The Day Christ Died
| The Day Christ Died | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by |
Edward Anhalt James Lee Barrett |
| Directed by | James Cellan Jones |
| Music by | Laurence Rosenthal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Martin Manulis Ted Butcher (associate producer) |
| Location(s) | Tunisia |
| Cinematography | Franco Di Giacomo |
| Editor(s) | Barry Peters |
| Running time | 142 min. |
| Production company(s) | 20th Century Fox Television |
| Distributor | CBS |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | March 26, 1980 |
The Day Christ Died is a 1980 American TV movie directed by James Cellan Jones. The collaborative production by 20th Century Fox and CBS-TV dramatizes the last 24 hours of Jesus Christ's life and is based on Jim Bishop's 1957 book of the same name. Bishop, who did not accept the script adaptation, had his name removed from the credits, called the film "cheap revisionist history", and even tried unsuccessfully to change the film's title.The Day Christ Died was filmed in Tunisia, at a cost of USD$2.8 million. It was broadcast by CBS-TV on Wednesday, March 26, 1980.
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