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I plan a London revival of the series during Lent 2007, to mark the film's 30th anniversary. I saw the original transmission on American television in 1977, (it was aired nationwide at least twice in two years), and I also have an original and ageing VHS (PAL) copy.
Less than seven years later, Zeffirelli estimated that 750,000 people had seen the film. While there is much to respect about Bergman, he would have been totally incapable of producing the beauty, purity and meaning in the hidden text that is so apparent in the final film. Bergman was dismissive of the final Zeffirelli project, and it is certain that it would have been an entirely different film had he been asked to direct. However, the Roman Catholics who had been the original driving force for the project strongly objected to Bergman's idea of a series of mini lives of Jesus, as seen from the viewpoint of different characters. Interestingly, Ingmar Bergman had already been asked to turn in a treatment, apparently before Zeffirelli was ever approached. Zeffirelli was uneasy with his liberalism, and sought to bring the script back to a more faithful rendition yet Burgess' awesomely effective dramatic structure remains. Burgess and Zeffirelli was a match made in heaven: Burgess turned in a script that took great liberties with the sacred text. What finally convinced him was his conviction that the film could be compassionate towards the Jews, and thus could help undo some of the past hatred for which Christianity was renowned.
As his other stage and screen projects turned to dust, however, he finally accepted the task. After completing "Brother Son, Sister Moon", Zeffirelli turned (the Jewish) Sir Lew Grade down flat for this project, stubbornly refusing to engage on the project for a year and a half. Much as I admire Mel Gibson's monumental depiction of the last 12 hours of Jesus' life in "The Passion of the Christ", I still believe that the yardstick by which all 'passion play' genre films will be judged in future generations will be "Jesus of Nazareth".
Some Christian groups protested this film, and several sponsors withdrew from the original airing.With Franco Zeffirelli's 1977 made for television masterpiece and Anthony Burgess' screenplay, religious film simply does not get any better than this. The film was shot on location in Morocco and Tunisia. Notes Originally aired on NBC in April 1977. As the beautiful locations, superb performances, and reverent portrayals reveal, Franco Zeffirelli (OTELLO, HAMLET) directed this six-hour-plus television miniseries with palpable passion. The all-star cast includes Anne Bancroft, Laurence Olivier, Michael York, James Mason, Rod Steiger, and Robert Powell as Jesus. Synopsis This epic chronicle of Christ begins with the arrangements of the wedding between Joseph and Mary, proceeds through Jesus' birth, his encounter with John the Baptist, and all the way to the grueling, transfigurative end.
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Title Jesus of Nazareth Release Year 1977 Categories Religious / Television / Biblical / Christmas / Essential Cinema / Made-For-Network TV / Religion / Dramas Language English Country United Kingdom / Italy Ratings IMDb 8.5 The Movie DB 77 % Overview Dramatizes the birth, life, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus largely according to the Christian Bible's New Testament Gospels.
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