Jesus (1980)

Directed by

Peter Sykes, John Krish

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h

Rated

G

Rating

8.3 of 10 from 252 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film portrays the life of Jesus Christ based closely on the Gospel of Luke. It shows key events and teachings from his birth to his resurrection using a straightforward narrative. A narrator occasionally provides context about characters and happenings.

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What happens

Jesus (also known as The Jesus Film) is a 1979 American biblical drama film directed by Peter Sykes and John Krish, and produced by John Heyman. In Jesus, the life of Jesus Christ is depicted, primarily using the Gospel of Luke as the main basis for the story. A voice-over narration is featured sporadically throughout the film, providing background information on characters and events. Shot on location in Israel, the film was financed primarily by Campus Crusade for Christ with a budget of $6 million, and was released without production or cast credits, as producer John Heyman declared that the creators of this picture were "simply being translators" of the New Testament's Gospel of Luke, "so nobody will know who produced or directed the film." The end of the film states that the Good News Bible (Today's English Version) was used during filming, and instead of telling a parallel story or embellishing the Biblical account like other Biblical films, the filmmakers chose to adhere to the Gospel of Luke as closely as possible. The film has been used by the Jesus Film Project, an organisation seeking to translate and distribute the film as part of its evangelistic efforts. Because of this, Jesus is often described as the most-watched motion picture of all time, in addition to being the most translated film of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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