- The 1927 premiere, the first film shown at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, ran 155 minutes. The film later was cut to 112 minutes for general release.
- When the film was cut from 155 minutes to 112, two main sequences were deleted. In one, Judas tries to heal a lunatic boy but fails and Jesus has to do the job, telling him he failed because of his unbelief. In the other, Jesus is asked by tax collectors if he has anything to say about tax. He responds by getting Peter to catch a fish: in its mouth is a coin, which he hands over, saying that as it bears a portrait of Caesar, it should be given unto Caesar: give unto God that which is God's. In addition, shorter sequences where Peter denies knowing Jesus have gone, along with the scourging of Christ, one where the Virgin Mary comforts the mother of one of the men crucified alongside her own son, and many of the details of the final scene where Christ bids farewell to his disciples.
- This film was re-released in 1931 with a synchronized musical score.
- The Turner Classic Music (TCM) channel broadcast a "Keith T. Smith Modern Sound Pictures Incorporated release", which contained a musical track with sound effects, and had a running time of 112 minutes. The print had no cast credits and few crew credits and may have been the same version as the 1931 re-release, but with a copyright statement "Renewed Cinema Corp. of America, 1955."
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content