The Messiah (1975)
Il Messia
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.
Where to watch The Messiah
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What is The Messiah about?
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. The Messiah is a History, Drama movie, released on 1975-10-24, runtime 140 minutes.
Is The Messiah worth watching?
TMDB users rate The Messiah 6.6 out of 10 from 21 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch The Messiah?
In France, The Messiah streams on INA madelen. The table on this page lists 2 more countries. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Roberto Rossellini
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
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Sources
Details and the 6.6/10 rating from The Messiah on TMDB, also on IMDb. Back to Movie World.