''The Rebel Jesus'' is a film about the life of
Jesus Christ. It was made in 1972 to capitalize on the concurrent release of the film versions of ''
Jesus Christ Superstar
''Jesus Christ Superstar'' is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Loosely based on the Gospels' accounts of the Passion, the work interprets the psychology of Jesus and other characters, with ...
'' and ''
Godspell''. It was a longtime passion project for Buchanan.
''The Copper Scroll of Mary Magdalene''
The film was subsequently recut by Buchanan in 2004 as ''The Copper Scroll of Mary Magdalene''. He was working on it at the time of his death.
Eric Celeste, "FILM: The Schlockmeister" 1 April 2005
accessed 26 March 2013
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''The Copper Scroll of Mary Magdalene''
at BFI
1972 films
1972 drama films
Films directed by Larry Buchanan
1970s English-language films
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