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"Jesus of Nazareth" (1977): :  -- CineMagia.ro - Trailer (Flash)
"Jesus of Nazareth" (1977): :  -- A reverent depiction of the life of Christ using the Gospel accounts.

Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Anthony Burgess (written by) &
Suso Cecchi d'Amico (written by) ...
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Release Date:
3 April 1977 (USA) more
Plot:
A reverent depiction of the life of Christ using the Gospel accounts.
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations more
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(3 articles)
User Comments:
Fantastic! more (114 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Gesù di Nazareth (Italy)
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Runtime:
382 min | UK:180 min (2 episodes) | Italy:237 min (2 parts) (theatrical version)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Franco Zeffirelli considered both Dustin Hoffman and Al Pacino for the part of Jesus and Robert Powell to play Judas. more
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Factual errors: The movie scripting refers to Pontius Pilate as a "procurator", a specific post that differs from the one that the Gospels imply that he held - prefect or governor. Historically, Pontius Pilate's title was thought to have been procurator but an inscription on a limestone block - apparently a dedication to Tiberius Caesar Augustus - that was discovered in 1961 in the ruins of an amphitheater called Caesarea Maritima refers to Pilate as "prefect of Judeaea". Archaeologists believe it to be genuine. In this instance, the Gospel account is supported by archaeology, since the surviving inscription discovered at Caeserae states that Pilate was prefect and the movie should have followed also as it is based on Gospel accounts. more
Quotes:
[discussing the idea of Jesus' being born in a stable]
Balthazar: And yet, I see the justice of it.
Gaspar: Not in glory, but in humility.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Tékás (2001) more

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32 out of 33 people found the following comment useful.
Fantastic!, 24 December 2005
10/10
Author: Deana from Northeast US

This movie is SO awesome! I've seen it so many times that I can quote most of the dialog! If you want the ultimate portrayal of Jesus, watch this movie. If you want to see the best church sermon ever, watch this movie. If you want God in your life and don't know how to go about it, watch this movie! Anyone who isn't touched by this movie definitely has a heart of stone.

At the scene where Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead, the camera pans out and you see the countryside and Jesus from the back with his arms out and the tomb. Pay attention, after Lazarus walks out and the music gets dramatic, you see a huge shadow pass over the land that literally looks like God himself waved his arm over the earth. I wouldn't be surprised if He really did; showing us that He's pleased at what He was seeing! ;)

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