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Passion Play
A Passion play is a dramatic presentation depicting the Passion of Christ: the trial, suffering and death of Jesus Christ. It is a traditional part of Lent in several Christian denominations, particularly in Catholic tradition. -
Vie et Passion du Christ
Vie et Passion du Christ is a 44-minute French silent film that was produced and released in 1903. As such, it is one of the earliest feature-length narrative films
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From the Manger to the Cross
From the Manger to the Cross or Jesus of Nazareth is a 1912 American motion picture filmed on location in Palestine which tells the story of Jesus' life -
Intolerance
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages is an American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith and is considered one of the great masterpieces of the Silent Era.
The timeline covered approximately 2,500 years, beginning with:
The "Babylonian" period (539 B.C.)
The "Judean" era (circa 27 A.D.) recounts how intolerance led to the crucifixion of Jesus.
The French Renaissance, (1572)
Modern America (1914) -
The King of Kings
The King of Kings is a silent film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It is a religious movie about the last weeks of Jesus before his crucifixion -
The Last Temptation of Christ (Novel)
The Last Temptation of Christ (or The Last Temptation) is a novel written by Nikos Kazantzakis, first published in 1960. It follows the life of Jesus Christ from his perspective. The novel has been the subject of a great deal of controversy due to its subject matter. -
King of Kings
King of Kings is an American motion picture and is a retelling of the story of Jesus, from birth, to crucifixion and the resurrection of Jesus -
Il vangelo secondo Matteo (The Gospel According to St. Matthew)
This is an Italian film, which basically tells the story of Jesus' life according to St. Matthew as the title describes. -
The Greatest Story Ever Told
This is yet another retelling of the story of Jesus from the nativity right through to his crucifixion. -
The Passover Plot
The Passover Plot is a best selling book from 1965, written by british biblical scholar Hugh J. Schonfield. -
Son of Man
Son of man is a television play by British playwright Dennis Potter. It premiered on The Wednesday Play in 1969 starring Irish actor Colin Blakely and was an alternative depiction of the last days of Jesus, leading to Potter being accused of blasphemy. Jesus was portrayed as a hearty, fiery, well-meaning carpenter who believes that people should try to love their enemies rather than fight all the time, but who is racked by self doubt as to whether or not he is the popularly anticipated Messiah. -
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera that became a musical It highlights the political and interpersonal struggles of Judas, Iscariot and Jesus. The rock opera is based on St John's Gospel account of the last week of Jesus' life -
The Thorn
The Thorn is a comedy movie released on the 24 May 1974 and has had many controversies overseas, for example; being banned in finland in 1984 -
The Passover Plot
This is a 1976 film which is an adaption from the book which was written by Hugh J. Schonfield -
Jesus
Jesus (alternately called The Jesus Film), is a 1979 motion picture which depicts the life of Jesus Christ according primarily to the Gospel of Luke in the Christian Bible -
The Last Temptation of Christ (Film)
Like the novel, the film depicts the life of Jesus Christ, and its central thesis is that Jesus, while free from sin, was still subject to every form of temptation that humans face, including fear, doubt, depression, reluctance and lust. This results in the book and film depicting Christ being tempted by imagining himself engaged in sexual activities, a notion that has caused outrage from some Christians -
The Miracle Maker
Thie is a stop motion film based on Jesus' which is set through the eyes of a young girl named tamar the daughter of Jairus who Jesus raised from the dead. -
The Passion of the Christ
Is a film based on the New Testament accounts of the arrest, trial, torture, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, events commonly known as The Passion. -
Colour of the Cross
A retelling of the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, based on the idea that he was a black man whose death was a racially motivated hate crime
