Author Archive: Retro

Includes Jesus and the Fisherman, Jesus Teaches Forgiveness, Jesus Lord of the Sabbath, and Jesus and the Lepers. The life and ministry of Christ become vividly real in this series of live-action programs taken from the New Testament, featuring faithful translations and sensitive readings.

Includes Crucifixion, Nicodemus, Lord is Risen and Lord’s Ascension. The life and ministry of Christ become vividly real in this series of live-action programs taken from the New Testament, featuring faithful translations and sensitive readings.

This biblical epic chronicles the rocky relationship between David the giant-killer and Saul, King of the Israelites who listens to the subversive whispers of his jealous wife and ultimately loses his life. This is one of a series of Bible tales.

Early silent about Jesus

This release directed by Irving Rapper is a dramatization of the Old Testament tale of Joseph, who ascends from slavery to the position of minister in the court of the pharaoh.

Multi-part dramatization of the life of St. Paul.

Dir. Raoul Walsh. A beautiful Judean maid is chosen by a powerful Persian king to replace his murdered queen. Lavish costume drama.

A young man, Facing torture and possibly death for his Christian beliefs, confesses his fears to Peter, who awaits a similar fate. Peter tells him of fear he felt in following Jesus’ arrest in the Garden of Gethesamene, when he denied knowing him three times – and yet Jesus told him that he would be the rock upon which the Church was built. Peter goes on to relate the events of the passion week, including the Christ’s crucifixion, resurrection and ascension.