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The Gospel of John (2003)

The Gospel of John poster
Directed by
Philip Saville
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
United Kingdom, Canada
Runtime
3h
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 129 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of Jesus's life, ministry, death, and resurrection exactly as written in the Gospel of John. It follows the biblical text word for word from the Good News Bible.

epicsolemnreverentslow-pacedmeditativebiblicalhistoricaldevotional

What happens

The Gospel of John is a 2003 epic biblical drama film that recounts the life of Jesus according to the Gospel of John. The film is a word-for-word adaptation of the American Bible Society's Good News Bible and follows the Gospel of John precisely, without additions to the story from the other Gospels or omissions of the Gospel's complex passages. It stars Henry Ian Cusick as Jesus of Nazareth, Stuart Bunce as John and is narrated by Christopher Plummer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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