The Gospel of John - Part 1 of 12

THE GOSPEL OF JOHN (THE FILM) -- PART 1 of 12

The Gospel of John is a 2003 film that is the story of Jesus' life as recounted by the Gospel of John. It is a motion picture that has been adapted for the screen on a word-for-word basis from the American Bible Society's Good News Bible. This three-hour epic feature film follows John's Gospel precisely, without additions to the story from other Gospels, nor omission of complex passages.
This film was created by a constituency of artists from Canada and the United Kingdom, along with academic and theological consultants from around the world. The cast was selected primarily from the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and Soulpepper Theatre Company, as well as Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal National Theatre. The musical score, composed by Jeff Danna and created for the film, is partially based on the music of the Biblical period. The film was produced by Visual Bible International.
The film is narrated by Christopher Plummer and stars Scottish-Peruvian actor Henry Ian Cusick as Jesus. Others cast include British actors Stuart Bunce (John), Richard Lintern (Leading Pharisee) Scott Handy (John the Baptist), Lynsey Baxter (Mary Magdalene), and Canadian actors Diego Matamoros (Nicodemus), Stephen Russell (Pontius Pilate), Daniel Kash (Simon Peter), Cedric Smith (Caiaphas) and Nancy Palk (Samaritan Woman).
The film was directed by Philip Saville and co-produced by Canadian producer Garth Drabinsky and British producer Chris Chrisafis.
Executive producers were Sandy Pearl, Joel B. Michaels, Myron Gottlieb and Martin Katz.
Also involved were screenwriter John Goldsmith, production designer Don Taylor, sound mixer David Lee, makeup artist Trefor Proud, costume designer Debra Hanson, and director of photography and film editors Miroslaw Baszak and Michel Arcand.
Nitzan Sharron, the actor who portrayed Lazarus of Bethany, was born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel.

Release date: September 26, 2003

Category:

Film & Animation

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[adonelahi]

For me its a toss up between This Movie, and The Passion of the Christ. Both are my favorite for different reasons.

[TheVaughan5]

This is a wonderful film of the life of Jesus of Nazareth. By far the best yet made and way way superior to "Jesus the Movie" (1999) which by comparison is totally unconvincing. Henry Ian Cusik is the most believable Jesus yet to appear on screen. It may seem a bit drawn out at times but I urge anyone starting to watch to persevere it is well worth while. I am not convinced about the miracle stories etc but the film is true to the gospel and that's what matters. Outstanding!

[earlysda]

Best "Jesus" movie ever made.

[babygirlghazel]

I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE THIS MOVIE! HENRY IS MY FAV! EVERY TIME I THINK OF JESUS I THINK OF HIM!