''The Inquiry'' (also known as ''The Final Inquiry'' and Italian: ''L'inchiesta'') is a 2006 Italian
historical drama film
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swas ...
directed by
Giulio Base
Giulio Base (born 6 December 1964) is an Italian film director. He has received two doctorates, one in Literature and Philosophy and another in Theology, and has been a member of Mensa International since 1996.
Career
Base began his career a ...
, and starring
Daniele Liotti
Daniele Liotti (born 1 April 1971, in Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rom ...
and
Dolph Lundgren
Hans Lundgren (, ; born 3 November 1957), better known as Dolph Lundgren, is a Swedish actor, filmmaker and martial artist. His breakthrough came in 1985, when he starred in ''Rocky IV'' as the imposing Soviet boxer Ivan Drago. Since then, Lu ...
. It is a remake of the
1986 film of the same name.
Plot
The story follows a fictional Roman tribune named Titus Valerius Taurus, a veteran of campaigns in
Germania
Germania ( ; ), also called Magna Germania (English: ''Great Germania''), Germania Libera (English: ''Free Germania''), or Germanic Barbaricum to distinguish it from the Roman province of the same name, was a large historical region in north- ...
, who is sent to
Judaea
Judea or Judaea ( or ; from he, יהודה, Standard ''Yəhūda'', Tiberian ''Yehūḏā''; el, Ἰουδαία, ; la, Iūdaea) is an ancient, historic, Biblical Hebrew, contemporaneous Latin, and the modern-day name of the mountainous south ...
by the emperor
Tiberius
Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (; 16 November 42 BC – 16 March AD 37) was the second Roman emperor. He reigned from AD 14 until 37, succeeding his stepfather, the first Roman emperor Augustus. Tiberius was born in Rome in 42 BC. His father ...
to investigate the possibility of the divinity of the recently crucified
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 religious ...
. Although sceptical early on, Taurus is eventually convinced by a
Christian
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
girl he meets there named Tabitha, and chooses to abandon the army and remain there with her.
Cast
See also
*
List of historical drama films This is an index of lists of historical films.
By country of origin
* List of Estonian war films
* List of Polish war films
* List of Romanian historical films
* List of Russian historical films
* List of Vietnamese historical films
By era
* ...
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List of films set in ancient Rome
This article lists films set in the city of Rome during the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic, or the Roman Empire. The films only partly set in Rome are so noted.
The founding of Rome
Films set during the founding of Rome include:
The Roman K ...
References
External links
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2006 films
Italian historical drama films
Films directed by Giulio Base
Films about Christianity
Films set in the Roman Empire
Films set in the 1st century
Films set in Jerusalem
Remakes of Italian films
2000s historical drama films
Portrayals of Jesus in film
Cultural depictions of Tiberius
Cultural depictions of Pontius Pilate
Cultural depictions of Saint Peter
Portrayals of Mary Magdalene in film
2006 drama films
English-language Italian films
English-language Spanish films
English-language Bulgarian films
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