jn 1.jpg — Jesus of Nazareth (1977)

Directed By: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, James Farentino, Ian McShane, Christopher Plummer, Michael York, Anthony Quinn, Rod Steiger, Ian Holm, James Earl Jones, Stacy Keach, Donald Pleasence, Peter Ustinov
Rated: TV-G
Run Time: 6h 22m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
Strengths: Epic Scale, Respectful Treatment of Material
Weakness: Length, Certain Performances, Racial Representation

Jesus of Nazareth (1977)

January 16, 2020

The story of the life of Jesus Christ.

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Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, Judith Anderson, George Sanders
Rated: Nr (Suggested PG for some Thematic Material)
Running Time: 2 h 10 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Story, Cinematography, Production Design, Some Acting, Old Hollywood Charm
WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing, Some Melodramatic Moments

Rebecca (1940)

November 6, 2018

A young woman marries a rich troubled widower and is constantly reminded of her husband’s deceased wife.

Spartacus (1960)

Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Jean Simmons, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov
Rated: PG13
Running Time: 3hrs 17min
TMM Score: 5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Epic Scale, Themes
WEAKNESSES: None

Spartacus (1960)

September 13, 2018

A slave, Spartacus, leads a rebellion of thousands of slaves across Italy, threatening the power of the Roman Empire.