Joseph of Nazareth (film)

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Joseph of Nazareth
Giuseppe di Nazareth.jpg
Directed by Raffaele Mertes
Story by Gianmario Pagano
Starring Tobias Moretti
Release date
  • January 5, 2000 (2000-01-05)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Joseph of Nazareth (Italian: Giuseppe di Nazareth) is a 2000 Italian made for television film dramatizing the life of Joseph of Nazareth. [1] It was directed by Raffaele Mertes, who has directed several other Biblical movies, and Elisabetta Marchetti (it). [2] [3]

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  1. Panorama magazine Italy 2000 issues 1759/1762 Page 19 "... arriva una nuova infornata di cinema sacro: Giuseppe di Nazareth, seguito da Maria Maddalena, Giuda e Tommaso. ... Lo si è visto nel Giuseppe (foto) diretto da Raffaele Mertes in programma su Canale 5"
  2. Thomas Langkau Filmstar Jesus Christus: die neuesten Jesus-Filme als als Herausforderung für Theologie und Religionspädagogik. Berlin 2007 Page 152 "Die Filmreihe „Jesuslegenden" von Raffaele Mertes 8.1 Bibelfilme und nochmals Bibelfilme ... Ein schönes Bild: der bekannte Schauspieler Tobias Moretti, im Gewand des „Joseph von Nazareth", hält seine kleine Tochter im Arm als seine ..."
  3. Catherine O'Brien The Celluloid Madonna: From Scripture to Screen 2013 "Jesus of Nazareth (Franco Zeffirelli, 1977, Italy/UK) Joseph of Nazareth/Giuseppe di Nazareth (Raffaele Mertes, 2000, Italy)"