Jeremiah (1998)

The young Jeremiah grows up in a priest's family in the village of Anathoth, near Jerusalem. God appears to Jeremiah in different human guises on several occasions, and makes it clear to ... See full summary »

Director:

Harry Winer

Writer:

Harry Winer (teleplay)

Stars:

Patrick Dempsey, Oliver Reed, Klaus Maria Brandauer

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Dempsey	...	Jeremiah
Oliver Reed	...	General Safan
Klaus Maria Brandauer	...	King Nebuchadnezzar
Vincent Regan	...	King Sedecia
Leonor Varela	...	Judith
Andrea Occhipinti	...	King Joiakim
Michael Cronin	...	Chelkia
Stuart Bunce	...	Baruch
Roger May	...	Elshuma
Simon Kunz	...	Gemariah
Silas Carson	...	Hananiah
Franco Castellano	...	Babylonian Minister
Damian Myerscough	...	Ephraim
Chris Pavlo	...	Hanamel
Anita Zagaria	...	Jeremiah's Mother

Storyline

The young Jeremiah grows up in a priest's family in the village of Anathoth, near Jerusalem. God appears to Jeremiah in different human guises on several occasions, and makes it clear to him that he has been selected to announce God's message to the people of Jerusalem: a mighty ruler from the north will attack the Kingdom of Judah if the people there continue to worship false idols, and fail to remember the One God. No-one in Anathoth believes Jeremiah's prophecy, however. Instead, he is accused of blasphemy and is physically attacked - and not even his family comes to his aid. Nevertheless, with the help of Baruch, a temple scribe who hears Jeremiah's first sermon and becomes his disciple, Jeremiah succeeds in announcing the word of God. The prophet's message of impending doom incurs only the wrath and rejection of the ruling classes, the priesthood and the King. Jeremiah can find no audience, and lands up in captivity again - but even though he even has to leave his true love for ...

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Plot Keywords:

antiquity | one word title | jewish | religion | biblical | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Five Mile River Films

Country:

Italy Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 December 1998 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Die Bibel: Jeremia

Filming Locations:

Ouarzazate, Morocco

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lux Vide

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was Oliver Reed's final television appearance before his death on May 2, 1999 at the age of 61.

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Connections

Followed by The Apocalypse (2000)

User Reviews

Powerful

Captures the purity and devotion that I feel in the Scriptures and with God's people.

Dempsey and others do a really great job in this show. It was nice to have someone with decent acting talent attempting to present the central player.

The show shows the levels of intensity that in context of grace resulted in the written Scriptures of Jeremiah the book.

It's what I and friends have felt when I felt that God was speaking to me and that it wasn't going to be easy to share it. The moment and the sense of obedience and fear of the Lord that brings life was captured in the show.

Generally would like to see more shows like this. Although there are some cheesy elements indicative of a lower budget.