The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John (2003)
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Veteran British filmmaker Philip Saville directs the religious epic The Gospel of John, a production of the Canadian company Visual Bible International. This three-hour drama attempts to accurately follow the Gospel According to John, written sometime during the first century. The gospel contains… More Veteran British filmmaker Philip Saville directs the religious epic The Gospel of John, a production of the Canadian company Visual Bible International. This three-hour drama attempts to accurately follow the Gospel According to John, written sometime during the first century. The gospel contains four segments: an introduction to the nature of Jesus Christ; testimony by disciples and the presence of miracles; the Last Supper and crucifixion; and the appearance of the risen Christ. Henry Ian Cusick plays Jesus and Christopher Plummer provides voice-over narration. The Gospel of John was shown in a special presentation at the 2003 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Directed By
- Philip Saville
- Written By
- John Goldsmith
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Sep 11, 2003 Wide
- Studio
- ThinkFilm
Critic Reviews
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Erik Lundegaard, Seattle Times
It's a straightforward, unimaginative narrative, and thus not very memorable.
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Ty Burr, Boston Globe
The sad truth is that director Philip Saville and writer John Goldsmith have made a picture book rather than a film, one that leans so heavily on Christopher Plummer's placid voice-over narration as to be cinematically inert.
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Lou Carlozo, Chicago Tribune
Events unfold as chronological vignettes, and there's little room for screenwriter John Goldsmith to reimagine scenes to mine their full dramatic potential.
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Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
Turns out to be surprisingly robust.
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Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
I found this Gospel long, dull and, for the most part, acted without apparent inspiration.
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Cast
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Henry Ian Cusick
as Jesus Christ
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Christopher Plummer
as Narrator
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Daniel Kash
as Peter
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Richard Lintern
as Pharisee Leader
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Stephen Russell
as Pontius Pilate
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Scott Handy
as John the Baptist
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John Handy
as John the Baptist
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Stuart Bunce
as John
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Lynsey Baxter
as Mary Magdalene
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Tristan Gemmill
as Andrew
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Elliot Levey
as Nathanael
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Diego Matamoros
as Nicodemus
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Andy Velasquez
as Thomas the Twin
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Alan Van Sprang
as Judas Iscariot
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Stuart H. Fox
as Blind Man
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David Meyer
as Lame Man
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Nancy Palk
as Samaritan Woman
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Diana Berriman
as Mary Mother of Jesus
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Nicholas Van Burek
as Young Levite
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Cedric Smith
as Caiaphas
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William Pappas
as Elderly Levite
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Andrew Pifko
as Philip
