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Jesus

The story of Jesus according to the Gospel of Luke.

19798.31h 57m

Overview

Three and a half years of Jesus' ministry, as told in the Gospel of Luke.

Directed by Peter Sykes
Written by Barnet Fishbein
Produced by John Heyman, Richard Dalton
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Top Cast

Brian Deacon

Brian Deacon

Jesus

Rivka Neuman

Rivka Neuman

Mary

Alexander Scourby

Alexander Scourby

Luke (voice)

Niko Nitai

Niko Nitai

Simon Peter

Yosef Shiloach

Yosef Shiloach

Joseph

Ori Levy

Ori Levy

Caiaphas

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Mosko Alkalai

Matthew

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Kobi Assaf

Philip

M

Moti Baharav

Simon of Cyrene

Ya'ackov Ben-Sira

Ya'ackov Ben-Sira

Zacchaeus

Themes & Keywords

christianitymiraclecrucifixionbiblereligionwhippingreligious filmgospel of luke1st centurychristian filmindependent filminspirational

About Jesus

Jesus is a drama film released in 1979 exploring themes of christianity, miracle, crucifixion, bible, religion, whipping. Directed by Peter Sykes, it stars Brian Deacon, Rivka Neuman, Alexander Scourby. Three and a half years of Jesus' ministry, as told in the Gospel of Luke.

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