

Extras are Living in bible times and cast and crew information. Being an identical copy of the Artisan dvd, this port is not remastered and is very grainy and dark but is the uncut version.
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It has one set of credits and is presented as one whole movie on 2 discs. Artisan Complete uncut 382 minute version. Jesus of Nazareth ( Jesus de Nazaret) Release Year: 2002 Zima Entertainment (MEXICO) This Mexican dvd import is basically the U.S. Just as the Artisan's VHS, this is the Complete Uncut miniseries. Artisan just ported it over to DVD with 2 extras Living in bible times and cast and crew information. Colours looked almost sepia in some scenes. However the dvd is not remastered, it is just a port of the VHS and is very grainy and dark. Jesus of Nazareth Release Date: 2-15-2000 Artisan Entertainment (USA) The uncut DVD 382 minute version was released in the USA and presented as one whole movie with one set of credits just like the VHS version on 2 discs. This is the longest version available on VHS and is the Complete miniseries. In 1999 the Artian's LIVE Home Video VHS uncut 382 minute version was released presented as one whole movie with one set of credits on 3 videotapes. Notably the scene in which Zerah meets with Judas a second time to convince him to hand Jesus over to the Sanhedrin is missing along with the beggining of the the Last Supper scene. Eventually, the British produced what was referred to as a Complete Edition, but which actually runs at 370 minutes due cut scenes.

Initially, the British issuance 360 minutes truncated about twenty minutes of footage.

Oddly, when the miniseries found its way on to DVD in Europe, it was also this version. In 1994 The UK Precision/Polygram video featured the 360 min version and was released on 4 tapes. What was left out were a few short snippets of footage,and the scene where the child Jesus listens to Joseph explain on how a ladder can reach up to heaven, climbs up a ladder and looks out over the village from the vantage of the roof. The VHS 3 video tape CBS/FOX 376 minute version came out in 1986 as one whole movie with one set of credits.When the miniseries was first transferred to VHS on 3 tapes on the CBS label in 1986,( Originally MagneticVideo in 1980 ) it was 6 minutes shorter duration at 376 minutes long. However in 1990 the film was re-broadcast on NBC in three installments of two and three hour episodes.
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So, even though that was a repeat, it is considered the "official version" and the longest cut shown on TV in the U.S.to my knowledge. The Judas/Zerah scene and the begining of the Last Supper was not shown in 1977, but was part of the official version shown in 1979, and was shown each time since on NBC and on home video. That's when the film was broken up into four parts two-hour installments each with different set of opening and closing credits as well as recaps and teasers per episode. When the film proved to be a blockbuster in the ratings, the network allowed the filmmakers to complete their initial vision by adding several scenes back in for its 1979 re-run. Several scenes were cut for the first airing. Some Christian groups protested this film, and several sponsors withdrew from the original airing."Jesus of Nazareth" Alternate Versions Lengths and History "Jesus of Nazareth" originally aired on NBC in the United States in 1977.The mini-series ran on NBC as "The Big Event" in two three-hour installments with limited commercials on Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday. The film was shot on location in Morocco and Tunisia. Notes Originally aired on NBC in April 1977. As the beautiful locations, superb performances, and reverent portrayals reveal, Franco Zeffirelli (OTELLO, HAMLET) directed this six-hour-plus television miniseries with palpable passion.

The all-star cast includes Anne Bancroft, Laurence Olivier, Michael York, James Mason, Rod Steiger, and Robert Powell as Jesus. Synopsis This epic chronicle of Christ begins with the arrangements of the wedding between Joseph and Mary, proceeds through Jesus' birth, his encounter with John the Baptist, and all the way to the grueling, transfigurative end. Title Jesus of Nazareth Release Year 1977 Categories Religious / Television / Biblical / Christmas / Essential Cinema / Made-For-Network TV / Religion / Dramas Language English Country United Kingdom / Italy Ratings IMDb 8.5 The Movie DB 77 % Overview Dramatizes the birth, life, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus largely according to the Christian Bible's New Testament Gospels.
