The Wednesday Play: Son of Man (1969 Davies), TV episode
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Son of Man (1969) is a TV episode of the series The Wednesday Play. Written by Dennis Potter and directed by Gareth Davies.
Abstract
Jesus is "portrayed as a hearty, fiery, well-meaning carpenter who believes that people should try to love their enemies rather than fight all the time, but who is racked by self doubt as to whether or not he is the popularly anticipated Messiah."(IDMb)
Production
Produced in the United Kingdom (1969). Broadcast on BBC on 16 April 1969.
External links
- [ Wikipedia]
- The Internet Movie Database
- YouTube (full movie)
Categories:
- 1969
- Fiction--1960s
- Fiction--English
- Cinema--1960s
- TV Films
- English language--1960s
- Historical Jesus Studies--1960s
- Historical Jesus Studies--Fiction
- Historical Jesus Studies--English
- Jesus of Nazareth (subject)
- Jesus of Nazareth--fiction (subject)
- Jesus of Nazareth--cinema (subject)
- Pilate--cinema (subject)
- Judas Iscariot--cinema (subject)
- Caiaphas--cinema (subject)
- Peter--cinema (subject)