to be politically correct by changing the "character" of the characters. I recall a movie of Jesus which had his mother Mary instructing Jesus to be baptized by John the Baptist. I'm sorry but leave PC for the sitcoms and R rated movies.