The Passion Play Series (1903 Lubin), feature film

The Passion Play Series (United States1903) is a feature film, made of 31 short films (silent, B&W, 60m), directed by Siegmund Lubin.

Abstract

A series of 31 episodes of the Life of Jesus. Filmed on a backlot in Philadelphia, they were crudely produced, but successful. If all the episodes were shown together, they would make a 60-minute feature film.

• 1. Agony in the Garden
• 2. Baptism of Jesus
• 3. Carrying the Cross
• 4. Christ and Disciples Plucking Corn
• 5. Christ Before King Herod
• 6. Christ Before Pilate and the Condemnation
• 7. Christ Before the Two High Priests
• 8. Christ Calling Zaccheus from the Tree
• 9. Christ Feeding the Multitude
• 10. Christ Healing the Sick
• 11. Christ in the Carpenter
• 12. Christ in the Synagogue
• 13. Christ Tempted by the Devil
• 14. Flight Into Egypt
• 15. Herodias Pleads for John the Baptist's Head
• 16. Jesus and the Woman of Samaria
• 17. Judas' Betrayal and the Messiah's Arrest
• 18. Massacre of the Innocents
• 19. Placing Jesus in the Tomb
• 20. Raising of Lazarus
• 21. Shepherds Watching Their Flocks by Night
• 22. Suffer Little Children to Come Unto Me
• 23. Taking Down the Cross
• 24. The Annunciation
• 25. The Ascension
• 26. The Birth of Christ
• 27. The Crucifixion
• 28. The Last Supper
• 29. The Messiah's Entry Into Jerusalem
• 30. The Resurrection
• 31. The Transfiguration

Editions

Produced in the United States (1903).

External links

• [ Wikipedia]
• The Internet Movie Database