In Search of Historic Jesus (1979)
This documentary presents biblical and non-biblical information about the birth of Christianity, and the mystery behind Jesus Christ. The four different versions of the gospels are recreated in dramatizations of Jesus' birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascension. The video also investigates the shroud of Turin, which is said to be the burial cloth of Jesus, found after His resurrection. ~ Cecilia Cygnar, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Rubinstein, John Anderson, (more)
- Director(s):
- Phillip Noyce, Henning Schellerup, (more)
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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Synopsis of In Search of Historic Jesus
This documentary presents biblical and non-biblical information about the birth of Christianity, and the mystery behind Jesus Christ. The four different versions of the gospels are recreated in dramatizations of Jesus' birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascension. The video also investigates the shroud of Turin, which is said to be the burial cloth of Jesus, found after His resurrection. ~ Cecilia Cygnar, Rovi
Complete Cast of In Search of Historic Jesus
- John Rubinstein - Jesus Christ
- Nehemiah Persoff - Herod Antipas
- Andrew Bloch - Apostle John
- Walter Brooke - Joseph
- Royal Dano - Prophet
- Lawrence Dobkin - Pontius Pilate
- Richard Alfieri
- John Hansen
- James Ingersoll
- David Opatoshu - Herod
- John Anderson - Caiaphas
- Brad Crandall - Narrator
- Morgan Brittany - Mary
- Annette Charles - Mary Magdalene
- Anthony de Longis - Peter
- Jeffry Druce - Thomas
- John Hoyt
- Richard Carlyle - Astrologer
- Stanley Kamel
- Al Ruscio
- Director(s):
- Henning Schellerup, Phillip Noyce
- Writer(s):
- Charles E. Sellier, Jr., Jack Jacobs, Malvin Wald
- Producer(s):
- Charles E. Sellier, Jr., James L. Conway
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Excellent For Children)
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