The Visual Bible: Matthew
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| The Visual Bible: Matthew | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Regardt van den Bergh |
| Written by | Johann Potgieter |
| Narrated by | Richard Kiley |
| Starring | Bruce Marchiano |
| Distributed by | Visual Bible International |
| Release date(s) | October 1, 1993 |
| Running time | 265 minutes |
| Country | South Africa Morocco United States |
| Language | English |
The Visual Bible: Matthew is a 1993 motion picture portraying the life of Jesus as it is found in the Gospel of Matthew. The complete Gospel is presented word-for-word based on the New International Version of the Bible. It was directed by South African film maker Regardt van den Bergh and stars veteran actor Richard Kiley in the role of St. Matthew (who narrates the movie) and newcomer Bruce Marchiano as Jesus, Gerrit Schoonhoven as Peter.[1][2] Marchiano portrays Jesus as having a sense of humour.[3]
The film has been dubbed into various foreign languages including Spanish, Cantonese and Mandarin.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ To Tell the Story Page 73 C Thomas Elkins - 2011 "The actors in these Biblical Docu/Dramas are well known: Richard Kiley, Jennifer O'Neil, Bruce Marchiano, Dean Jones, ... 140 The Visual Bible, Matthew and Acts (Dallas, TX: Visual International and Visual Entertainment, Inc., 1997"
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301359 IMDB entry
- ^ Kathleen E. Corley, Robert Leslie Webb Jesus and Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ Page 37 2004 "Yet recently there have been several portrayals of Jesus as a man with a sense of humor, from Bruce Marchiano's 'American apple-pie' Jesus in the Visual Bible's Matthew (Regardt van den Bergh, 1996), to Jeremy Sisko's Jesus (Roger Young ..."
[edit] External links
- Visual Bible: Matthew
- Positive review at Movie Guide.com
- Matthew website
- Collection of reviews and endorsements at Pastornet
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