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Jesus (1979) is a feature film directed by Peter Sykes and John Krisch.

Abstract

A "traditional" retelling of the Life of Jesus, from his Nativity to his Death and Resurrection, based on the Gospel of Luke.

The film has been distributed internationally and translated in more than 1,200 language to serve for religious teaching.

Cast

• Brian Deacon = Jesus of Nazareth
• Rivka Neuman = Mary of Nazareth
• Niko Nitai = Peter
• Joseph Shiloach = Joseph of Nazareth
• Ori Levy = Caiaphas
• Mosko Alkalai = Matthew
• Kobi Assaf = Philip the Apostle
• Moti Baharav = Simon of Cyrene
• Ya'ackov Ben-Sira = Zaccheus
• Ze'ev Berlinski = Blind Begger
• Eli Cohen = John the Baptist
• Eli Danker = Judas Iscariot
• Dina Doron = Elizabeth
• Shoshana Duer = Hunchback Woman in the Temple
• Peter Frye = Pontius Pilate
• Nisim Gerama = Thomas
• David Goldberg = Judas, son of James
• Timothy Mark Hanson = Young Rich
• Yftach Katzur = Possessed Boy
• Avi Loziah = Possessed Man
• Miki Mfir = Simon the Pharisee
• Yitzhak Ne'eman = James
• Shmuel Ornstein = Simeon
• Richard Peterson = Herod Antipas
• Milo Rafi = Simon the Zealot
• Shmuel Rodensky = Annas
• Gad Roll = Andrew
• Israel Rubinek = Joseph of Arimathea
• Michael Schneider = Father of the Possessed Boy
• Nahum Shalit = Jairus
• Talia Shapira = Mary Magdalene
• Shmuel Tal = John
• Michael Warshaviak = Bartholomew
• Leonid Weinstein = James son of Alphaeus
• Rolf Brin (uncredited) = Roman Centurion
• Oshik Levi (uncredited) = Desmas
• Kevin O'Shea (uncredited) = Gesmas

Production

Produced in the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States (1979).

Adaptations

• The Story of Jesus for Children (2000 Schmidt), feature film

External links

• Wikipedia
• The Internet Movie Database