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From the Manger to the Cross

  • 19121912
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 11m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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From the Manger to the Cross (1912)
BiographyDrama
An account of the life of Jesus Christ according to the New Testament, told as a series of tableaus interspersed with Bible verses.An account of the life of Jesus Christ according to the New Testament, told as a series of tableaus interspersed with Bible verses.An account of the life of Jesus Christ according to the New Testament, told as a series of tableaus interspersed with Bible verses.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
593
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
72,505
35,208
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Sidney Olcott
    • Writer
      • Gene Gauntier(scenario)
    • Stars
      • R. Henderson Bland
      • Percy Dyer
      • Gene Gauntier
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Sidney Olcott
    • Writer
      • Gene Gauntier(scenario)
    • Stars
      • R. Henderson Bland
      • Percy Dyer
      • Gene Gauntier
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    • 13User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    From the Manger to the Cross (1912)
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    Gene Gauntier in From the Manger to the Cross (1912)
    R. Henderson Bland in From the Manger to the Cross (1912)
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    From the Manger to the Cross (1912)
    Gene Gauntier and Montague Sidney in From the Manger to the Cross (1912)
    Gene Gauntier and Montague Sidney in From the Manger to the Cross (1912)
    R. Henderson Bland in From the Manger to the Cross (1912)
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    R. Henderson Bland
    R. Henderson Bland
    • Jesus - the Man
    • (as Robert Henderson-Bland)
    Percy Dyer
    • Jesus as a Youth
    Gene Gauntier
    Gene Gauntier
    • Mary
    Alice Hollister
    Alice Hollister
    • Mary Magdalene
    Samuel Morgan
    • Pilate
    James D. Ainsley
    James D. Ainsley
    • John the Baptist
    Robert G. Vignola
    Robert G. Vignola
    • Judas
    George Kellog
    • Herod
    J.P. McGowan
    J.P. McGowan
    • Wise Man 1
    Sidney Baber
    • Thaddeus
    • (uncredited)
    G. Howard Barton
    • Wise Man 3
    • (uncredited)
    F.T. Bostock
    • Second Thief
    • (uncredited)
    Frederic Bryson
    • St. John
    • (uncredited)
    J.J. Clark
    J.J. Clark
    • John
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph T. Duncan
    • Simon
    • (uncredited)
    Lydia Gardebeau
    • Salomé
    • (uncredited)
    Frank T. Gregory
    • St. Andrew
    • (uncredited)
    Denton Harcourt
    • St. Matthew
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sidney Olcott
    • Writer
      • Gene Gauntier(scenario)
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    • Trivia
      Ironically, R. Henderson Bland was selected for the role of Jesus in a silent film because star/director Sidney Olcott liked the way his voice sounded on the telephone.
    • Alternate versions
      The Vitagraph Co. of America released a six reel re-edited version of the film after it acquired Kalem's properties in 1919.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Great Christmas Movies (1998)

    User reviews13

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    Top review
    biblical curio
    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.
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    • Sep 13, 2003

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    • Release date
      • 1913 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Jesus of Nazareth
    • Filming locations
      • Bethlehem, Palestine
    • Production company
      • Kalem Company
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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