''Gli amici di Gesù - Giuda'' is a 2001 Italian-German coproduction television movie produced by Raffaele Mertes. It was included in the Turner
Bible Collection series as ''Close to Jesus - Judas''. The cast includes
Enrico Lo Verso as
Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariot (; grc-x-biblical, Ἰούδας Ἰσκαριώτης; syc, ܝܗܘܕܐ ܣܟܪܝܘܛܐ; died AD) was a disciple and one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. According to all four canonical gospels, Judas betraye ...
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Danny Quinn
Danny Quinn (born Daniele Anthony Quinn; 16 April 1964) is a Mexican-Italian actor. He is the son of Anthony Quinn.http://articles.philly.com/1997-08-20/living/25567777_1_kathy-benvin-fayed-dodi Since 1986, he has appeared in more than twenty fi ...
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Jesus
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religiou ...
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Mathieu Carrière
Mathieu Carrière (; born 2 August 1950) is a German actor.
Life
Carrière grew up in Berlin and Lübeck; he attended the Jesuit boarding school in Vannes, France, a school which had previously been attended by the director of Carrière's fir ...
as
Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate (; grc-gre, Πόντιος Πιλᾶτος, ) was the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from 26/27 to 36/37 AD. He is best known for being the official who presided over the trial of ...
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[Matthew King Cross-Examined Films: Engaging the Church with Modern Art
1543468810 2017 This four-part series features the Italian hunk Danny Quinn in the role of Jesus, one ... The film shows gross sympathy for Judas, which isn't necessarily a problem, but the fact that it fabricates much of what we .. .. Despite the negatives, the unknown Enrico Lo Verso gives a stellar performance in the eponymous role.]
References
2001 films
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