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1980 | DIRECTED BY JAMES CELLAN JONES

The Day Christ Died

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Movie Stats
Year
1980
Runtime
 142 minutes (2 hrs 22 mins)
Select Cast
Chris Sarandon
Jonathan Pryce
Colin Blakely
Keith Michell
Barrie Houghton
Jay O. Sanders
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Last viewed:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
26th March 1980
46 years 7 months 20 days ago
Belgium release date
 Belgium
17th April 1981
45 years 6 months 28 days ago
Italy release date
 Italy
6th April 1985
41 years 7 months 9 days ago
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Directed by
james cellan jones James Cellan Jones
Starring
james cellan jonesChris SarandonJesus Christ
Colin BlakelyCaiaphas
Keith MichellPontius Pilate
james cellan jonesJonathan PryceHerod
Barrie HoughtonJudas
Jay O. SandersPeter
Eleanor BronMary
Tim Pigott-SmithTullius
Delia BoccardoMary Magdelene
Hope LangeClaudia
Oliver CottonJohn
Gordon GostelowNicodemus
Harold GoldblattAnnas
Gary BrownAaron
Leonard MaguireThe Demoniac
Marne MaitlandJacob
Tony VogelFirst Temple Guard
Brian CoburnJames
Emma JacobsLeliah
Ralph ArlissMatthew
Anna NogaraRuth
Dov GottesfeldAndrew
Anthony LangdonRoman Soldier
Donald O'BrienRoman Soldier
Rod DanaAbenadar
John SavidentAide to Herod
Tomaso Milian Jr.Mark
Joseph MurphyTemple Guard
Ted RusoffTemple Guard
Charles BorromelSecond Witness
Donald HodsonJoseph of Arimathea
Veronica WellsSara
Leonardo TreviglioThomas
Cyrus EliasHerod's Messenger
Fabrizio JovinePhillip
Nando PaoneThaddeus
Samuele CerriNathaniel
Marie-Christine DunhamDeborah
Jean-Paul BoucherJames the Younger
Mattia MachiavelliSimon
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The Day Christ Died (1980)  IMDb Wed, 1st April 2026

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