---
title: 'Jesus (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Sykes'
released: '1980-10-19'
runtime_minutes: 120
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/jesus-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079368/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Jesus (1980)

1980 · G · 120 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Jesus is a 1979 American biblical drama film directed by Peter Sykes and John Krish, and produced by John Heyman. In Jesus, the life of Jesus Christ is depicted, primarily using the Gospel of Luke as the main basis for the story. A voice-over narration is featured sporadically throughout the film, providing background information on characters and events.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Sykes](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-sykes), [John Krish](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-krish)
- **Screenplay:** [Barnet Fishbein](https://cinepixo.com/people/barnet-fishbein)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nachum Heiman](https://cinepixo.com/people/nachum-heiman)
- **Producer:** [John Heyman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-heyman)

## Cast

- [Eli Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/eli-cohen)
- [Yosef Shiloach](https://cinepixo.com/people/yosef-shiloach)
- [Eli Danker](https://cinepixo.com/people/eli-danker)
- [Dina Doron](https://cinepixo.com/people/dina-doron)
- [Rivka Neumann](https://cinepixo.com/people/rivka-neumann)
- [Alexander Scourby](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-scourby)
- [Brian Deacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-deacon)

## Criticism on CinePixo

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Official site: http://www.jesusfilm.org/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/jesus-1980
Film facts: Wikidata (Q575248); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.