| Joseph of Nazareth | |
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| Directed by | Raffaele Mertes |
| Story by | Gianmario Pagano |
| Starring | Tobias Moretti |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Joseph of Nazareth (Italian: Giuseppe di Nazareth) is a 2000 Italian made for television film dramatizing the life of Joseph of Nazareth. It was directed by Raffaele Mertes, who has directed several other Biblical movies, and Elisabetta Marchetti (it).
Cast
- Tobias Moretti – Joseph
- Stefania Rivi (it) – Mary
- Ennio Fantastichini – Herod
- Massimo Reale (it) – Joses
- Francesco Dominedò (it) – Simon
- Andrea Prodan – Antipater
- Imma Piro (it) – Anne
- Ida Di Benedetto – Elizabeth
- Mattia Sbragia – astrologer
- Renato Scarpa – scribe
- Omar Lahlou – Jude
References
- Panorama magazine Italy 2000 issues 1759/1762 Page 19 "... arriva una nuova infornata di cinema sacro: Giuseppe di Nazareth, seguito da Maria Maddalena, Giuda e Tommaso. ... Lo si è visto nel Giuseppe (foto) diretto da Raffaele Mertes in programma su Canale 5"
- Thomas Langkau Filmstar Jesus Christus: die neuesten Jesus-Filme als als Herausforderung für Theologie und Religionspädagogik. Berlin 2007 Page 152 "Die Filmreihe „Jesuslegenden" von Raffaele Mertes 8.1 Bibelfilme und nochmals Bibelfilme ... Ein schönes Bild: der bekannte Schauspieler Tobias Moretti, im Gewand des „Joseph von Nazareth", hält seine kleine Tochter im Arm als seine ..."
- Catherine O'Brien The Celluloid Madonna: From Scripture to Screen 2013 "Jesus of Nazareth (Franco Zeffirelli, 1977, Italy/UK) Joseph of Nazareth/Giuseppe di Nazareth (Raffaele Mertes, 2000, Italy)"
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