Robert Powell, who played Jesus in 1977’s iconic Jesus of Nazareth, returns to the Holy Land for the Smithsonian Channel’s four-part special The Real Jesus of Nazareth.

The series, hosted by Robert Powell, who played the biblical figure in the 1977 miniseries “Jesus of Nazareth,” will premiere on Easter Sunday, April 16 at 8 p.m. The premiere is timed to the ...

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Forty years after the 1977 miniseries Jesus of Nazareth premiered, the Smithsonian Channel has greenlit The Real Jesus Of Nazareth, a four-part series which will debut sometime next year.

When the miniseries "Jesus of Nazareth" first aired in 1977, about 90 million U.S. TV viewers tuned in. It's easy to see why, as Franco Zeffirelli's lavish production hits Blu-ray (Shout!

Robert Powell, who played Jesus in the 1977 miniseries "Jesus of Nazareth" (inset), hosts a four-part Smithsonian series. Smithsonian Channel; NBC/Everett Collection The famed 1977 British-Italian ...

Forty years after the 1977 miniseries Jesus of Nazareth premiered, the Smithsonian Channel has greenlit The Real Jesus Of Nazareth, a four-part series which will debut sometime next year.

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In 1977 Ian McShane was cast as betrayer Judas. The landmark television event featured Anne Bancroft, Ian McShane, Sir Laurence Olivier and James Earl Jones, ... The Real Jesus Of Nazareth airs ...

His 1977 NBC miniseries Jesus of Nazareth, directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Robert Powell, Laurence Olivier, Anne Bancroft and Christopher Plummer, was nominated for an Emmy for ...

The series, hosted by Robert Powell, who played the biblical figure in the 1977 miniseries “Jesus of Nazareth,” will premiere on Easter Sunday, April 16 at 8 p.m.