Jesus (1999)
Jezus heeft een nachtmerrie en begrijpt de betekenis er niet van: hij is toch maar een gewone timmermanszoon? De tijden zijn zwaar in Galilea, het juk van de Romeinse overheersing weegt steeds zwaarder en er heerst chaos en onzekerheid. Om elke tegenstand de kop in te drukken zijn er vele terechtstellingen en kruisigingen zijn aan de orde van de dag. Na de dood van Jozef bezoekt Jezus Johannes de Doper en wordt door hem gedoopt. Hij trekt zich terug in de woestijn, waar de duivel hem probeert te verleiden met macht en rijkdom. Jezus weerstaat deze verleiding, keert terug naar huis en weet nu wat zijn taak in deze wereld is. Hij verricht wonderen en geneest de zieken. Zijn volgelingen worden steeds groter in getal, alhoewel er ook mensen zijn die eraan twijfelen of Jezus wel de Messias is. Wanneer Jezus de tempel in Jeruzalem bezoekt en daar een chaos aantreft, ontsteekt hij in heftige woede en ontruimt de tempel.
Regiseur:
Roger Young
Schrijver:
Suzette Couture
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Jeremy Sisto as Jesus |
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Debra Messing as Mary Magdalene |
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Jacqueline Bisset as Mary |
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Gary Oldman as Pontius Pilate |
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Elena Sofia Ricci as Herodias |
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Maria Cristina Heller as Martha of Bethany |
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Stefania Rocca as Mary of Bethany |
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Armin Mueller-Stahl as Joseph |
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David O'Hara as John The Baptist |
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G.W. Bailey as Livio |
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Claudio Amendola as Barrabas |
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Christian Kohlund as Caiaphas |
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Luca Zingaretti as Peter |
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Luca Barbareschi as Herodes Antipas |
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Jeroen Krabbé as Satan - Man |
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Peter Gevisser as Lazarus |
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Thomas Lockyer as Judas Iscariot |
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Ian Duncan as John |
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Gilly Gilchrist as Andrew |
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Fabio Sartor as James |
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Sebastian Knapp as Matthew |
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Sean Harris as Thomas |
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Roger Hammond as Mordecai |
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Rick Warden as Jared |
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Iddo Goldberg as Seth |
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John H. Francis as Zerah |
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Carl Pizzie as Young Zealot 1 |
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Nicholas Sidi as Young Zealot 2 |
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Abdelghafar Essalfi as |
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Aziz Janah as |
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Gabriella Pession as Salome |
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Manuela Ruggeri as Satan - Woman |
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Karim Doukkali as Philip |
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Said Bey as Taddeus |
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Abedelouhahad Mouaddine as James II |
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El Housseine Dejjiti as Simon |
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Mohammed Taleb as Bartholomew |
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Omar Lahlou as Nathaniel |
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Miles C. Hobson as Jesus at 6 years old |
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Josh Maguire as Young Jesus |
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Zack Maguire as Young John |
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Jeremy Zimmermann as Man with Mary Magdalene |
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Elaine English as Canaanite Woman |
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Tony Vogel as Farmer |
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Elliot Levey as Tax Collector |
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Ichrak Berraoui as Adulteress |
| Directing | Roger Young | Director |
| Writing | Suzette Couture | Screenplay |
| Production | Russell Kagan | Producer |
| Production | Paolo Piria | Producer |
| Sound | Patrick Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Raffaele Mertes | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Benjamin A. Weissman | Editor |
| Production | Barbara Giordani | Casting |
| Production | Wendy Kurtzman | Casting |
| Art | Paolo Biagetti | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giovanni Viti | Costume Design |
| Production | Cornelia von Braun | Casting |
| Production | Jeremy Zimmermann | Casting |
| Production | Judd Parkin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gianmario Pagano | Associate Producer |
| Production | Lorenzo Minoli | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paolo Lucidi | Line Producer |
| Production | Heinrich Krauss | Producer |
| Production | Roberta Cadringher | Associate Producer |
| Production | Frank Konigsberg | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Luca Bernabei | Associate Producer |