The Messiah (1975)
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.
- Released
- 1975-10-24
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Roberto Rossellini, Roberto Rossellini, Silvia D'Amico Bendicò
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 21 votes
Cast
- Pier Maria Rossi as Jesus
- Mita Ungaro as Virgin Mary
- Carlos de Carvalho as John the Baptist
- Fausto Di Bella as Saul
- Vernon Dobtcheff as Samuel
- Antonella Fasano as Maria Magdalena
- Jean Martin as Pontius Pilate
- Toni Ucci as Herodes Antipas
- Vittorio Caprioli as Herod the Great
- Tina Aumont as Adulteress
- Flora Carabella as Herodias
- Yatsugi Khelil as Joseph