The Gospel of John (film)

The Gospel of John (film)

Infobox Film
name =The Gospel of John


caption =
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 the Gospel of John. It is a motion picture that has been adapted for the screen on a word-for-word basis from the American Bible Society's Good News Bible. This three-hour epic feature film follows John's Gospel 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 and Soulpepper Theatre Company, as well as Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal 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 stars Peruvian actor Henry Ian Cusick as Jesus. Others cast include British actors Stuart Bunce (John), Richard Lintern (Leading Pharisee) Scott Handy (John the Baptist), Lynsey Baxter (Mary Magdalene), and Canadian actors Diego Matamoros (Nicodemus), Stephen Russell (Pilate), Daniel Kash (Simon Peter), Cedric Smith (Caiaphas) and Nancy Palk (Samaritan Woman).

The film was directed by Philip Saville and co-produced by Canadian producer Garth Drabinsky and British producer Chris Chrisafis.

Executive producers were Sandy Pearl, Joel B. Michaels, Myron Gottlieb and Martin Katz Ambiguous link

Also involved were screenwriter John Goldsmith, production designer Don 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 in Jerusalem,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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