Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.
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Starring Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Paul Greco, Steve Shill, David Bowie, Verna Bloom, Barbara Hershey, Roberts Blossom, Barry Miller, Gary Basaraba