Jesus (1999 film)
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| Directed by | Roger Young |
| Produced by | Russell Kagan Roberta Cadringher |
| Written by | Suzette Couture (teleplay) |
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Jeremy Sisto, Debra Messing, Jacqueline Bisset, Armin Mueller-Stahl, and Gary Oldman |
| Music by | Patrick Williams |
| Cinematography | Raffaele Mertes |
| Edited by | Benjamin A. Weissman |
| Distributed by | CBS Television |
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Release date
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May 14, 2000 (United States) |
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Running time
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240 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20,000,000 (estimated) |
| Jesus: Music from and Inspired by the Epic Mini-Series | ||
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | ||
| Released | March 8, 2000 | |
| Genre | Gospel | |
| Label | Capitol Records/Sparrow Records | |
| Producer | Bill Hearn, Eddie Degarmo, Evan Lamberg, Mike Curb, Russel Kagan, Saul Melnick, Lorenzo Minoli, Patrick Williams, Acrynon Production Group, Edwin McCain, Craig Shields, Scott Bannevich, Larry Chaney, Dave Harrison, Greg Archilla, Steven Curtis Chapman, Adam Anders, Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, Mick Guzauski, 98 Degrees, Big Baby, Sugar Mike, Dan Huff, Mark Hammond, Keith Thomas, Mark Heimermann, Don Dixon, David R. Murray | |
| Singles from Jesus: Music from & Inspired by the Epic Mini-Series | ||
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Jesus is a 1999 Biblical television film that retells the story of Jesus. It was shot in Morocco and Malta. It stars Jeremy Sisto as Jesus, Jacqueline Bisset as Mary of Nazareth, Debra Messing as Mary Magdalene and Gary Oldman as Pontius Pilate.
The film's chronology entails a cinematic blending of the Four Gospels with the addition of extra-biblical elements not found in the New Testament Accounts. It provides a down to earth approach through its focus on the human aspect of Jesus. Compared to more solemn and divine portrayals in earlier films, Jesus expresses emotions weeping at Joseph’s funeral, throwing stones in Lake Galilee upon meeting Simon Peter and James son of Zebedee, dancing at the wedding at Cana, and starting a water-splashing fight with his disciples.
While the film mainly presented familiar Christian Episodes, it provides extra-biblical scenes such as flashbacks of his first trip to Jerusalem with John as well as scenes of war and destruction waged in the name of Jesus during the medieval and modern times. Likewise, the film's Satan comes in two different forms: a visual exemplification of a modern man and a woman in red, instead of the traditional snake that can be found in most films. The film also adds a composite character, an apocryphal Roman historian named “Livio” who watches and comments as events unfold; he is presumably named after Livy. The film has also been criticized for having an unrealistic Crucifixion scene as the person nailing Jesus to the cross is not a Roman Soldier but a Jew from the crowd. Popular evangelist John MacArthur has been extremely critical of the film calling it "Fake" and "unbiblical".
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