Max von Sydow, Joanna Dunham, Michael Anderson Jr.

Epic scale chronicle of the life of Jesus of Nazareth.

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G, 3 hrs. 15 min.

Directed by: George Stevens, David Lean, Jean Negulesco

Release Date: February 15, 1965

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DVD Release Date: March 6, 2001

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  • April 13, 2009
    An overly long version of Christ's story. Von Sydow is great as Jesus, but hearing the Duke's voice as the Centurion pissed me off for some reason.
  • April 23, 2008
    love these top heavy with stars juggernauts they tossed at you to try to get you out from in front of your teevee sets! and this one drips with maybe too much reverence, and how, oh how can you do that?
  • July 13, 2007
    overly long, but beautifully made, von Sydow is excellent.
  • April 21, 2007
    The storyline doesn't flow as well as the film Jesus of Nazareth. It's worth a watch, but just doesn't capture the true meaning of the gospel.
  • February 27, 2006
    Charlton Heston's worst epic.
  • September 13, 2009
    This as well as Jesus of Nazareth are films which should be watched more than once a year for the rest of your life! : )
  • August 11, 2009
    who can knock the truth..
  • August 6, 2009
    Really long, but pretty accurate telling of Jesus's life, from birth to death. Definitely recommend it.
  • July 7, 2009
    prob saw this at school
  • June 9, 2009
    I seen many a different version...This is as good as any

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