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Rating : 4.5
 
 
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This 1961 version of Jesus' story gives historical context to the best-known Biblical tale and features many memorable moments, such as a moving Sermon on the Mount and a vixenish Salome dancing for her stepfather in a performance that rivals today's MTV video offerings. Orson Welles keeps the 168-minute film moving along with informative narration helpful to those who haven't read the New Testament in a while. Made with backgrounds that resemble Southern California more than Palestine and a European and American cast--including a blonde, blue-eyed Jesus and an Irish-accented Mary--this movie has the definite stamp of Hollywood. --Kimberly Heinrichs
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Product Information
Released on : January 1, 1961
Running Time : 168 minutes
Publisher : Warner Home Video
Rated : NR (Not Rated)
Director(s) : Nicholas Ray
Total Discs : 1
Format : Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages : English, English, French, Spanish
Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
Studio : Warner Home Video
Actors
Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhan McKenna, Hurd Hatfield, Ron Randell, Viveca Lindfors
 
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Customer Review Results
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5 2010-04-22 superb ! great movie, I grew up watching this movie every easter, and wanted my children to also enjoy a wonderful movie of the life of christ. No one portrays christ quite like jeffrey hunter, he's adorable.Glad I went to amazon where I was finally able to purchase it.
5 2010-04-06 OLDIE BUT GOODIE Although this film was made in 1961 and may seem hokey in the shadow of the Passion it is still an oldie but goodie. It still carries an anointing that it had back then and to my understanding has been used on the mission fields for years. Of course it is a Hollywood production and right up there with the Cleopatra's of its time, it is still a good see.
3 2010-03-30 Review DVD Purchase The DVD is fine, however there was no indication that I would be purchasing a DVD that will not work in my region. No warnings. So the DVD is useless in any Region 4 players. (Not everyone lives in region 1).

Not satisfied!
5 2010-03-28 Deeply moving, spiritually inspirational account of the life and death of Jesus Christ. I think a previous reviewer fails to comprehend the importance of deeply understanding how the Jewish world in which Jesus lived and the Roman occupation the inhabitants of Judea endured are to really appreciating the message Jesus came to give us. I refer specifically to the expectation that the Jewish people had that Jesus deliver them from the Romans using his power in their physical world when Jesus was about delivering humanity from sin to everlasting life in an eternal unseen world. I recall the part where Jesus comes to visit John the Baptist informing Lucius that he has come to free John. Baffled, Lucius asks Jesus just how he plans to free John outside the prison walls. Jesus replied that he plans to free John WITHIN the prison walls. I also would suggest to any reviewer who might be similarly critical that they read Jim Bishop's book The Day Christ Died. This book originally published in 1957 and again released in 1991 gives the reader an indepth look at the life of Jesus Christ, the man, as he struggled between the human and divine side of his persona. I think if this reviewer would read that he or she would understand why this was incorporated into this film.

The film itself is phenomenal. I have been watching it since it first came out in 1961, almost on an annual basis, for years only on television. I was so happy when I finally was able to purchase a video of it and now I am buying a DVD. They just do not make movies like this anymore. I have seen a number of actors attempt to play Jesus but none with the depth of passion that Jeffrey Hunter did in this movie. The scene where John the Baptist meets Jesus in the river, looking him in the eye and realizing that he has no sin and thus no need to be baptized; the scene were John the Baptist is reaching up his hand to touch the hand of Jesus from outside the prison cell where John is confined; the scenes of the miracles that Jesus performed; the Sermon on the Mount; and the Passion and Crucifixtion of our Lord Jesus Christ. These are so powerful. The movie is truly an outstanding work of art to treasure for all generations.
1 2010-03-25 New Testament Revisionism If you are not familiar with the new testament be warned. This movie leaves out MOST of the important moments in Jesus life/career and gives short shrift to the divine Jesus. This movie seems to be more concerned with the Roman occupation and resistance by the jews. Much more space is given over to the enemies of the jews, jewish suffering under occupation etc. Jesus is not really even seen in this movie until he shows up at the Jordan for baptism by John, a scene which is grossly inaccurate and incomplete along with the following scenes of 40 days in the wilderness.
Save your money. If you want a more accurate portrayal of Jesus life and ministry consistent with the New Testament, purchase Franco Zeffrelli's "Jesus of Nazareth". This is a much more accurate and inspirational movie about Jesus and the one our family watches every Easter.