An account of the life of Jesus Christ, based on the books of the New Testament: After Jesus' birth is foretold to his parents, he is born in Bethlehem, and is visited by shepherds and wise...
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Title: From the Manger to the Cross; or, Jesus of Nazareth (1912)
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| Cast overview: | |||
| R. Henderson Bland | ... | Jesus - the Man (as Robert Henderson-Bland) | |
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Percy Dyer | ... | Jesus as a Youth |
| Gene Gauntier | ... | Mary | |
| Alice Hollister | ... | Mary Magdalene | |
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Samuel Morgan | ... | Pilate |
| James D. Ainsley | ... | John the Baptist | |
| Robert G. Vignola | ... | Judas | |
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George Kellog | ... | Herod |
| J.P. McGowan | ... | Wise Man 1 | |
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An account of the life of Jesus Christ, based on the books of the New Testament: After Jesus' birth is foretold to his parents, he is born in Bethlehem, and is visited by shepherds and wise men. After a stay in Egypt to avoid King Herod, his family settles in Nazareth. After years of preparation, Jesus gathers together a group of disciples, and then begins to speak publicly and to perform miracles, inspiring hope in many of his listeners, but also arousing some dangerous opposition. Written by Snow Leopard
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1913 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Sidney Olcott's curious life of Christ was staple fare for 50s schoolkids under the guise of the terrible voiceover version distributed by Rev. Brian Hessian - this was the version I first saw and although the quality of the film, all its anachorisms aside, shone through, I didn't think the marriage of modernish narration to silent splendour worked at all.
I later saw a tinted copy on video with a lovely musical accompaniment and was struck by the touching portrayal of Robert Henderson-Bland as Jesus. Some of the camera tricks are justly famous, the boy and the cross probably more so than any other, but this very early feature film is one of the best I have seen so far.