SYNOPSIS
The human side and the early years of Jesus Christ.
Temptation by the Devil and the discernment of His mission.
Jesus prays, performs miracles and reveals His Father’s will.
Jesus refuses the love of a woman.
Jesus laughs and jokes with his disciples and with the children who surround him.
Jesus loves life and its joys.
Jesus undergoes the experience of the Cross, accepting His Father’s will and choosing death in order to save the world.
Year: 1999
Format: Miniseries 2×90′
Genre: Drama
Language: English
Co-production: Lube for Lux Vide, Betafilm, Five Mile River Film and Quinta Communications, in association with Rai Fiction, France 2, Antena 3, Ard, Mtm, Czech tv, Ncrv and BSkyB
Average viewers: 10.329.000
Average share: 37.12%
Cast
| Gesù | Jeremy Sisto |
| Maria | Jacqueline Bisset |
| Giuseppe | Armin Mueller Stahl |
| Maria Maddalena | Debra Messing |
| Giovanni Battista | David O’Hara |
| Livio | G.W. Bailey |
| Pietro | Luca Zingaretti |
| Caifa | Christian Kohlud |
| Erodiade | Elena Sofia Ricci |
| Maria Di Betania | Stefania Rocca |
| Giacomo | Fabio Sartor |
| Salomé | Gabriella Pession |
| Erode Antipa | Luca Barbareschi |
| Barabba | Claudio Amendola |
| Satana | Joroen Krabbé |
| Ponzio Pilato | Gary Oldman |
Crew
| Producer | Frank Konigsberg |
| Directed By | Roger Young |
| Screenplay | Suzette Couture |
| Editor | Benjamin Weissman ACE |
| Music | Patrick Williams |
| Casting | Wendy Kurtzman |
| Production Designer | Paolo Biagetti |
| Costumes Designer | Simonetta Leoncini, Giovanni Viti |
| Director Of Photography | Raffaele Mertes |
| 1st Assistant Director | Sergio Ercolessi |
| Production coordinator | Paolo Lucidi |
| Production Manager | Giovanni Lovatelli |
| Executive Producer | Lorenzo Minoli |
| Lux Vide Co-Producer | Gianmario Pagano |
| Executive Co-Producer | Judd Parkin |
| RAI Producer | Paolo Piria |
| RAI Producer | Roberta Cadringher, Monica Paolini |