I love movies about JC and this may very well be the best of the bunch.
All your favorites are here: from the big guns like Pontius Pilate and Peter, to the deep cuts like Simon of Cyrene, Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea.
The Sermon on the Mount lasts 20 minutes alone, with aphorisms flying in every direction.
It is a very direct movie, but Jeff Hunter is gorgeous, Salome’s dance shows lots of leg, Barrabas’ battles are bloody and the music swells. Technicolor 70mm glory. Damned fine stuff.
