Jesus (1979 film)
- Brian Deacon: Jesus
- Rivka Neumann: Maria
- Joseph Shiloach: Josef
- Niko Nitai: Simon Peter
- Eli Danker: Judas Iscariot
- Daud Shah: Adam
Jesus ( Subtitle 1: The man who does not fit any scheme, Subtitle 2: No one has moved people like him) is the title of a movie about the life and suffering of Jesus Christ, which is originated from the environment of the evangelical organization Campus Crusade for Christ. Around the movie the Jesus project has formed, which is now also in a children version ( German: excitement about Jesus) the film as well as a radio play version in most languages of the world markets. The online versions are free.
The film was shot partly on location in Israel with locals as extras and for the most part as a leading man.
The film describes the events surrounding Jesus mainly after the Gospel of Luke, in order to avoid jumps between the Gospels as possible. Dialogs that do not occur in the New Testament, are not used.
History and distribution
In 1950 had Bill Bright, founder and president of Campus Crusade for Christ, passed a plan to make a film about the life of Jesus to as many people around the world - to achieve with the Christian message - especially illiterate. 1978 was a financier from the circle of sympathizers of Campus Crusade for Christ International. As producer John Heyman acted, who had already realized Genesis adaptations. In addition to 45 main cast another 5,000 extras were involved in the shooting. As the location of the historical sites of Israel were chosen. In 1979, the film in over 2,000 American cinema. As the lender, to Warner Brothers hired. In the U.S., the film was a flop, but later it was translated into about 1,000 languages. This applies "Jesus" as the most translated film in history. A short time later, the film was also seen in Germany; more recently it is often spread through giveaways and use in religious education.
Around 70,000 films were submitted to local government to continue giving away.