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The Hunt for the Hidden Relic

Original title: Das Jesus Video
  • TV Movie
  • 2002
  • R
  • 3h 2m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
2.1K
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Dietrich Hollinderbäumer, Matthias Koeberlin, and Naike Rivelli in The Hunt for the Hidden Relic (2002)
ActionThrillerMystery

A German archaeological excavation in Israel finds a 2,000-year-old skeleton holding instructions for a video camera - results of an apparent time traveler who recorded footage of Jesus Chri... Read allA German archaeological excavation in Israel finds a 2,000-year-old skeleton holding instructions for a video camera - results of an apparent time traveler who recorded footage of Jesus Christ.A German archaeological excavation in Israel finds a 2,000-year-old skeleton holding instructions for a video camera - results of an apparent time traveler who recorded footage of Jesus Christ.

  • Director
    • Sebastian Niemann
  • Writers
    • Andreas Eschbach
    • Sebastian Niemann
    • Martin Ritzenhoff
  • Stars
    • Matthias Koeberlin
    • Naike Rivelli
    • Manou Lubowski
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sebastian Niemann
    • Writers
      • Andreas Eschbach
      • Sebastian Niemann
      • Martin Ritzenhoff
    • Stars
      • Matthias Koeberlin
      • Naike Rivelli
      • Manou Lubowski
    • 32User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Matthias Koeberlin, Manou Lubowski, and Naike Rivelli in The Hunt for the Hidden Relic (2002)
    Naike Rivelli in The Hunt for the Hidden Relic (2002)
    Matthias Koeberlin in The Hunt for the Hidden Relic (2002)
    The Hunt for the Hidden Relic (2002)
    Dietrich Hollinderbäumer, Matthias Koeberlin, and Naike Rivelli in The Hunt for the Hidden Relic (2002)

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    Matthias Koeberlin
    Matthias Koeberlin
    • Steffen
    Naike Rivelli
    Naike Rivelli
    • Sharon
    Manou Lubowski
    Manou Lubowski
    • Yehoshua
    Hans Diehl
    • Scafaro
    Dietrich Hollinderbäumer
    Dietrich Hollinderbäumer
    • John Kaun
    Heinrich Giskes
    • Professor Willfort
    Robinson Reichel
    Robinson Reichel
    • Roland Jung
    Klaus Grünberg
    • Man with broken nose
    Pierre Semmler
    • Christopher
    Frank Scharl
    • Ryan
    Mario Holetzeck
    • Dan
    Gode Benedix
    • Dr. Simmon
    • (as Gode Bendix)
    Torsten Jerabek
    • Agent 1
    Andreas Cremer
    • Agent 2
    Dounia Tazi
    • Ausgrabungshelferin
    Sylvia Kube
    • Bedienung
    • (as Sylvia Schäffler)
    Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni
    • Hotel Manager
    • (as Medhi Ouazzani)
    Peter Gavajda
    • Cardinal
    • Director
      • Sebastian Niemann
    • Writers
      • Andreas Eschbach
      • Sebastian Niemann(uncredited)
      • Martin Ritzenhoff
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    • Trivia
      One of the two helicopters on the chase near the end, the white and orange one, has a Spanish registration number: EC-FJA. Just some months after the release of the movie, this helicopter suffered an accident while performing fire-fighting tasks. Fortuntelly, all 7 on board escaped unharmed, but the main rotor caught fire and the whole aircraft was destroyed on this new fire.
    • Goofs
      The imprint of the second page should have appeared mirrored.
    • Connections
      References Maya (1975)

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    6/10
    They Needed To Shoot Someone Else
    I saw this in the video store titled "Ancient Relic" and was intrigued, knowing nothing about it. When I started watching it, I was impressed with the production values, the music, the look of the cast and then they opened their mouths: DUBBED! I quickly stopped the DVD, went to the menu expecting to switch to German dialogue with English subtitles, only to find no such option existed. The only way to watch it was dubbed. Doh! And watch it I did. It was a fun a little story that really needed to be cut down to 2 hours, but otherwise a joy to look at. The music was enthralling and the story interesting. But the producer or the distributor and definitely most of the dubbing actors (if you can call them actors) needed to be shot for the dreadful blow they dealt to this film (oh and let's not forget the voice casting director!). The lackluster voice performances destroyed any compelling drama the original production might have had. There is no way to adequately judge a movie that has been dubbed, beyond the story and production values. It further disturbs me that our country has gotten so lazy that we would rather listen to a badly dubbed movie than feel the drama of the original performance and read the subtitles, so much so some production or distribution executive decided not to spend the money on offering a subtitled original language version. I sat riveted to "Das Boot" in the original German, even as I read the English translation. Not that this is anything as brilliant as Das Boot, but come on, the weaker the content the more you need to give it every edge possible. Frankly I think this was a fine film, definitely entertaining and definitely worth watching -- otherwise I would have turned it off within the first 15 minutes of the horrible dubbing job. It is most unfortunate that someone in power was so bone-headed as to actually think this version would be acceptable to anyone, much less represent the film the way the director intended. I might have given the film an 8 if not for the poor dubbing. But I enjoyed watching it enough to recommend to others despite the bad English dub.
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    • Release date
      • December 5, 2002 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Ancient Relic
    • Filming locations
      • Casablanca, Morocco
    • Production companies
      • Medienfonds GFP
      • Rat Pack Filmproduktion
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    • Budget
      • $4,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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