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| Jesus of Nazareth (3pc) | 
 enlarge | Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Actors: Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Anne Bancroft
Studio: Live / Artisan
Category: Video
List Price: $24.98
Buy Used: $3.32
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Avg. Customer Rating:  358 reviews
Sales Rank: 5672
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Hifi Sound, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Running Time: 371 minutes
Number Of Items: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 4.2 x 3
ISBN: 6302643627
UPC: 012234898834
EAN: 9786302643626
ASIN: 6302643627
Theatrical Release Date: April 3, 1977
Release Date: February 22, 1995
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: slight slip case cover wear, excellent copy
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 A Genuinely Spiritually Powerful Film September 13, 1998
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is overall the best film of the life of Christ by far. Okay, as a purist I can find a very few nit-picky details of inaccuracy, as well as the not so nit-picky detail that Judas' descent into greed and greed's motivating him to betray Jesus is obscured, if not illiminated. But the fact remains that this film is still extremely faithful to the Scriptures - more so than any other film about Jesus I have seen with the exception of the film "Jesus" (1979) - and even the 1979 Jesus film, which is letter perfect as far as text faithfulness to the Gospel of Luke is concerned, is only slightly more accurate than "Jesus of Nazareth". "Jesus of Nazareth", however, is based on all four books of the Gospel (rather than only one as with the 1979 Jesus film) combines information from the four books in very insightful ways, and above all, does a better job than any film in communicating the spirit of the story as a whole, as well as the spirit of each scene. The cast and crew do an excellent job of developing all the characters, especially the apostles, as real and individual people, not just props for the title role. This results from a combination of superlative acting, directing, and editing. Going beyond the scope of comparing this film to other Biblical epics, it depicts spiritual experience more realistically than any film I have seen. In scenes such as Mary Magdalene's repentence or Peter's repentence after denying Jesus three times, I have never seen a more realistic portrayal of someone repenting and praying through to a definite experience of salvation in any religious film produced by church groups. This film has actually inspired a greater hunger for Bible study in myself and in others. Every moment, every scene of this film is pregnant with meaning. I would venture to say that "Jesus of Nazareth" is not only a first-rate film; viewing "Jesus of Nazareth", almost in spite of its makers, is a spiritual experience itself. END
 very good July 30, 1998
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
sorry, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT,BUT CAN ANYBODY TELL ME WHAT HAPPEN THE THE YOUNG ACTOR LORENZO MONET, WHO PLAY THE BOY JESUS. The database at actors.com don't mention him as if he wer're in the movie. PLEASE,GIVE INFO AND THEN PERHAPS BRING THE SITE UP TO DATE. It seems as if he was intentionally left out. In the gospel of luke the mention of him is brief,but a important part of the gospel this site included people I don't even remember as being in the movie,but I do remember the boy's beautiful voice. END
GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD BECOMES GREATEST FILM EVER MADE December 31, 1997
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
On it's 5th U.S. broadcast in 1987, TV GUIDE called "JESUS of Nazareth" 'the best miniseries ever made'. Absolutely true; it's also the best piece of film-making ever, be it for cinema or TV. Someone FINALLY got this story right-it is truly inspired(pun intended) from concept to casting to every detail-it's not only factually accurate, it's spiritually true(which is more important than even the best documentary-style approaches to this story). You don't even have to be a believer to be moved by this-I am a believer & am incredibly moved by it. Buy it, rent it, ingest it.-Chip Harmison END
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