Jesus, a carpenter living a simple life, discovers his destiny as the biblical Messiah.
Acting
Gary Oldman chews Roman scenery; Sisto plays Jesus as confused hippie.
Production
Tunisia locations give it that dusty epic feel on TV budget.
Director
Roger Young
Jeremy Sisto
Jesus
Debra Messing
Mary Magdalene
Jacqueline Bisset
Mary
Gary Oldman
Pontius Pilate
Elena Sofia Ricci
Herodias
Maria Cristina Heller
Martha of Bethany
Stefania Rocca
Mary of Bethany
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Joseph
David O'Hara
John The Baptist
G.W. Bailey
Livio
Claudio Amendola
Barrabas
Christian Kohlund
Caiaphas
Luca Zingaretti
Peter
Luca Barbareschi
Herodes Antipas
Jeroen Krabbé
Satan - Man
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was originally a CBS miniseries; the 174-minute cut is the condensed version. Yes, there was MORE.
Released the same year as The Matrix, this earnest TV Jesus couldn't compete with Keanu's cyber-messiah. Different kind of resurrection.
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