Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus Christ

Mary Magdalene

The Centurion

Simon Peter

Judas Iscariot

Herod Antipas

Virgin Mary

Andrew

John the Evangelist

John the Baptist

James I

The Adulteress

Herodias

James II

Joseph of Arimathea

Nicodemus

Caiaphas

Pontius Pilate

Bartholomew

Zerah

Amos (2 episodes, 1977)

Matthew

Joseph

Amos (2 episodes, 1977)

Various small roles (2 episodes, 1977)

Salome

Joseph

This was Francis De Wolff's final television appearance before his death on April 18, 1984 at the age of 71.

The actor who plays the teenage Jesus is dubbed.

Norman Eshley is the voice of Joseph . Robert Rietty is the voice of the rich man who is told by Jesus to sell his wealth , also one of the Shepard's a roman soldier and the head of the census plus The Blind man healed in the temple and the Messenger who talks about Lazarus.

The celebration of becoming a Bar Mitzvah, which Jesus is shown participating in, was not developed until medieval times.

The movie scripting refers to Pontius Pilate as a "procurator", a specific post that differs from the one that the Gospels imply that he held - prefect or governor. Historically, Pontius Pilate's title was thought to have been procurator but an inscription on a limestone block - apparently a dedication to Tiberius Caesar Augustus - that was discovered in 1961 in the ruins of an amphitheater called Caesarea Maritima refers to Pilate as "prefect of Judeaea". Archaeologists believe it to be genuine. In this instance, the Gospel account is supported by archaeology, since the surviving inscription discovered at Caeserae states that Pilate was prefect and the movie should have followed also as it is based on Gospel accounts.

Pilate asks Jesus if he is a king. Jesus responds, "I am," but his lips say something else.

Balthazar: And yet, I see the justice of it.

Jesus Christ: What is the heart of the law?

Herod Antipas: John if I set you free, what would you do with your freedom?