The Messiah (1975)

Name: The Messiah
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1975-10-24
Duration: 140 min
Cast: Pier Maria Rossi, Mita Ungaro, Carlos de Carvalho, Fausto Di Bella, Vernon Dobtcheff

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.

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Released 1975-10-24 · 140 min · History, Drama

Directed by Roberto Rossellini

Cast

Pier Maria Rossi as Jesus
Mita Ungaro as Virgin Mary
Carlos de Carvalho as John the Baptist
Fausto Di Bella as Saul
Vernon Dobtcheff as Samuel
Antonella Fasano as Maria Magdalena
Jean Martin as Pontius Pilate
Toni Ucci as Herodes Antipas
Vittorio Caprioli as Herod the Great
Tina Aumont as Adulteress
Flora Carabella as Herodias
Yatsugi Khelil as Joseph
Joshua Sinclair as Roman guard
Renato Scarpa as Herod's brother
John Karlsen as Caiaphas