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Jesus (1999)

Jesus poster
Directed by
Roger Young, Serge Moati
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
Italy, United States
Runtime
3h
Rated
NR
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 82 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a TV miniseries about the life of Jesus Christ from his birth to his crucifixion and resurrection. It follows the key events and teachings from the Gospels.

reverentbiblicaldramaticemotionalhistoricalslow-pacedsolemnintimate

What happens

Jesus is a 1999 Italian-American biblical historical drama television miniseries that retells the historical events of Jesus Christ. It was shot in Morocco and Malta. It stars Jeremy Sisto as the titular character, Jacqueline Bisset as Mary of Nazareth, Debra Messing as Mary Magdalene and Gary Oldman as Pontius Pilate. The miniseries was broadcast in Italy in two parts on December 5 and 6, 1999 before being broadcast in the United States on May 14 and 15, 2000 on CBS. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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