| The Visual Bible: Matthew | |
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 Region 1 DVD cover | |
| The Gospel According to Matthew | |
| Directed by | Regardt van den Bergh |
| Written by | Johann Potgieter |
| Produced by | Chuck Bush |
| Starring | Bruce Marchiano |
| Narrated by | Richard Kiley |
| Distributed by | Visual Bible International |
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Running time | 265 minutes |
| Countries | South Africa Morocco United States |
| Language | English |
The Visual Bible: Matthew (also known asThe Gospel According to Matthew) is a 1993 film portraying the life ofJesus as it is found in theGospel of Matthew. The completeGospel is presented word-for-word based on theNew International Version of theBible. It was directed bySouth African film makerRegardt van den Bergh and stars veteran actorRichard Kiley in the role ofSt. Matthew (who narrates the movie), newcomerBruce Marchiano asJesus, andGerrit Schoonhoven asPeter.[1][2] Marchiano portrays Jesus as a joyous, earthy, personal man with a sense of humour.[3][4]
The film has been dubbed into various foreign languages includingSpanish,Cantonese andMandarin Chinese.
InIsrael, then known asJudea (Roman province) of theRoman Empire,Jesus Christ of Nazareth travels around the country with His disciples preaching to the people aboutGod and salvation of their souls. As prophesied in the Old Testament books, he was born of the virgin, Mary. He performed great miracles while spreading the gospel of hope and peace as the son ofGod and theMessiah who can save men from eternal death if they believed in Him. He is then arrested by the Romans andcrucified. He rises from the dead after three days.