The Day Christ Died (1980)
2h 22m
Running Time
March 26, 1980Release Date
The Day Christ Died (1980)
2h 22m
Running Time
March 26, 1980Release Date
Plot.
A dramatization of the events from the Last Supper through the arrest and trial of Jesus to the Crucifixion.
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Cast & Crew.
Chris Sarandon
Jesus of Nazareth
Colin Blakely
Caiaphas
Keith Michell
Pontius Pilate
Jonathan Pryce
King Herod
Barrie Houghton
Judas
James Cellan Jones
Director
Jay O. Sanders
Peter
James Lee Barrett
Writer
Eleanor Bron
Mary
Edward Anhalt
Writer
Tim Pigott-Smith
Tullius
Jim Bishop
Writer
Delia Boccardo
Mary Magdelene
Hope Lange
Claudia
Martin Manulis
Producer
Oliver Cotton
John
Laurence Rosenthal
Composer
Gordon Gostelow
Nicodemus
Harold Goldblatt
Annas
Gary Brown
Aaron
Leonard Maguire
The Demoniac
Marne Maitland
Jacob
Tony Vogel
First Temple Guard
Brian Coburn
James
Emma Jacobs
Leliah
Ralph Arliss
Matthew
Anna Nogara
Ruth
Dov Gottesfeld
Andrew
Anthony Langdon
Roman Soldier
Donald O'Brien
Roman Soldier
Rod Dana
Abenadar
John Savident
Aide to Herod
Tomaso Milian Jr.
Mark
Joseph Murphy
Temple Guard
Ted Rusoff
Temple Guard
Charles Borromel
Second Witness
Donald Hodson
Joseph of Arimathea
Veronica Wells
Sara
Leonardo Treviglio
Thomas
Cyrus Elias
Herod's Messenger
Details.
Wiki.
The Day Christ Died is a 1980 American television film directed by James Cellan Jones. The collaborative production by 20th Century Fox and CBS-TV dramatizes the last 24 hours of Jesus Christ's life and is based on Jim Bishop's 1957 book of the same name. The book was co-adapted by James Lee Barrett, who, 15 years prior, had scripted The Greatest Story Ever Told for George Stevens.
Bishop, who did not accept the adaptation, had his name removed from the credits. He called the film "cheap revisionist history", and even tried unsuccessfully to change the film's title. The Day Christ Died was filmed in Tunisia, at a cost of US$2.8 million. It was broadcast by CBS-TV on Wednesday, March 26, 1980.