Brigid Bazlen, Carmen Sevilla, Edric Connor
This 1961 version of Jesus' story gives historical context to the best-known Biblical tale and features many memorable moments, such as a moving Sermon on the Mount and a vixenish Salome dancing for h...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 25, 2003
Stats: 159 reviews
Painfully overlong and talky, but the magnificent production is a big plus in an otherwise melodramatic and uninteresting story. The acting is way over the top and far too dramatic. Technically though it is excellent, if you can stay awake long enough to appreciate that.
Another aproximation of the life and glory of Jesus Of Nazareth, this time besides the well known stories from the gosspels we have some very strong subplots with Barrabas and with the decadence of the Roman Empire, this maybe distracts sometime from the very core of the movie th...( read more)
An intelligent look at the life of the nazarene, king of kings depicts the life of christ from his birth to his resurrection in an unconventional but rather effective way. what makes the movie even more compelling than its rivals is the way it contextualizes the story of christ a...( read more)
Just saw some of this movie on the TBN channel. The close-ups of Jeffrey Hunter's eyes were lovely. He also played Jesus well.
Best comprehensabe motion picture of it's time about the life of Christ. A must see.
Jesus is the original and only king to me. This film honors Jesus and therefore it is my one and only favorite film ever.
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