The Gospel of John (film)
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| Directed by | Philip Saville |
| Produced by |
Garth Drabinsky Chris Chrisafis |
| Written by | John Goldsmith |
| Starring | Henry Ian Cusick |
| Narrated by | Christopher Plummer |
| Music by | Jeff Danna |
| Cinematography | Mirosław Baszak |
| Edited by | Michel Archand |
| Distributed by | Visual Bible International THINKFilm |
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Release date
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26 September 2003 |
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Running time
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180 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom Canada United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $16 million |
| Box office | $4,068,087 |
The Gospel of John is a 2003 film 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, or 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 Shakespeare Festival 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 Scottish-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 (Pontius Pilate), Daniel Kash (Simon Peter), Cedric Smith (Caiaphas) and Nancy Palk (Samaritan Woman).
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