History Series / JesusOfNazareth

* PietaPlagiarism: Rubbing off the "plagiarism" part of the trope, as it is meant to show the real thing: Mary holding the dead Jesus in her arms post Crucifixion.

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''Jesus of Nazareth'' has been referred to as "the best mini-series of all time" and is shown on television in several countries around the world at least once every year.

* CompositeCharacter: Both Roman centurions who appear in the Gospels (the one with the ill servant and the one who stands at the foot of the cross) are made into the same character.

* PlayingGertrude: Olivia Hussey portrayed Mary all throughout the series, both as the young maiden who gives birth in a manger, and as an older woman. At the time of production, she was 26 compared to 33-year-old Powell, who played her son Jesus. [[note]] Coincidentally, this was also widely believed to be the age Jesus was when he died.[[/note]] The makeup used to make her look older than him and Mary Magdalene (played by 46-year-old Anne Bancroft) was not entirely convincing.

''Jesus of Nazareth'' is an Anglo-Italian mini-series made in 1977 about the life of UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}. Co-written and directed by Franco Zeffirelli and produced by Sir Lew Grade, it stars Robert Powell in the titular role and has an exceptionally strong supporting cast making up the rest of 1st-century Judea. Zeffirelli made the project after he was asked directly by Pope Paul VI to make a film about the life of Jesus from his birth to the crucifixion and all the way to his resurrection. In order to make a more accurate film, various religious authorities were consulted besides the Vatican, including the Leo Baeck Rabbinical College in London and the Koranic School in Meknes, Morocco.

* GrumpyBear: Peter.

''Jesus of Nazareth'' is an Anglo-Italian mini-series made in 1977 about the life of UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli and produced by Sir Lew Grade, it stars Robert Powell in the titular role and has an exceptionally strong supporting cast making up the rest of 1st-century Judea. Zeffirelli made the project after he was asked directly by Pope Paul VI to make a film about the life of Jesus from his birth to the crucifixion and all the way to his resurrection. In order to make a more accurate film, various religious authorities were consulted besides the Vatican, including the Leo Baeck Rabbinical College in London and the Koranic School in Meknes, Morocco.

''Jesus of Nazareth'' has been referred to as "the best mini-series of all time" and is shown on televisions at least once every year.

* BadassBeard: Quite a few, though special mention has to go to John the Baptist's.

* RealityEnsues: During the Annunciation scene Mary's mother is woken up when her daughter knocks some pots over, and sees what appears to be Mary talking to herself, since we only hear her side of the conversation with (what we presume to be) Gabriel.

* VillainRespect: The lead priest, who throughout the series has been one of Jesus' harshest critics - marvels that even as he is being crucified, Jesus still quotes the Scriptures.

* KillEmAll

* VillainousRespect: The lead priest, who throughout the series has been one of Jesus' harshest critics - marvels that even as he is being crucified, Jesus still quotes the Scriptures.

* RealityEnsues: During the Annunciation scene Mary's mother is woken up when she knocks some pots over, and sees what appears to be Mary talking to herself, since we only hear her side of the conversation with (what we presume to be) Gabriel.

* JewishComplaining: In a movie set in first century Palestine. In this case, a farmer who has ordered Joseph to make him a new plow, who fits the trope as a FunnyBackgroundEvent while the child Jesus climbs a ladder to get closer to the skies.

* LargeHam: John the baptist. Michael York runs on scenery chewing most of the time. He only quiets down when he meets Jesus. His bellowing even disturbs king Herod´s exquisite banquet and has to be shut down by loud music.

* OccultBlueEyes: Perhaps the most notable thing about Powell's Jesus are his extremely clear blue eyes. He also never blinks. ''Barely'' blinks. He does blink once, and it's a "look away and you'll miss it" type thing. This technique was deliberate on the part of the director; he wanted to add an air of divinity to the character by calling attention to the actor's [[WhatBeautifulEyes gorgeous eyes]].

** Both Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus (James Mason and Creator/LaurenceOlivier, respectively) appear more often than they do in the Gospels.

* {{Facepalm}}: Even here. Judas does a double one when Jesus insults pretty much the entire Sanhedrin with his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech in part two. And then there is Pontius Pilate, who seems to facepalm quite a lot when he rups his forehead, pondering how to ever govern such people.

* {{Facepalm}}: Even here. Judas does a double one when Jesus insults pretty much the entire Sanhedrin with his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech in part two. And the there is Pontius Pilate, who seems to facepalm quite a lot when he rups his forehead, pondering how to ever govern such people.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Morocco and Tunisia stand in for Israel. In particular, synagogue scenes were shot in Djerba Island in Tunisia, one of the last Arab Jewish enclaves in North Africa, while the town of Monastir, also in Tunisia, represents Jerusalem.

---> Isn´t this beautiful?

* AsideGlance: Doubles with LeaningOnTheFourthWall, when Joseph and Mary exchange marital oaths early in the movie. One of the witnesses looks straight and at the camera at one point with the following words (while showing a broad smile):