Directed by:
Franco ZeffirelliComposer:
Maurice JarreCast:
Robert Powell, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Claudia Cardinale, Valentina Cortese, James Farentino, James Earl Jones, Stacy Keach, Tony Lo Bianco (more)Plots(1)
Beginning before the Nativity and extending through the Crucifixion and Resurrection Jesus Of Nazareth brings to life all the majesty and sweeping drama of the life of Jesus as told in the Gospels. The film provides the setting and background for the birth childhood baptism teaching and many miracles of the Messiah culminating in the Divine Resurrection. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Robert Powell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/987/164987306_203be2.jpg)
Robert Powell
UK
Best movies:
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Shaka Zulu (1986) (series)
Tommy (1975)
![Anne Bancroft](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/775/163775419_2c975e.png)
Anne Bancroft
USA
Best movies:
L'Homme éléphant (1980)
The Graduate (1967)
The Miracle Worker (1962)
![Ernest Borgnine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/363/164363776_c9544a.png)
Ernest Borgnine
USA
Best movies:
Gattaca (1997)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
![Claudia Cardinale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268966_68e050.jpg)
Claudia Cardinale
Tunisia
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
History (1986) (TV movie)
![Valentina Cortese](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/483/483234_a0fa54.jpg)
Valentina Cortese
Italy
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
![James Farentino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271554_be609e.jpg)
James Farentino
USA
Best movies:
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love (1979) (TV movie)
The Fourth Wise Man (1985) (TV movie)
![James Earl Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/126/164126946_5cf9a9.png)
James Earl Jones
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons.com (2000) (video compilation)
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
![Stacy Keach](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/415/162415095_6d5f04.jpg)
Stacy Keach
USA
Best movies:
American History X (1998)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
![Tony Lo Bianco](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/359/359150_59de6b.jpg)
Tony Lo Bianco
USA
Best movies:
Serpico (1973)
The French Connection (1971)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
![James Mason](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/211/164211043_7f296e.jpg)
James Mason
UK
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Julius Caesar (1953)
![Ian McShane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/378/162378559_eb47e8.jpg)
Ian McShane
UK
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
![Laurence Olivier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653386_e9c43e.jpg)
Laurence Olivier
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Sleuth (1972)
Hamlet (1948)
![Donald Pleasence](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/146/163146894_c79c65.jpg)
Donald Pleasence
UK
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
Watch Out, We're Mad (1974)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
![Christopher Plummer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/437/164437896_ada33d.jpg)
Christopher Plummer
Canada
Best movies:
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
My Brother Tom (1986) (TV movie)
12 Monkeys (1995)
![Anthony Quinn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/361/164361452_f325e1.png)
Anthony Quinn
Mexico
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Road (1954)
Lust for Life (1956)
![Fernando Rey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/526/165526662_1a1071.jpg)
Fernando Rey
Spain
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)
Viridiana (1961)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
![Ralph Richardson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653272_360425.jpg)
Ralph Richardson
UK
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The Heiress (1949)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
![Rod Steiger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/386/164386856_366d8e.jpg)
Rod Steiger
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Der Zauberberg (1982)
The Longest Day (1962)
![Peter Ustinov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/315/163315852_48afc9.jpg)
Peter Ustinov
UK
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Spartacus (1960)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
![Michael York](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268872_50a68d.jpg)
Michael York
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) (video compilation)
Cabaret (1972)