The Gospel of John Movie Review 2003

Plodding along in this verbatim telling of the Gospel of John, Saville methodically shows Jesus as he performs miracles and guides his disciples, culminating in the Crucifixion and Resurrection. Plummer strains to add vitality via his narration.

Distribution

ThinkFilm, 155 Avenue of the Americas, 7th Fl., New York, NY 10013, Phone: (646)293-9400

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 180 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Religious Epics, Historical Drama, Adapted from the Bible

Screenplay

John Goldsmith

Cast

Henry Ian Cusick, Stuart Bunce, Daniel Kash, Alan Van Sprang, Lynsey Baxter, Steven Russell, Diana Berriman, Scott Handy, Cedric Smith

Cinematography

Miroslaw Baszak

Director

Philip Saville

Music

Jeff Danna

Other

Christopher Plummer