The Messiah (1975)

Rossellini takes numerous liberties with the original source material, rearranging and omitting events at will, presenting everything in a highly undramatic fashion. The film begins in the time of the Old Testament, allowing Rossellini to present the story of Jesus in its ancient, historic context.

Released Oct. 24, 1975 140 min None+

Genres: Biography, Drama, History

Keywords: tmdb.crucifixion, tmdb.messiah, imdb.jesus-christ-character, imdb.the-virgin-mary-character, imdb.pontius-pilate-character, imdb.john-the-baptist-character, imdb.simon-peter-the-apostle-character + 6 more, imdb.king-herod-character, imdb.judas-iscariot-character, tmdb.bethlehem, imdb.religion, imdb.christianity, tmdb.jerusalem