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Directed By: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, James Farentino, Ian McShane, Christopher Plummer, Michael York, Anthony Quinn, Rod Steiger, Ian Holm, James Earl Jones, Stacy Keach, Donald Pleasence, Peter Ustinov
Rated: TV-G
Run Time: 6h 22m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
Strengths: Epic Scale, Respectful Treatment of Material
Weakness: Length, Certain Performances, Racial Representation

Jesus of Nazareth (1977)

January 16, 2020

The story of the life of Jesus Christ.

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Directed by: Norman Jewison
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates
Rated: NR (Suggested PG-13 for Thematic Material, Mild Language and Violence)
Running Time: 1 h 50 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Message, Acting, Story
WEAKNESSES: Some Side Acting by Side Characters, Familiar Message

In the Heat of the Night (1967)

April 4, 2019

An African-American police detective is asked to assist in the investigation of a murder in Sparta, Mississippi, where the police chief and many of the officers are racist.