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27 March. ( 1977-03-27) –. 24 April 1977. ( 1977-04-24) Jesus of Nazareth ( Italian: Gesù di Nazareth) is a 1977 epic television drama serial directed by Franco Zeffirelli and co-written by Anthony Burgess and Suso Cecchi d'Amico, which dramatizes the birth, life, ministry, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.
- Robert Powell
Robert Powell. Robert Powell ( / ˈpaʊəl /; born 1 June 1944)...
- Keith Skinner
In 1977, Skinner worked again with Zeffirelli when he played...
- Yorgo Voyagis
Career as an actor. Voyagis' film debut was in Michael...
- Marina Berti
(1974), Last Stop on the Night Train (1975), and the TV...
- Renato Terra
Renato Terra (26 July 1922 – 28 November 2010), also known...
- Maria Carta
Maria Carta (24 June 1934 – 22 September 1994) was a...
- Robert Powell
Apr 1, 2022 · By Edwin Miles on April 1, 2022. In the build up to the 1977 epic Jesus of Nazareth — Franco Zeffirelli’s adaptation of Jesus Christ’s birth, ministry and death — there was controversy and public lament regarding how the director proposed to make the four-part TV film. Bob Jones III, a protestant fundamentalist, lambasted Zeffirelli for ...
T his epic television miniseries first aired on NBC in 1977 and is arguably the best filmed dramatization of the life of Christ ever made. It manages to avoid the excesses of some of the lesser Biblical epics of the 1950s by trying to achieve a more rugged, realistic look as opposed to the opulent spectacle one associates with movies like “The Ten Commandments” or “Ben Hur.”
- Biblical Drama
- All Ages
- 6 hr. 22 min.
- 1977
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Jesus of Nazareth 1977 6h 0m Biography List Reviews 96% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score The story of the life of Jesus Christ, from the beginning at nativity to its end at resurrection.
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- Franco Zeffirelli
- Biography
- Robert Powell
Mar 27, 1977 · Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for Jesus of Nazareth (1977) - Franco Zeffirelli on AllMovie - A reverent depiction of the life of Christ using…
Filmed in England, Tunisia, and Morocco, Jesus of Nazareth was scripted by Zeffirelli, Anthony Burgess, and Suso Cecchi D'Amico. It originally aired in two three-hour segments, telecast Palm and Easter Sunday of 1977 as part of NBC's Big Event anthology.
