The Gospel According to Matthew

Directed by Regardt van den Bergh
TV-G
1993    4h 16mDrama, History
7.98.8
The plot follows the birth, preaching, teaching and miracles of Jesus. He preached and lived a radical message of God's Love and was able to heal people of lifelong disabilities and illnesses and was able to command natural phenomena.
  • Richard KileyMatthew
  • Bruce MarchianoJesus
  • Gerrit SchoonhovenPeter
  • Dawid MinnaarJudas
  • Kevin SmithJohn the Beloved
  • Hannes MullerAndrew
  • Charlton GeorgeJames
  • Jaqques De KlerkBartholomew
  • Sean Cameron MichaelThomas
  • Tony JoubertJames Alpheus
  • Darryl FuchsSimon the Zealot
  • Jonathan PienaarThaddeus
  • Patrick MynhardtHerod Senior
  • Chris TruterHerod Junior
  • Joanna WeinbergMary
  • Tony CaprariJoseph
  • Marcel Van HeerdenJohn the Baptist
  • Gordon Van RooyenCaiaphas
  • Brioan O'ShuaghnessyPontius Pilate
  • Pippa DuffyMary Magdalene
  • Charles LondonApril 24, 2025
    This 4-hour-plus film recites the entire Gospel of Matthew word-for-word through a combination of narrations and dramatizations. Frankly, one could read Matthew faster while forming their own visuals. Since all verses are included, we experience the uplifting ones, but also the more tedious ones. No screenwriter discretion is exercised. It's everything, including every parable sometimes one after the other, resulting in overload with no time for reflection. My biggest and best takeaway will be the Sermon on the Mount. Bruce Marchiano's exuberance here, in portraying Jesus as a joyful man with a sense of playfulness and humor, is refreshing. Most other key scenes however, have been done better by other pictures with bigger budgets.

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