Dramatization of the controversial best-seller that posits an alternate version of the birth of Christianity. In this version, Jesus planned for His crucifixion by taking a drug that would simulate death. After His unconscious body was placed in the tomb, a religious sect known as the Zealots would secretly steal Christ's body from the tomb, then spread the rumor that He had risen, thus fulfilling Biblical prophecy.
Harry Andrews | Yohanan the Baptist | |
Hugh Griffith | Caiaphas | |
Zalman King | Yeshua | |
Donald Pleasence | Pontius Pilate | |
Scott Wilson | Judah | |
Daniel Ades | Andros |
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