I have seen this made for TV movie every time it has been on Television.For me and My family, friends, and co workers. While not graphic by today's standards, some of the scenes-baby boys being ripped from their mothers' arms and slaughtered, nails being driven into Jesus' hands-may disturb young and/or sensitive children. It tells the story of Jesus about as accurate than any other movie about Jesus. Intervarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL, The Historical Jesus The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant, John Dominic Crossan, Harper and Row, San Francisco. The Challenge of Jesus Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is.

Zeffirelli diligently provides the sociopolitical background that gave rise to Jesus' following and the crisis in belief it caused for the people of Israel (and one or two Romans). Jesus of Nazareth (TV Mini-Series ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Passages of the Bible are quoted verbatim, the locations have a Palestine-like authenticity, and, aside from some of the principals (Robert Powell as Jesus, Olivia Hussey as Mary, and Stacy Keach as Barabbas), many of the non-Roman characters are actually played by Semitic-looking actors. Director Franco Zeffirelli gives more than 12 minutes screen time each to the Last Supper and the Crucifixion. An epic production and an all-star cast make this Emmy Award winning, 1977 classic a powerful film Christopher Plummer, James Mason, Anne Bancroft, Olivia Hussey, Michael York and Robert Powell, and many other prominent actors star in this faithful account of Jesus’ life, based on all four of the New Testament Gospels. The film doesn't skimp on some of the other landmark events of this famous story either. It arrived for the first time on TV on Rai1 between March 27 and Ap Jesus of Nazareth, a television drama in several episodes directed by Franco Zeffirelli (it can be seen on Sunday 4 April on Tv2000 at 9.15 pm, but fully recoverable also in streaming on RaiPlay). Biblical Synopsis Originally made for TV in 1977, this in-depth (six hours plus) version of Jesus' life is so thorough that the first hour is devoted solely to the story of his birth.

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