JESUS OF NAZARETH

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1977 was a rare year in culture: the Queen celebrated her silver jubilee, Elvis left the building… and Lew Grade’s monolithic Jesus Of Nazareth was shown on TV. Looking like the Turin Shroud come to life, Robert Powell (right) savoured the role of a lifetime, telling the biblical story from crib to Cross. The supporting cast is epic, too, including James Mason, Anne Bancroft, Laurence Olivier and Olivia Hussey.

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