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Jesus of Nazareth II/1. DVD 1977 A názáreti Jézus / Directed by Franco Zeffirelli / Starring: Robert Powell, Anne Bancroft, Claudia Cardinale, Valentina Cortese, Ian McShane, Sir Laurence Olivier / Extended - Remastered Edition
UPC 5999886089023
REGION 2 PAL DVD
MADE IN Hungary
AUDIO: English 5.1, Hungarian 2.0
SUBTITLES: Hungarian, English
Total Runtime: 182 MINUTES
DISC 1 / 2
English Summary:
Jesus of Nazareth (Italian: Gesù di Nazareth) is a 1977 British-Italian television miniseries directed by Franco Zeffirelli and co-written by Zeffirelli, Anthony Burgess, and Suso Cecchi d'Amico which dramatises the birth, life, ministry, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. It stars Robert Powell as Jesus, and features an all-star cast of famous American and European actors, including eight who had won or would go on to win Academy Awards: Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Laurence Olivier, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Quinn, Rod Steiger, James Earl Jones, and Peter Ustinov.
The storyline of Jesus of Nazareth is a kind of cinematic Diatessaron, or "Gospel harmony", blending the narratives of all four New Testament accounts. It takes a fairly naturalistic approach, de-emphasising special effects when miracles are depicted, and presenting Jesus as more or less evenly divine and human. The familiar Christian episodes are presented chronologically: the betrothal, and later marriage, of Mary and Joseph; the Annunciation; the Visitation; the circumcision of John the Baptist; the Nativity of Jesus; the visit of the Magi; the circumcision of Jesus; the Census of Quirinius; the flight into Egypt and Massacre of the Innocents; the Finding in the Temple; the Baptism of Jesus.
Hungarian Summary:
A Názáreti Jézus bővített kiadása Franco Zeffirelli több mint 6 órás hosszúságú klasszikusa 2 DVD lemezen, vágatlan változatban. A hatalmas költségvetéssel, világhírű színészek közreműködésével készült produkció minden idők egyik leghíresebb filmjévé vált. A több éven át készülő művet a vallási vezetők világszerte örömmel fogadták. A film bemutatja Jézus születését, életútját, számtalan csodatételét, keresztre feszítését, majd feltámadását. A lenyűgöző és lélekemelő alkotás páratlan képet fest a bibliai történésekről.
Cast / Szereplők
- Robert Powell as Jesus
- Anne Bancroft as Mary Magdalene
- Ernest Borgnine as the Roman Centurion
- Claudia Cardinale as the Adulteress
- Valentina Cortese as Herodias
- James Farentino as Peter
- James Earl Jones as Balthazar
- Stacy Keach as Barabbas
- Tony Lo Bianco as Quintillius
- James Mason as Joseph of Arimathea
- Ian McShane as Judas Iscariot
- Laurence Olivier as Nicodemus
- Donald Pleasence as Melchior
- Christopher Plummer as Herod Antipas
- Anthony Quinn as Caiaphas
- Fernando Rey as Gaspar
- Ralph Richardson as Simeon
- Rod Steiger as Pontius Pilate
- Peter Ustinov as Herod the Great
- Michael York as John the Baptist
- Olivia Hussey as Mary, mother of Jesus
- Cyril Cusack as Yehuda
- Ian Holm as Zerah
- Yorgo Voyagis as Joseph
- Ian Bannen as Amos
- Marina Berti as Elizabeth
- Regina Bianchi as Anne, mother of Mary
- Maria Carta as Martha
- Lee Montague as Habbukuk
- Renato Rascel as The Blind Man
- Oliver Tobias as Joel
- Norman Bowler as Saturninus
- Robert Beatty as Proculus
- John Phillips as Naso
- Ken Jones as Jotham
- Nancy Nevinson as Abigail
- Renato Terra as Abel
- Roy Holder as Enoch
- Jonathan Adams as Adam
- Lorenzo Monet as Jesus aged 12 years
- Robert Davey as Daniel
- Oliver Smith as Saul
- George Camiller as Hosias
- Murray Salem as Simon the Zealot
- Tony Vogel as Andrew
- Michael Cronin as Eliphaz
- Steve Gardner as Philip
- Derek Godfrey as Elihu
- Renato Montalbano as Jairus
- John Duttine as John
- Michael Haughey as Nahum
- Keith Skinner as Possessed Boy
- Cyril Shaps as Possessed Boy's Father
- Jonathan Muller as James, son of Zebedee
- John Tordoff as Malachi
- Isabel Mestres as Salome
- Bruce Lidington as Thomas
- Keith Washington as Matthew
- Mimmo Crao as Jude Thaddeus
- John Eastham as Bartholomew
- Sergio Nicolai as James, son of Alphaeus
- Francis de Wolff as Simon the Pharisee
- Antonello Campodifiori as Ircanus
- Paul Curran as Samuel
- Tim Pearce as Rufus
- Mark Eden as Quartus
- Bruno Barnabe as Ezra
- Simon MacCorkindale as Lucius
- Forbes Collins as Jonas
- Lionel Guyett as Haggai
- Martin Benson as Pharisee
- Peter Harlowe as Valerius
- Carl Forgione as Plotinus
- Donald Sumpter as Aram
- Pino Colizzi as Jobab
- Robert Brown as Pharisee
- Harold Bennett as Elder
- Robert Mallard as Quazra
- Abdelmajid Lakhal as the Farisaeum
| Genre | Biblical |
|---|---|
| Based on | The Gospels |
| Written by | Anthony Burgess Suso Cecchi d'Amico Franco Zeffirelli |
| Directed by | Franco Zeffirelli |
| Starring | Robert Powell |
| Theme music composer | Maurice Jarre |
| Country of origin | Italy United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Lew Grade Vincenzo Labella |
| Cinematography | Armando Nannuzzi David Watkin |
| Editor(s) | Reginald Mills |
| Running time | 182 minutes |
| Production company(s) | ITC Entertainment RAI |
