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The Messiah
6.3
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2h 20m
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1975
Overview
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.
Cast
![Pier Maria Rossi pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fr92HtE3RT5B4tmciQcwV72VoQTV.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Pier Maria Rossi
Jesus
![Mita Ungaro pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FdM9vXTCHAfaG9MXX1dm2D4lSG7T.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Mita Ungaro
Virgin Mary
![Carlos de Carvalho pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Carlos de Carvalho
John the Baptist
![Fausto Di Bella pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Fausto Di Bella
Saul
![Vernon Dobtcheff pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fo3zjo0Q8BDJQFqHMIIaFbUnckBY.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Vernon Dobtcheff
Samuel
![Antonella Fasano pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fv6nQed3ItR29g0lo1evIBqNKHyZ.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Antonella Fasano
Maria Magdalena
![Jean Martin pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Ff7J7ItHt6AHz8z2PQuWpdH0lCHz.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Jean Martin
Pontius Pilate
![Toni Ucci pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F7NJlJpHCd6xo9K343AgPXRYxlbR.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Toni Ucci
Herodes Antipas
![Vittorio Caprioli pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F9N1v5ihkkOcuH9gBIEtfItpXjHK.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Vittorio Caprioli
Herod the Great
![Tina Aumont pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fod4EoqEt4c59lKkY2rKnRWxI7sD.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Tina Aumont
Adulteress
![Flora Carabella pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FmKugNa6dt6iQioHkzmnpPmqx3lp.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Flora Carabella
Herodias
![Yatsugi Khelil pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Yatsugi Khelil
Joseph
![Joshua Sinclair pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FobsXGJnLzYd1gTAbVnRAWjNgb1y.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Joshua Sinclair
Roman guard
![Renato Scarpa pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FwVWEERHioQVxnB4jFeDDZIzdSPX.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Renato Scarpa
Herod's brother
![John Karlsen pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FvKvBi2jGhSSjXke6ZDD4UTDN5hc.jpg&w=320&q=75)
John Karlsen
Caiaphas
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