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Mar 28, 2024 · The New Testament Gospels are the Bible’s most frequently adapted texts, going all the way back to 1898 when the Lumière brothers distributed a 13-part film entitled The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ.
- Jesus of Nazareth. James Earl Jones, Laurence Olivier, Christopher Plummer. 1,014 votes. A Franco Zeffirelli-directed miniseries, Jesus of Nazareth is renowned for its meticulous artistic and historically accurate portrayal of the life of Jesus.
- The Passion of the Christ. Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Maia Morgenstern. 1,029 votes. A controversial yet profoundly impactful film, The Passion of the Christ depicts the final twelve hours of Jesus' life with unflinching realism.
- Ben-Hur. Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd. 511 votes. A timeless story of vengeance and redemption, Ben-Hur follows the journey of Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hur, who is falsely accused of treason and sentenced to slavery.
- King of Kings. Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhan McKenna, Robert Ryan. 234 votes. This widescreen masterpiece from director Nicholas Ray tells the story of Jesus, played by Jeffrey Hunter, in a grand and sweeping manner that encompasses the historical period in which he lived.
- The Avenging Conscience or “Thou Shalt Not Kill” (1914) Director: D.W. Griffith. Preserved by the BFI National Archive. D.W. Griffith’s silent film isn’t coy about its inspirations – its protagonist (Henry B. Walthall) finds a reflection of his besotted feelings for a young woman (Blanche Sweet) in Poe’s poem ‘Annabel Lee’ and later, denied his uncle’s (Spottiswoode Aitken) permission to marry her, draws murderous inspiration from Poe’s short story ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’.
- The Fall of the House of Usher (1928) Director: Jean Epstein. The stark black-and-white photography of this French film, based on Poe’s short story, emphasises the ghostliness of the desolate mansion in which it’s set, a contrast to the ornate richness of Roger Corman’s version released 32 years later.
- The Tell-Tale Heart (1953) Director: Ted Parmelee. This animated story of nighttime murder, carried out under the cover of darkness, is dominated by inky shadows and creeping silhouettes.
- Pit and the Pendulum (1961) Director: Roger Corman. Director Roger Corman reworks Poe’s tale of solitary confinement under the Spanish Inquisition into a riff on ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’, folding in much of its mood and many of its themes – mysterious illnesses, family homes with a malignant atmosphere, hereditary pain, women buried alive.
American poet and short story writer Edgar Allan Poe has had significant influence in television and film. Many are adaptations of Poe's work, others merely reference it.
- Ben-Hur (1959) Rent or buy on Amazon Prime Video or Apple TV. Director: William Wyler | Runtime: 3h 27m. Considered one of the finest films ever and the winner of a record-breaking 11 Oscars, Ben-Hur is an epic movie that stars Charlton Heston as Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish aristocrat who is stripped of his wealth and title and is forced to reclaim his former life by challenging his friend-turned-enemy, Messala (Stephen Boyd), to a chariot race.
- The Gospel of John (2003) Unavailable for streaming. Director: Philip Saville | Runtime: 3h. The Gospel of John is another biblical epic that provides a detailed chronicle of the life and death of Jesus.
- The Visual Bible: Matthew (1993) Stream on Tubi. Director: Regardt van den Bergh | Runtime: 4h 25m. The Visual Bible: Matthew serves as a word-for-word adaptation of the Gospel of Matthew and follows all the major events that occurred in this chapter of the New Testament such as Jesus' birth from the Virgin Mary, all the great miracles that he performed throughout his life, how he met and attained 12 disciples, and ultimately his crucifixion and death on the cross by the Roman Empire before resurrecting from the dead after three days.
- The Visual Bible: Acts (1994) Stream on Pure Flix. Director: Regardt van den Bergh | Runtime: 3h 13m. Directed by Regardt van den Bergh and featuring an all-star cast that includes actors like James Brolin and Dean Jones, The Visual Bible: Acts serves as a word-for-word adaptation of the Acts of the Apostles from the Bible and chronicles all the events that occur in this section of the New Testament, such as Jesus ascending to heaven, Matthias becoming a new apostle and worshiper of Christ after Judas' betrayal, and how Saul's journey to Damascus led him to adopt the Christian faith and change his name to Paul.
“The Passion of the Christ” is a 2004 American biblical drama film directed by Mel Gibson. Here are three characteristics of the movie: Religious content: The movie portrays the final hours of Jesus Christ’s life, his arrest, trial, and crucifixion, from a religious perspective.
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Risen is a 2016 biblical drama film directed by Kevin Reynolds and written by Reynolds and Paul Aiello. An American-Spanish co-production, the film stars Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth, and Cliff Curtis, and details a Roman soldier's search for Jesus's body following his resurrection.
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