- The Gospel of John (film)
Infobox Film
name =The Gospel of John
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director =Philip Saville
producer =Garth Drabinsky
Chris Chrisafis
writer =John Goldsmith
narrator =Christopher Plummer
starring =Henry Ian Cusick
music =Jeff Danna
cinematography =Miroslaw Baszak
editing =Michel Archand
distributor =Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment
ThinkFilm
released = 2004
runtime = 180 min
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0377992"The Gospel of John" is a 2003 movie that is the story of
Jesus ' life as recounted by theGospel of John . It is a motion picture that has been adapted for the screen on a word-for-word basis from theAmerican Bible Society 'sGood News Bible . This three-hour epic feature film follows John'sGospel precisely, without additions to the story from other Gospels, nor omission of complex passages.This film was created by a constituency of artists from Canada and the United Kingdom, along with academic and theological consultants from around the world. The cast was selected primarily from the
Stratford Festival of Canada andSoulpepper Theatre Company , as well as Britain'sRoyal Shakespeare Company andRoyal National Theatre . The musical score, composed by Jeff Danna and created for the film, is partially based on the music of the Biblical period. The film was produced by Visual Bible International.The film is narrated by
Christopher Plummer and starsPeru vian actorHenry Ian Cusick as Jesus. Others cast include British actors Stuart Bunce (John), Richard Lintern (LeadingPharisee ) Scott Handy (John the Baptist ), Lynsey Baxter (Mary Magdalene ), and Canadian actorsDiego Matamoros (Nicodemus ), Stephen Russell (Pilate ), Daniel Kash (Simon Peter ), Cedric Smith (Caiaphas ) andNancy Palk (Samaritan Woman).The film was directed by
Philip Saville and co-produced by Canadian producerGarth Drabinsky and British producerChris Chrisafis .Executive producers were
Sandy Pearl ,Joel B. Michaels ,Myron Gottlieb andMartin Katz Ambiguous linkAlso involved were screenwriter
John Goldsmith , production designerDon Taylor , sound mixer David Lee, makeup artist Trefor Proud, costume designer Debra Hanson, and director of photography and film editors Miroslaw Baszak and Michel Arcand.Nitzan Sharron, the actor who portrayed
Lazarus of Bethany was born and raised inJerusalem ,Israel .External links
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* [http://andynaselli.com/theology/the-gospel-of-john-film Enthusiastic review by Andy Naselli]
* [http://artsandfaith.com/t100/2005/entry.php?film=163 The Gospel of John]
* [http://artsandfaith.com/top100/ Arts & Faith Top100 Spiritually Significant Films] list
* [http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/gojo Yahoo site for fans of The Gospel of John the movie]
* [http://gospelofjohnthefilm.blogspot.com/ The Gospel of John Blog on Blogger.com]
* [http://www.visual-bible.com/]
* [http://www.visualbible.com/]
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