Jesus (1979) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Peter Sykes, John Krish.

Cast

• Brian Deacon as Jesus
• Rivka Neuman as Mary
• Alexander Scourby as Luke (voice)
• Niko Nitai as Simon Peter
• Yosef Shiloach as Joseph
• Ori Levy as Caiaphas
• Mosko Alkalai as Matthew
• Kobi Assaf as Philip
• Moti Baharav as Simon of Cyrene
• Ya'ackov Ben-Sira as Zacchaeus
• Zeev Berlinsky as Blind Beggar
• Eli Cohen as John the Baptist
• Eli Danker as Judas Iscariot
• Peter Frye as Pontius Pilate
• Rula Lenska as Herodias (scenes deleted)
• Richard Peterson as Herod Antipas
• Milo Rafi as Simon Zelotes
• Shmuel Rodensky as Annas
• Talia Shapira as Mary Magdalene
• Nachum Shalit as Jairus
• Shifra Millstein as Jairus' Wife (uncredited)
• Yossi Pollak as Ruler of the Synagogue (uncredited)

Crew

• Peter Sykes — Director
• John Heyman — Producer
• Barnet Fishbein — Screenplay
• Richard Dalton — Producer
• John Krish — Director

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