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Release Date:
October 24, 1975
Original Title:
Il Messia
Alternate Titles:
Le messie
Genres:
Drama | History
Production Companies:
Orizzonte 2000
Production Countries:
Italy
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 140
Rossellini takes numerous liberties with the original source material, rearranging and omitting events at will, presenting everything in a highly undramatic fashion. The film begins in the time of the Old Testament, allowing Rossellini to present the story of Jesus in its ancient, historic context.
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Art Direction:
Giorgio Bertolini
Co-Producer:
Claude Baks
Costume Design:
Marcella De Marchis
Director:
Roberto Rossellini
Director of Photography:
Mario Montuori
Editor:
Jolanda Benvenuti
Music:
Mario Nascimbene
Producer:
Silvia D'Amico Bendicò
Screenplay:
Silvia D'Amico Bendicò
Roberto Rossellini
Second Assistant Director:
Mark Lombardo
Set Decoration:
Osvaldo Desideri
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