The temporary physical life of the Biblical Savior, Jesus Christ.The temporary physical life of the Biblical Savior, Jesus Christ.The temporary physical life of the Biblical Savior, Jesus Christ.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
Grégoire Aslan
- Herod
- (as Gregoire Aslan)
- Director
- Writers
- Philip Yordan
- Ray Bradbury(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRay Bradbury wrote the narration, but was uncredited.
- GoofsDuring Jesus' walk through the wilderness, he drops to the ground to suck water out of a cactus (prickly pear). Cactus is native to North America. Pricky Pears were introduced to the Middle East in the 18th century.
- Quotes
[Jesus is mending a chair for the Virgin Mary, but has to leave for Jerusalem]
Jesus: The chair will have to wait until I return.
Virgin Mary: [having a vague premonition of Jesus' arrest, trial and death] The chair will never be mended. I am going with you.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Manila in the Claws of Light (1975)
Featured review
the music, the narration, the blue eyes ...
Everything fits together as soon as the film opens with Orson Welles' narrating the story of the Son of God. Little Jesus grows up to be the very American and impossibly blue-eyed Jeffrey Hunter (his opening scene with Robert Ryan's Baptist is superb), who goes on to cure the lame, the insane, the blind, rehabilitate Mary Magdelene, and all the usual things. Hunter is very good in the role, which may have been surprising at the time given his previous form in Westerns (and later in Star Trek's pilot episode!). Other good points - Hurd 'Dorian Gray' Hatfield as Pilate, the dance of the seven veils, the ending, the glorious score ...
It fits together better than The Greatest Story Ever Told, which got too starry and was spoiled by John Wayne's son of gawd. Here everyone knows their place and the religious context remains unscathed by the whitewash of Hollywood. Excellent.
It fits together better than The Greatest Story Ever Told, which got too starry and was spoiled by John Wayne's son of gawd. Here everyone knows their place and the religious context remains unscathed by the whitewash of Hollywood. Excellent.
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- didi-5
- Jun 27, 2002
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Samuel Bronston's Production King of Kings
- Filming locations
- Aldea del Fresno, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain(River Jordan)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $5,037,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 48 minutes
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