Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
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Cast & Crew.
Robert Powell
Jesus
Olivia Hussey
Mary
Yorgo Voyagis
Joseph
Laurence Olivier
Nicodemus
James Mason
Joseph of Arimathea
Christopher Plummer
Herod Antipas
Anne Bancroft
Mary Magdalene
Anthony Quinn
Caiaphas
Ian McShane
Judas Iscariot
Ernest Borgnine
The Centurion
Claudia Cardinale
The Adulteress
Valentina Cortese
Herodias
James Farentino
Simon Peter
Michael York
John the Baptist
James Earl Jones
Balthazar
Peter Ustinov
Herod the Great
Ian Holm
Zerah
Rod Steiger
Pontius Pilate
Tony Vogel
Andrew
Jonathan Duttine
John the Evangelist
Lee Montague
Habbukuk
Mark Eden
Quartus
Robert Beatty
Proculus
Maria Carta
Martha
Simon MacCorkindale
Lucius
Ralph Richardson
Simeon
Stacy Keach
Barabbas
Marina Berti
Elizabeth
John Phillips
Naso
Martin Benson
Pharisee
Oliver Tobias
Joel
Donald Pleasence
Melchior
Norman Bowler
Saturninus
Roy Holder
Enoch
Renato Rascel
The Blind Man
Cyril Shaps
Obsessed Boy's Father
Ian Bannen
Amos
Francis de Wolff
Simon the Pharisee
Donald Sumpter
Aram
Tony Lo Bianco
Quintilius
Ken Jones
Jotham
Cyril Cusack
Yehuda the Rabbi
Fernando Rey
Gaspar
Keith Skinner
Obsessed Boy
Murray Salem
Simon the Zealot
Bruno Barnabe
Ezra
Jonathan Adams
Adam
Nikki Van der Zyl
Salome
Derek Godfrey
Elihu
Jonathan Muller
James I
Sergio Nicolai
James II
John Eastham
Bartholomew
Keith Washington
Matthew
David Garfield
Amos
Robert Rietti
Various small roles
Nancy Nevinson
Abigail
Christopher Reich
Circumcision Priest
Lorenzo Monet
Jesus at 12 yrs old
Steve Gardner
Philip
John Tordoff
Malachi
Isabel Mestres
Salome
Renato Montalbano
Jairus
Bruce Lidington
Thomas
Oliver Smith
Saul
Regina Bianchi
Anna
Robert Brown
A Pharasee
Renato Terra
Abel
Michael Cronin
Eliphaz
Forbes Collins
Jonas
Michael Haughey
Nahum
Robert Davey
Daniel
George Camiller
Hosias
Antonello Campodifiori
Ircanus
Tim Pearce
Rufus
Lionel Guyett
Haggai
Peter Harlowe
Valerius
Carl Forgione
Plotinus
Pino Colizzi
Jobab
Norman Eshley
Joseph
Immad Cohen
Young Jesus
Stefan Kalipha
Melchior's aide
Harold Bennett
Elder
Andrew Manson
Zealot & Various
Paul Curran
Samuel
Mimmo Crao
Thaddeus
Franco Zeffirelli
Creator / Director
Lew Grade
Producer
Dyson Lovell
Producer / Casting / Producer / Casting
Vincenzo Labella
Producer
Bernard J. Kingham
Executive Producer
Tarak Ben Ammar
Producer
Simon Kaye
Sound Recordist
Marcel Escoffier
Costume Design
Alberto Testa
Choreographer
Luciano Piperno
Production Supervisor
Freddie Cooper
Camera Operator
Abdelaziz Ramdani
Production Manager
Giovanni Viti
Assistant Costume Designer
Otello Fava
Makeup Artist
Pippo Pisciotto
Assistant Director
Peter Maxwell
ADR & Dubbing
Enrico Sabbatini
Costume Design
Ennio Cascioli
Hairstylist
Eros Lafranconi
Production Manager
Abdellatif Ben Ammar
Production Manager
Piero Amati
Assistant Director
Mohamed Abbazi
Assistant Director
Alvaro Passeri
Art Department Assistant
Stefano Fava
Makeup Artist
Giancarlo Marin
Hairstylist
Reginald Mills
Editor
Nino Cristiani
Camera Operator
Francesco Fedeli
Scenic Artist
Lionel Strutt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gianni Quaranta
Production Design
John W. Mitchell
Sound Recordist
Umberto Vandilli
Painter
Gerry Humphreys
Sound Recordist
David Watkin
Director of Photography
Armando Nannuzzi
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 27, 1977
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes4
Running Time1h 37m
Content RatingTV-G
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
Wiki.
Jesus of Nazareth (Italian: Gesù di Nazareth) is a 1977 British-Italian epic film and television drama serial directed by Franco Zeffirelli and co-written by Zeffirelli, Anthony Burgess and Suso Cecchi d'Amico, which dramatizes the birth, life, ministry, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. It stars Robert Powell as Jesus, and features an all-star ensemble cast of renowned actors, including eight who had won or would go on to win Academy Awards: Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Laurence Olivier, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Quinn, Rod Steiger, James Earl Jones and Peter Ustinov.
Some scenes were added in the writing of the screenplay, with some characters (such as Zerah) added to the film for brevity or dramatic effect. Jesus of Nazareth depicts Judas Iscariot as a well-intentioned man initially, but later as a dupe of Zerah's who betrays Jesus largely as a result of Zerah's false platitudes and pretexts. However, in accordance with the Gospels, the film depicts Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea as sympathetic members of the Sanhedrin. Many of the miracles of Jesus, such as the changing of water into wine at the wedding at Cana, the transfiguration, and the calming of the storm, are not depicted, although Jesus's healing of Jairus's daughter, the blind man and the crippled woman on the Sabbath, the feeding of the multitude, and the raising of Lazarus from the dead are presented here.
Jesus of Nazareth premiered on 27 March 1977, on the Italian channel Rai 1, and was first aired in the United Kingdom, on 3 April 1977, on the ITV Network. It became a ratings success and received highly positive reviews. Particular praise is often given for Powell's portrayal of Jesus.