Raffaele Mertes

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Made-for-television dramatisation of the Biblical story, directed by Raffaele Mertes. Suffering under the rule of the Romans, the people of Jerusalem look forward to the arrival of the Messiah, who they believe will lead them to freedom. Widower Joseph (Tobias Moretti) agrees to marry 14-year-old Mary (Stefania Rivi), a local couple's daughter, whom they wish to see protected. Guaranteeing her chastity, Joseph is stunned when, shortly afterwards, Mary announces she is pregnant.<br/><br/><i>Typ: DVD</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Made-for-TV dramatisation about the woman who, after falling on hard times, becomes a disciple of Jesus. After being cast out of her childless marriage, Mary Magdalene (Maria Grazia Cucinotta), meets a Roman prefect, Sylvano (Thure Riefenstein), who uses her to gain information on suspected subversive John the Baptist (Benjamin Sadler). But after Sylvano discovers her trying to save John's life, she is again cast out and, after a suicide attempt, finally resorts to prostitution. Her life changes, however, when, on taking a friend's dead son to Jesus of Nazareth (Danny Quinn), the boy is miraculously brought back to life, resulting in Mary becoming one of Jesus's disciples.<br/><br/><i>Typ: DVD</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Made-for-television dramatisation of the Bible story. Esther (Louise Lombard) is a young Jewish girl summoned to join the court of the Persian king (Thomas Kretschmann), along with several other young women, after he is insulted by his wife. Her captivating beauty seduces him into making her his new queen, although this antagonises the king's loyal supporter Haman (Jürgen Prochnow), who despises the Jews. When Esther learns that Haman has secretly arranged a plot to kill all of the Jews in the Persian Empire, she reveals herself as Jewish to the King, an act which is not without risk. Fortunately the King is sympathetic and pardons the Jewish people, at the same time arranging for Haman to be executed. With the Jewish people now officially free, many begin the long journey back to the Holy Land where they begin rebuilding Jerusalem.<br/><br/><i>Typ: DVD</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Last in the series of made-for-television Bible features, starring Richard Harris as St John, the last surviving apostle of Christ. In the time of the Roman Emperor Domitian, Christians are ruthlessly persecuted throughout the Roman empire. As a witness to these persecutions, John is divinely inspired to write a series of revelations about the Second Coming of Christ and Judgement Day, and his continued survival makes him a figurehead of resistance and gives spiritual courage to the persecuted Christians.<br/><br/><i>Typ: DVD</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Made-for-television dramatisation of the Biblical story, directed by Raffaele Mertes. Disciple Thomas (Ricky Tognazzi) refuses to accept the account of Jesus's resurrection from Mary Magdalene (Maria Grazia Cucinotta), and sets out to find the corpse. After a series of setbacks and false hopes, he finally accepts the truth only when Jesus (Danny Quinn) appears before him and the rest of the disciples.<br/><br/><i>Typ: DVD</i>