The Messiah (1975)

Release Date: 1975-10-24
Runtime: 2h 20min
Production Company: Orizzonte 2000
Production Country: Italy
Director: <a itemprop="url" href="https://www.cinebymovies.com/actor/4410/roberto-rossellini"> Roberto Rossellini
Writers: <a itemprop="url" href="https://www.cinebymovies.com/actor/4410/roberto-rossellini"> Roberto Rossellini , <a itemprop="url" href="https://www.cinebymovies.com/actor/55794/silvia-d-amico-bendic-ograve"> Silvia D'Amico Bendic&ograve; .

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.