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The Rebel Jesus (1972)

The Rebel Jesus poster
Directed by
Larry Buchanan
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This film follows the life of Jesus Christ from his birth to his crucifixion. It was made in the early 1970s as a low-budget passion project.

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What happens

The Rebel Jesus is a film about the life of Jesus Christ. It was made in 1972 to capitalize on the concurrent release of the film versions of Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell. It was a longtime passion project for Buchanan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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