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The Life of Jesus
Directed by
Philip Saville
2003
3h
PG-13
Drama
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7.8
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The story of Jesus' life as told by the apostle John, narrated by Christopher Plummer.
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Cast of The Life of Jesus
Christopher Plummer
Narrator (voice)
Henry Ian Cusick
Jesus Christ
Stuart Bunce
John
Daniel Kash
Simon Peter
Stephen Russell
Pontius Pilate
Alan van Sprang
Judas Iscariot
Diana Berriman
Virgin Mary
Richard Lintern
Leading Pharisee
Scott Handy
John the Baptist
Lynsey Baxter
Mary Magdalene
Diego Matamoros
Nicodemus
Nancy Palk
Samaritan Woman
Elliot Levey
Nathanael
Andrew Pifko
Philip
Stuart Fox
Blind Man
David Meyer
Lame Man
Nicolas Van Burek
Young Levite
William Pappas
Elderly Levite
Cedric Smith
Caiaphas
Tristan Gemmill
Andrew
Alexander Abadzis
Man in Crowd #7
Tony Arunah Abbey
Relative of Malchus
Aaron Abrams
Man in Temple Crowd #3
Jordan Andonov
Temple Guard
Salvatore Antonio
Judas (Not Iscariot)(as Salvatore Migliore)
Sean Arnold
Elderly Priest
Ashley Artus
Man in Crowd #1
David Bannerman
Man in Street #2
Wendy Baxter
Girl at Gate
Russell Bennett
Man in Temple Mount #2
Maria Jose Berti
Woman in Crowd
Andrew Bicknell
Government Official
Paul Braunstein
Man in Temple Crowd #4
Mark Anthony Brighton
Malchus
Miriam Brown
Martha
Greg Bryk
Disciple
Billy-Joe Buttery
Wedding Guest
Inga Cadranel
Adulterous Woman
George Camiller
Pharisee #2
Dominic Cuzzocrea
High Official #1
Donald Ewer
Annas
Jan Filips
Joseph of Arimathea
Gilly Gilchrist
Man in Crowd #4
Richard Heap
Roman Captain
Miriam Hughes
Mary, Lazarus' Sister
John Ioannou
Man in Crowd #8
Nick Johne
Chief Servant
Alex Karzis
James
Richard Lumsden
Baptist's Disciple #2
Peter MacQueen
Baptist's Disciple #1
Stephen Mapes
Jesus' Brother #1
Lisa Marcos
Bride
Gregory Meyers
Disciple
Paul Mota
Jew
Paul Alexander Nolan
Bridegroom
Paulino Nunes
Mason
Heinar Piller
High Official #3
Alex Poch-Goldin
Disciple
Rami Posner
Man in Synagogue
Allan Price
Blind Man's Father
Tim Progosh
The Master of the Feast
Carlo Rota
Chief of the Temple Guards
Donald Saunders
Man in Crowd #5
Sal Scozzari
Mason #2
Nitzan Sharron
Lazarus
Michael Stevens
Court Scribe
Andy Velasquez
Thomas the Twin
Timothy Walker
Man in Crowd #2
Frederick Warder
Government Official's Servant
Egidio Tari
Jesus Follower
The Life of Jesus Reviews
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
The sad truth is that director Philip Saville and writer John Goldsmith have made a picture book rather than a film, one that leans so heavily on Christopher Plummer's placid voice-over narration as to be cinematically inert.
Denver Rocky Mountain News
Robert Denerstein
I found this Gospel long, dull and, for the most part, acted without apparent inspiration.
Arizona Republic
Richard Nilsen
Although it might test the patience of the non-believer, for those who take their Christianity seriously, this probably is worth seeing.
Seattle Times
Erik Lundegaard
It's a straightforward, unimaginative narrative, and thus not very memorable.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeff Strickler
Despite the filmmakers' efforts to make The Gospel of John into a dramatic feature film, it never quite makes it beyond the lesson stage.
Chicago Tribune
Lou Carlozo
Events unfold as chronological vignettes, and there's little room for screenwriter John Goldsmith to reimagine scenes to mine their full dramatic potential.
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein
Turns out to be surprisingly robust.
Orlando Sentinel
Jay Boyar
While it's hard to deny the longstanding inspirational effectiveness of John's message, its value as a screenplay is less obvious.
Dallas Morning News
Matt Weitz
The heart of The Gospel of John ... is Mr. Cusick's performance.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
It's like the Discovery Channel version of the Greatest Story Ever Told, an earnest, not particularly distinguished piece of work that has none of the touch of the poet that made Pasolini's The Gospel According to St. Matthew such a triumph.
Houston Chronicle
Eric Harrison
Whether you believe Jesus was the Messiah, it is a powerful experience. The movie's images stick.
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
There is barely a whisper of the spirit, the lifeblood, the passion that has marked the cinema's most memorable explorations of Jesus' life.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
The greatest story ever told? I don't know about that, but it remains a real humdinger.
Movie Mom
Nell Minow
A reverent, moving, and dignified depiction of the life of Christ as described in the New Testament.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
The adaptation is not so much tedious as pointless.
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
A slick, earnest, ultimately inert adaptation of the eponymous book of the Bible.
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen
At a very noticeable three hours, it feels like a month of Sunday school classes.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Jack Garner
An artful, well-made production.
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
Jeffrey Westhoff
Henry Ian Cusick creates a persuasive Jesus, a savior as happy as often as he is solemn.
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