The Visual Bible: Matthew (1993)

Directed by

Regardt van den Bergh

Genre

biographical film, family film, historical film

Country

Morocco, South Africa, United Kingdom

Runtime

4h

Rating

8.8 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film presents the Gospel of Matthew word-for-word, showing the life and teachings of Jesus. Jesus is portrayed as a joyous and personal man with a sense of humour. Richard Kiley narrates as the apostle Matthew.

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What happens

The Visual Bible: Matthew (also known as The Gospel According to Matthew) is a 1993 film portraying the life of Jesus as it is found in the Gospel of Matthew. The complete Gospel is presented word-for-word based on the New International Version of the Bible. It was directed by South African film maker Regardt van den Bergh and stars veteran actor Richard Kiley in the role of St. Matthew (who narrates the movie), newcomer Bruce Marchiano as Jesus, and Gerrit Schoonhoven as Peter. Marchiano portrays Jesus as a joyous, earthy, personal man with a sense of humour. The film has been dubbed into various foreign languages including Spanish, Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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