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Jesus of Nazareth: Miniseries

1x01 Part One
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Aired1977-03-26T23:00:00Z on NBC
Runtime1h 37m
DirectorFranco Zeffirelli

WritersSuso Cecchi d'Amico + 3 more, David Butler, Anthony Burgess, Franco Zeffirelli
CountryItaly
LanguagesEnglish
GenresDrama

The life of Christ is chronicled in this 1977 TV-biography directed by Franco Zeffirelli, who imbues the drama with sensitivity and reverence. .

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All Cast & Crew

Season Regulars
85

Robert Powell
Jesus
Olivia Hussey
Virgin Mary
Yorgo Voyagis
Joseph
Anne Bancroft
Mary Magdalene
Christopher Plummer
Herod Antipas
Anthony Quinn
Caiaphas
Ian McShane
Judas Iscariot
Ernest Borgnine
The Centurion
James Farentino
Simon Peter
Michael York
John the Baptist
James Earl Jones
Balthazar
Peter Ustinov
Herod the Great
Ian Holm
Zerah
Valentina Cortese
Herodias
Rod Steiger
Pontius Pilate
Claudia Cardinale
The Adulteress
Laurence Olivier
Nicodemus
Tony Vogel
Andrew
John Duttine
John the Evangelist
Lee Montague
Habbukuk
Mark Eden
Quartus
Robert Beatty
Proculus
Maria Carta
Martha
Simon MacCorkindale
Lucius
Ralph Richardson
Simeon
Stacy Keach
Barabbas
Marina Berti
Elizabeth
John Phillips
Naso
Martin Benson
Pharisee
Oliver Tobias
Joel
Donald Pleasence
Melchior
Norman Bowler
Saturninus
Roy Holder
Enoch
Renato Rascel
The Blind Man
Cyril Shaps
Obsessed Boy's Father
Ian Bannen
Amos
Francis de Wolff
Simon the Pharisee
Donald Sumpter
Aram
Tony Lo Bianco
Quintilius
Ken Jones
Jotham
Cyril Cusack
Yehuda the Rabbi
James Mason
Joseph of Arimathea
Fernando Rey
Gaspar
Keith Skinner
Obsessed Boy
Murray Salem
Simon the Zealot
Bruno Barnabe
Ezra
Jonathan Adams
Adam
Nikki Van der Zyl
Salome
Derek Godfrey
Elihu
Jonathan Muller
James I
Sergio Nicolai
James II
John Eastham
Bartholomew
Keith Washington
Matthew
David Garfield
Amos
Robert Rietti
Various small roles
Nancy Nevinson
Abigail
Christopher Reich
Circumcision Priest
Lorenzo Monet
Jesus at 12 yrs old
Steve Gardner
Philip
John Tordoff
Malachi
Isabel Mestres
Salome
Renato Montalbano
Jairus
Bruce Lidington
Thomas
Oliver Smith
Saul
Regina Bianchi
Anna
Robert Brown
A Pharasee
Renato Terra
Abel
Michael Cronin
Eliphaz
Forbes Collins
Jonas
Michael Haughey
Nahum
Robert Davey
Daniel
George Camiller
Hosias
Antonello Campodifiori
Ircanus
Tim Pearce
Rufus
Lionel Guyett
Haggai
Peter Harlowe
Valerius
Carl Forgione
Plotinus
Pino Colizzi
Jobab
Norman Eshley
Joseph
Immad Cohen
Young Jesus
Stefan Kalipha
Melchior's aide
Harold Bennett
Elder
Andrew Manson
Zealot & Various
Paul Curran
Samuel
Mimmo Crao
Thaddeus

Series Premiere

Jesus of Nazareth: Miniseries

1x01 Part OneTV-G

ActorsAll Cast & Crew

Season Regulars 85

Robert Powell

Jesus

Olivia Hussey

Virgin Mary

Yorgo Voyagis

Joseph

Anne Bancroft

Mary Magdalene

Christopher Plummer

Herod Antipas

Anthony Quinn

Caiaphas

Ian McShane

Judas Iscariot

Ernest Borgnine

The Centurion

James Farentino

Simon Peter

Michael York

John the Baptist

James Earl Jones

Balthazar

Peter Ustinov

Herod the Great

Ian Holm

Zerah

Valentina Cortese

Herodias

Rod Steiger

Pontius Pilate

Claudia Cardinale

The Adulteress

Laurence Olivier

Nicodemus

Tony Vogel

Andrew

John Duttine

John the Evangelist

Lee Montague

Habbukuk

Mark Eden

Quartus

Robert Beatty

Proculus

Maria Carta

Martha

Simon MacCorkindale

Lucius

Ralph Richardson

Simeon

Stacy Keach

Barabbas

Marina Berti

Elizabeth

John Phillips

Naso

Martin Benson

Pharisee

Oliver Tobias

Joel

Donald Pleasence

Melchior

Norman Bowler

Saturninus

Roy Holder

Enoch

Renato Rascel

The Blind Man

Cyril Shaps

Obsessed Boy's Father

Ian Bannen

Amos

Francis de Wolff

Simon the Pharisee

Donald Sumpter

1x01 Part One
TV-G

Actors
All Cast & Crew

Season Regulars
85