The Messiah
Oct 24, 1975 | IMDB 6.5
140 min Watch NowHistory, Drama
Rossellini takes numerous liberties with the original source material, rearranging and omitting events at will, presenting everything in a highly undramatic fashion. The film begins in the time of the Old Testament, allowing Rossellini to present the story of Jesus in its ancient, historic context.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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The Discovery of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven
The Passion of the Christ
Jesus
The Island of Thirty Coffins
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Nativity Story
Jesus Christ Superstar
Tommy
Bad Lieutenant
The God Who Wasn't There
The Last Temptation of Christ
Zero A.D.
Solomon's Stone
L'Âge d'or
Charlie Wilson's War
Hell is Empty
Tortured for Christ
Mark's Gospel as Told by Max McLean
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