Jesus of Nazareth (miniseries)

Jesus of Nazareth Italian Ges di Nazareth is a 1977 BritishItalian television miniseries directed by Franco Zeffirelli and cowritten by Zeffirelli, Anthony Burgess, and Suso Cecchi dAmico which dramatises the birth, life, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus. It stars Robert Powell as Jesus. The miniseries features an allstar cast of famous American and European actors, including seven Academy Award winners Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Laurence Olivier, Christopher Plummer subsequent winner, Anthony Quinn, Rod Steiger, and Peter Ustinov.

The storyline of Jesus of Nazareth is a kind of cinematic Diatessaron, or Gospel harmony, blending the narratives of all four New Testament accounts. It takes a fairly naturalistic approach, deemphasising special effects when miracles are depicted and presenting Jesus as more or less evenly divine and human. The familiar Christian episodes are presented chronologically the betrothal, and later marriage, of Mary and Joseph the Annunciation the Visitation the circumcision of John the Baptist the Nativity of Jesus the visit of the Magi the circumcision of Jesus the Census of Quirinius the flight into Egypt and Slaughter of the Innocents the Finding in the Temple the Baptism of Jesus the woman caught in adultery Jesus helping Peter catch the fish the Parable of the Prodigal Son Luke1132 a dialogue between Jesus and Barabbas nonbiblical Matthews dinner party the Sermon on the Mount debating with Joseph of Arimathea the curing of the blind man at the pool the Raising of Lazarus John 1143 the Feeding of the Five Thousand the Entry into Jerusalem Jesus and the money changers the Last Supper the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Peter denying Christ and repenting of it the judgment of Jesus by Pilate Ecce Homo the Johannine Passion Narrative John 1819 including the Agony in the Garden the Carrying of the Cross the Crucifixion of Christ Laurence Oliviers Nicodemus recites the Suffering Servant passage Isaiah 5335 as he looks helplessly on the crucified Messiah the discovery of the empty tomb and an appearance of the Risen Christ to his Disciples. The films storyline concludes with the nonBiblical character Zerah and his colleagues gazing despairingly into the empty tomb. Zerahs laments Now it begins. It all begins.

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